Terence Crawford's reign as undisputed super middleweight world champion lasted just shy of three months.

At the 63rd annual WBC Boxing Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday's session saw divisional updates, mandatory challengers and various situations clarified across the sanctioning body's 18 weight categories.

The biggest news came at 168 pounds, where it was announced The Ring's premier pound-for-pound star Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) had been stripped of his WBC title.

The reason given was his failure to pay sanctioning fees for his last two championship bouts, dating back to a 12-round points win over WBA beltholder Israil Madrimov on his junior middleweight debut in August 2024.

It was explained that in his last fight, a legacy-enhancing points win over longtime champion Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 13, special overtures saw the fee lowered from 3% to 0.6% but despite numerous efforts to resolve the issue, no reply was given and they decided to act.

The WBC have since sent out a news release on their website, explaining their executive decision in more detail.

"Appreciating the magnitude of that [Canelo-Crawford] event, the WBC modified its rules to limit the Boxer's Bout Fee to a 0.6% sanction fee and was to allocate 75% to the Jose Sulaiman Boxers Fund, administered by the Nevada Community Foundation.

"The Fund's mission is to assist fighters around the world in need of humanitarian aid and has benefited hundreds of boxers and their families worldwide, assisting fighters like Iran Barkley - who is battling cancer - and the recently-deceased Vanes Martirosyan.

"The WBC sent multiple communications to Crawford, his manager and legal counsel. The WBC did not receive an acknowledgement of receipt nor any response to any communications and had no choice but to act, considering he'd received ample notification and multiple opportunities to address and resolve the situation."

As such, current interim beltholder Christian Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) has been mandated to box Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) for the vacant title, with No. 1-rated Canelo still rehabbing from elbow surgery and unlikely to return before April at the earliest.

Croatian puncher Luka Plantic (13-0, 10 KOs), rated No. 7 in their most recent update, will face either No. 3-rated Jaime Munguia or Mbilli's recent foe Lester Martinez next in an eliminator after another defence of his trinket title in Albania on November 23.

As reported by The Ring's Mike Coppinger last month, Mbilli-Munguia was in talks while Martinez, who won a regional WBC belt last year, was honored by the sanctioning body in Mexico City with a ring in the shape of their symbolic green and gold strap.