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NYP - Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been stripped of the welterweight world title he won after beating Filipino Manny Pacquiao this year for failing to comply with rules, the World Boxing Organization said on Monday.

Mayweather, who improved to 48-0 by beating Pacquiao in May, missed a deadline by which he had to pay a $200,000 sanctioning fee from the fight and vacate the junior middleweight title he also held, the WBO said in a statement.

The WBO said it is against rules for boxers to hold world titles in multiple weight classes and that Mayweather had to indicate which weight division he would retain.

Mayweather, who finished ahead on all three scorecards of what proved to be the top-grossing prize fight of all-time, had until 4:30 p.m. ET last Friday to advise the WBO of his position.

“The WBO World Championship Committee is allowed no other alternative but to cease to recognize Mr. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. as the WBO Welterweight Champion of the World and vacate his title, for failing to comply with our WBO Regulations of World Championship Contests,” the WBO said in a statement.

Mayweather, who earned over $200 million from the fight which generated a record pay-per-view revenue in the United States of $400 million, has two weeks to launch an appeal.

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LAS VEGAS - Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather, Jr. lashed out against Manny Pacquiao and his Filipino fans in his latest Sports Illustrated interview. He was also quoted saying, "I don't expect anything less from mammals living in a third world country."

Boxing journalist Benjamin Keaney had a sit-down talk with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for an interview with Sports Illustrated recently and asked the boxer several questions including his bout with Manny Pacquiao. "I won that match. He fights like a gorilla. He tries to pounce on me, but I'm a technician. I'm what a boxer should be and that's why people pay to see me," Mayweather told SI.


The interview became heated when Mayweather watched a video on YouTube showing that Pacquiao landed more punches than him, in contrast of what the punch bot showed on the results. "What a bunch of [expletive]. The only people that would think Pacquiao won that match is his delusional ass and his [expletive] ignorant fans," said Mayweather.


Mayweather told SI that, "Filipinos are emotional inbred monkeys. They ignore stats and facts, because they can't handle losing. I don't expect anything less from mammals living in a third world country. We all know they're only good at one thing and that's being a caregiver [sic]."

Social media erupted after the summary of the interview was released. Filipino Pacquiao fans were upset at Mayweather's "racist" remarks and wishes their country to put him on persona non grata.

ESPN - As per ESPN sources, rapper and media mogul Curtis James Jackson III a.k.a 50 Cent has challenged boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to a boxing match. The rapper has been cited to be joking that drug testing will not be necessary, "but he'll have to do a reading test." If the fight will come to fruition, however, is for the Mayweather camp to decide.

LAS VEGAS - After Floyd Mayweather's unanimous decision victory over Manny Pacquiao, talks have began to set the superbout rematch in Manila, Philippines. "We have to do it while these fighters are at their prime," boxing promoter Bob Arum said to the media in the post-fight conference.

"It's not boxing without controversy," said Arum to the media as he confirmed the rumors of Pacquiao's right shoulder injury. "Floyd, as good as he is, didn't beat a 100% Manny Pacquiao. That will taint his legacy and he'll want for a rematch if he's as great as his camp says he is."

Pacquiao's camp didn't let the media in his locker room so he was not available for an interview. The still-undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr. talked to the reporters saying that he "[won't] back down from the challenge" and that he has "already outclassed and out-boxed Manny Pacquiao in 12 consecutive rounds."

Bob Arum did not give any dates yet, but he's looking at next year's spring to do the superbout rematch in Manila. "We might do Araneta Coliseum or that new arena Malls [sic] Of Asia Arena if we do the fight in Manny's homeland," he said to close the interview.

A round-by-round analysis of the fight was available via The Washington Post.

OAKLAND - As quick and shocking as a knockout, the first and only eight-division world champion and Philippine Congressman, Manny Pacquiao, has bought full ownership of the NBA's Golden State Warriors. The Warriors announced the purchase today at a press conference held in Oakland, California.

Pacman made waves today in the basketball world after buying off sole ownership of the Warriors team. He will have full control of the organization including its team and staff. The boxer turned politician already runs a basketball team in the Philippines called the Kia Motors where he is a playing coach.

The mega movie star is also seeking ventures in China where he looks to buy a basketball franchise to run in Hong Kong. "If possible, he will also buy a team in the European leagues. We have been keeping an eye in Europe for an up-and-coming team like the Warriors, so look out for that," his agent addressed the media.

This is not Manny Pacquiao's first encounter with the Golden State Warriors as he was recorded to be practicing in their court late 2014 to promote his fight against Algieri. He was able to meet the likes of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. The latter told ESPN that he was "happy and excited" about the purchase. The Warriors are regarded as one of the NBA Western Conference's top contenders for the title race.