British boxer Prince Naseem Hamed is on the verge of having his World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title taken away if he decides not to give up his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) crown.
WBC president Jose Sulaiman said Hamed must relinquish one of the belts as the boxer promised two weeks after beating WBC champion Cesar Soto last October in Detroit.
The end of the Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan is the deadline for Hamed to comply otherwise he will be officially stripped of his WBC belt.
"He confirmed that he did not want to relinquish the WBO title, which I accept. "I have a great respect for people of loyalty and gratitude. He wanted the WBC to allow him to have both titles and that on one occasion he would defend the WBC version and on another the WBO version.
"But that is against the rules and regulations. That is definitely a conflict, so we both agreed that he was keeping the WBO title and that the WBC could proceed in accordance to its rules."
