The World Boxing Organization commissioned a new championship belt once the highly anticipated matchup between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquaio was announced, and recently revealed the belt on Twitter and at a WBC press event in Mexico. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman presented the belt in Mexico City with light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson and former heavyweight champ Larry Holmes. Boxing fans worldwide voted for the traditional emerald belt over a more unusual onyx one. The winning belt is decorated with 3,000 real miniature diamonds & emeralds, and is worth over $1,000,000.
WBC released a statement on the belt, saying;
'This exquisite masterpiece is especially designed by the World Boxing Council, for a unique bout that is already gracing the pages of boxing history. In order to appropriately recognise the winner of this titanic and epic event on May 2, emeralds have triumphed. The World Boxing Council is very grateful to the multitude of fans that participated in this process, voting on our web page, to choose the historic belt Mayweather or Pacquiao will proudly possess.'
See the belt and pics of Mayweather and Pac-Man in the gallery.
