WBC to award emerald-studded belt to winner of Pacquiao-Mayweather bout | Inquirer Sports

WBC to award emerald-studded belt to winner of Pacquiao-Mayweather bout

By: - Reporter / @BLozadaINQ
/ 09:15 PM March 18, 2015

WBC belt for Pacquiao-Mayweather bout. Photo from boxingscene.com

WBC belt for Pacquiao-Mayweather bout. Photo from TMZ.com

MANILA, Philippines—Well will you look at that fine piece of jewelry.

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will not only fight for the WBO, WBA and WBC Welterweight belts, they will also fight for a new belt that the WBC made just for the fight.

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And it has a lot of green in it. Emerald green to be precise.

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According to a report from TMZ, the emerald-studded belt costs $1 million and will only be given to the winner of the May 2 fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Originally, there were two belts made, the emerald and the onyx, and WBC wanted fans to vote on the belt to be given to the winner.

It was a close one with the emerald edging out the onyx on 53 percent of the votes.

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