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Published 15:48 19 Jun 2017 BST
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Manny Pacquiao was the first man to claim the title, when he won his sixth world title by stopping Miguel Cotto in 2009.
Mayweather also won the Diamond Belt when he overcame Cotto and the WBC suggests it could well be at stake once more when he comes out of retirement to clash with the Irishman.
"Maybe, I don't know. I'm not against it," Sulaiman said to ESPN of the potential decision. "Of course this is a WBC board decision but we have to celebrate that boxing is having world attention regardless."
The WBA had previously insisted that they had no intention of sanctioning Mayweather vs. McGregor but those on the WBC board don't seem too averse to the idea.
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"Mayweather retired as champion so he was awarded the champion emeritus and we never thought he would return to boxing," Sulaiman added.
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