Bey never defended the belt , however , instead getting stripped for refusing to fight mandatory challenger Denis Shafikov .
Bey was unhappy with the money offered to Bey for the fight by promoter Leonard Ellerbe of Mayweather Promotions .
Bey never defended the belt , however , instead getting stripped for refusing to fight mandatory challenger Denis Shafikov because he was unhappy with the money offered to him for the fight by promoter Leonard Ellerbe of Mayweather Promotions .