Brad Pauls gutted after losing IBF international middleweight title
Brad Pauls has lost his IBF international middleweight title. The defeat ends the Briton's reign at 160 pounds.
“I'm absolutely gutted”
— Brad Pauls, via BBC Sport
What Brad Pauls said
Pauls held the IBF international strap in the middleweight division. The title sits one rung below a full world championship and is often used as a stepping stone to mandatory status. The loss leaves Pauls needing to rebuild his path toward a world-title shot.
What it moves
Pauls told BBC Sport he is dealing with the setback. "I'm absolutely gutted," he said. The middleweight will now need a return win to restore his position in the IBF rankings and keep his world-title ambitions alive.
Source: bbc.co.uk. Full Brad Pauls fight history and recent news at boxingnews.com.
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