Josh Taylor has been stripped of his WBA super-lightweight identify, the governing frame introduced on Saturday, with the Scottish fighter since claiming he determined to vacate the belt.
Taylor’s most up-to-date defence got here all over February towards Jack Catterall, when he used to be awarded a debatable issues win in Glasgow.
The WBA had ordered a compulsory combat between Taylor, 31, and the first-ranked challenger Alberto Puello of the Dominican Republic.
Then again, the governing frame stated “because of the loss of reaction from Taylor’s workforce” the verdict used to be made to strip the Scottish boxer of his identify.
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Prolonged highlights of Josh Taylor’s debatable cut up choice victory over Jack Catterall.
A remark from the organisation learn: “The Global Boxing Affiliation (WBA) championships committee, based on the organisation’s laws, has determined that the great light-weight identify, which used to be held by means of the Scottish Josh Taylor, is vacant as of Might 13.”
In line with the announcement, Taylor, 31, took to social media to insist he had made the verdict himself.
In a submit on Twitter, Taylor wrote: “FYI, I vacated it the belt I would like (sic) stripped.”
Taylor has an undefeated file via 19 fights and stays the IBF, WBO and WBC champion.
