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.