Unified junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor is no longer undisputed after the WBA belt became vacant - something he claims was his decision.
The 31-year-old Scot was last in action in February, when he was pushed all the way by challenger Jack Catterall in Glasgow.
The row rumbles on between the pair with a rematch still mooted, though it will most likely happen at 147lbs after the Scot said he was hampered by his inability to comfortably make weight in the division below.
He had been ordered to make a fight with his mandatory, Dominican Republic fighter Alberto Puello, by the WBA.
The governing body said “due to the lack of response from Taylor's team,” the champion had been stripped.
The WBA said in a statement: “The World Boxing Association (WBA) championships committee, in accordance with the organisation's rules, has decided that the super lightweight title, which was held by the Scottish Josh Taylor, is vacant as of May 13.”
Later on Twitter, Taylor wrote: “FYI, I vacated it the belt I want (sic) stripped.”
Whie Taylor is still expected to move up to welterweight he has been linked to a fight to former unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez.