Jazza Dickens has had his licence revoked by the British Boxing Board of Control.
The 27-year-old former WBA Super world super-bantamweight title challenger is now based in Miami.
Dickens had been due to fight for the vacant British title earlier this month, against Brad Foster of Lichfield, with a date and venue awaited from promoter Dennis Hobson.
Hobson was the man Dickens was contracted with for the fight for the Lonsdale belt after two failed attempts to vie for the crown against the Ward brothers – Martin and, before him, Tommy – of the North East.
But now the ex-English champion, who stopped Miguel Encarnacion inside a round in Santa Domingo in the Dominican Republic earlier this month, can no longer fight on British shores following the latest Board ruling.
“The [British Boxing Board of Control] have currently [revoked] my British licence because I fought in Dominican Republic,” he wrote in a post on Instagram, just a few weeks after revealing that he had signed a deal to fight in the US.
“To clarify, I fought in Dominican Republic because the second mandatory opponent [withdrew] from the title fight after I’d already started training in Miami for it.
“This isn’t a problem for Team Jazza as I’m now moving forward with my new team in the USA and very excited to start the next chapter of my journey!
“I’ll be returning to the UK with a world title.”
Dickens, now managed and trained by Chiro Perez and Dino Spencer and promoted by Paco Damian, says news on his return to the ring will be revealed soon.
Article by: Elliot Foster