Former British and IBF international middleweight champion Brad Pauls said he is trying to find a fight before the end of the year.

The 33-year-old was due to box on 13 November, but the bout has been cancelled.

Newquay's Pauls lost his IBF International belt to Bradley Goldsmith in his last fight in June - just his third defeat in a 25-fight professional career that has seen him draw once.

Pauls knocked out highly-rated Shakiel Thompson in March and had been hoping for a world title fight.

"I'm absolutely gutted," Pauls said on social media.

"It's not ideal, but we have to scramble and try to find a new date to fight before Christmas.

"We're looking at a few, possibly just a couple weeks into December, which I'll announce properly soon."

Pauls won the British title in July 2024 when he stopped Nathan Heaney in a rematch, four months after the pair had drawn their first title fight.

He went on to lose a European title fight against Denzel Bentley in December 2024 and only fought once last year on a low-key card in Torquay, before returning to the big stage against Thompson.

Pauls hopes he has another big fight lined up next year, making a bout this side of Christmas key to his preparations.

"It's massively important I fight again before the end of the year," he added.

"I've got a bigger fight lined up for February time, back on the big stage, and I want to give myself every advantage for these big fights, so I need to be active and to get out before the end of the year."

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