He was knocked out by Anthony Joshua after getting knocked down three other times during the heavyweight fight on Dec. 19.
He fell to the canvas on his own accord at least six times during the bout.
And now he has tumbled again — out of the WBA cruiserweight rankings.
Paul, who was ranked No. 14, is absent from the list of updated rankings for contenders issued by the WBA on Dec. 31.
Generally speaking, boxers need to be in the top 15 to qualify for a title fight sanctioned by one of the respective four sanctioning bodies: WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF.
Paul, 28, broke into the WBA’s top 15 after beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. by unanimous decision in June. It was the first time he’d been ranked in the top 15 by any of the sanctioning bodies.
Paul, who suffered a broken jaw when Joshua delivered the knockout punch in their highly anticipated fight, said he plans to box again and pursue a world cruiserweight title. But there’s no firm timetable for that after Paul had surgery on Dec. 20.
Paul is 12-2 with seven knockouts.
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