Liverpool’s Jazza Dickens said he has been upgraded to WBA super-featherweight champion after Lamont Roach was stripped of the title.

American Roach was crowned champion in 2023 and defended once the following year but his last two fights, which have both ended in majority draws, have taken place at lightweight and light-welterweight respectively.

Dickens, 34, last fought in July, stopping Russia’s Albert Batyrgaziev in round four to win the WBA interim belt.

“A lifetime of hard work is starting to pay off. Huge thanks to all the people who’ve put me in this position,” Dickens told BBC Sport.

BBC Sport has contacted the WBA for confirmation.

Dickens will become Britain’s fourth reigning male champion along with Nick Ball, Lewis Crocker and Fabio Wardley.