The WBC heavyweight title rematch between champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury is off for now.
The two fought to a controversial draw in December and were negotiating a rematch.
However, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said on Tuesday he received confirmation from Fury that he would look elsewhere for his next bout.
"Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury is officially not happening next," Sulaiman tweeted.
"The WBC Boxing has received communications as our process, and while WBC Champion Wilder confirmed its willingness to fight the rematch, Fury will take on another fight with expectations to do rematch at a later date."
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Wilder is now expected to take on Dominic Breazeale, who is the next mandatory WBC challenger.
Anthony Joshua, who holds the other major heavyweight belts, will take on Jarrell Miller in June in New York.
Wilder (40-0-1) floored Fury (27-0-1) in the ninth and 12th rounds of their Los Angeles fight.
Yet Fury outboxed Wilder for large portions of their showdown with many believing the challenger had done enough to be announced the winner.
Fury looked finished when Wilder put him flat on his back with two minutes left in the fight but he rose and made it to the bell.
Judge Robert Tapper scored the fight 114-112 for Fury, while Alejandro Rochin favored Wilder 115-111. Judge Phil Edwards had it 113-113.
"To be honest, I've never seen a worse decision in my life," Fury said.
"The world knows who the real WBC champion is."
The day after their December fight, Wilder in particular pushed for a quick rematch.
"I'm ready whenever he's ready," he said.
"I'm ready whenever he's ready to do it. I'm ready to give the fans what they want to see and end this talk once and for all."
Fury said the two would "100 per cent" meet again in the ring but Wilder said he doesn't want to fight anybody else before a rematch.
"Everyone is talking about this fight. It's only right for us to go back in and do it again," Wilder said.
"I don't want any other fights to happen between him and I (meeting again)."
Appears that won't be the case.
