CRAWLEY'S Michael Alldis is taking legal action in his bid to win back his British super-bantamweight title.

Alldis announced the decision on the day his British and Commonwealth title fight against Scotland's Brian Carr was confirmed.

The 32-year-old lost his British crown on a controversial points decision to Harrow's Patrick Mullings at Wembley in July.

Mullings subsequently failed a drugs test and was stripped of the title, but the British Boxing Board of Control have made the title vacant rather than reinstating Alldis as champion.

Alldis, who would have won the Lonsdale belt outright if he had beaten Mullings, is angry about the decision and is ready to fight the BBBC in the courts.

He said: "I feel it is a miscarriage of justice. It is ridiculous and I can't see why the British Board of Control can't see that.

"I will try to fight it as much as I can but I don't want to do it if it causes me too much hassle.

"I want to win my title back no matter what. It may be in the courts. If the ring comes first, I have to make sure I am totally focused."

Whether Alldis' legal fight is successful or not, he will be fighting Carr on January 28.

The contest is being billed as a showdown for the vacant British title, with Carr's Commonwealth crown up for grabs as well.

A venue for the show has yet to be announced and Crawley is believed to be a possibility.