After winning his first seven fights, including victories over former Spanish welterweight champion Antonio Torres, Don McMillan, and Pat Dwyer, he faced Bobby Arthur in September 1973 for the inaugural British light middleweight title.
[2][4] In March 1975 he faced Alan Minter at the Royal Albert Hall, losing by only half a point over ten rounds.
[2] Back at light middleweight, Paul won a final eliminator for the British title in May 1977 against Pat Thomas, with Thomas disqualified for persistent holding, setting up a challenge for Jimmy Batten's title in October.
Batten stopped Paul in the fourth round at the Royal Albert Hall to retain the title.
[5][self-published source] Eight days later he faced German champion Frank Wissenbach in Berlin, losing via a second-round knockout.