WELSH star Andrew Selby won’t be allowed to box for Wales at next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The 24-year-old flyweight, who only last week won back-to-back European titles, the first Briton to do so, has signed up to a new professional boxing system that rules him out of the Commonwealth Games.

However, it won’t affect his eligibility for the Olympics or World Championships/ “With APB [AIBA Professional Boxing], AIBA is offering boxers an innovative opportunity to turn pro,” the International Boxing Association said in a statement.

“Boxers will get the unprecedented opportunity to compete in a pro-style individual competition – APB – while retaining their Olympic eligibility.

“This will bridge the gap between open (amateur) and pro boxing as it is proved to be the best way to bring the sport of boxing back to a mainstream position.

“At the same time, introducing this new mechanism, AIBA will help to bring new faces to the AOB [AIBA Open Boxing] competitions, giving room for new talents to compete in national championships.”

Selby won silver at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships and also competed at London 2012, where he lost in the quarter-finals. He also represented the British Lionhearts in the World Series of Boxing tournament during the 2012-13 season.