Bradley Saunders

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Bradley Saunders
XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Winners of Light Welter Weight (64 kg) Boxing Event Bradley Saunders of England (Silver).jpg
XIX Commonwealth Games-2010 Delhi Winners of Light Welter Weight (64 kg) Boxing Event where Bradley Saunders won Silver
Born (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986 (age 39) [1]
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s) Light welterweight
Welterweight
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins13
Wins by KO10
Losses1
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Chicago Light welterweight
EU Amateur Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Odense Light welterweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Dublin Light welterweight
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010Light welterweight

Bradley Saunders (born 4 February 1986) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, gold at the 2009 EU Championships and bronze at the 2007 World Championships.

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Amateur career

Saunders won the British championships in 2006 whilst representing South Durham ABC.[ citation needed ]. He qualified for the 2007 World championships held in Chicago and won a bronze medal defeating the likes of local favourite Javier Molina(24:12) and Frenchman Alexis Vastine in order to join compatriots Frankie Gavin and bantam Joe Murray on the medal podiums and, in doing so, qualifying for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

In the Olympic tournament Saunders' first round victory was followed with defeat in the second round to former victim Alexis Vastine. [2] Following the tournament Saunders made the decision to stay amateur whilst a number of his Team GB colleagues made the move to the professional boxing ranks.

In June 2009 Saunders returned to the ring to compete in the European Union championships held in Odense, winning gold and beating a fellow former World Championship bronze medallist Gyula Kate of Hungary along the way. [3] [4]

Just prior to the 2009 World Championships due to be held in Milan, Saunders broke his left thumb in a training bout. A potential winner of gold at the event Saunders reflected on the injury by saying "I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason...I'm going to focus totally on 2012. Maybe then I'll look back and be glad this all happened". [5]

World Amateur Championships

Commonwealth Games 2010

Olympic Games

Professional career

Saunders signed his first professional contract with Frank Warren and made his professional boxing debut on 10 February 2012 against Jason Nesbitt scoring a TKO victory in the 3rd round.

Professional boxing record

14 fights, 13 wins (10 knockouts), 1 loss (1 disqualification) [6]
Res.RecordOpponentTypeRd., TimeDateLocationNotes
Win13–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Casey BlairTKO1 (6), 2:432017-06-23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Loss12–1 Flag of France.svg Renald GarridoDQ6 (8), 2:532015-09-19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside
Win12–0 Flag of France.svg Stephane BenitoTKO5 (6), 2:502015-03-07 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hull Arena, Hull, Yorkshire
Win11–0 Flag of Latvia.svg Ivans LevickisPTS62014-11-22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside
Win10–0 Flag of Finland.svg Ville Piispanen KO1 (10), 1:212014-06-07 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title.
Win9–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mitch PrinceTKO4 (10), 1:102014-03-29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Win8–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Gyorgy Mizsei JrTKO4 (8), 1:002013-11-22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leisure Centre, Gateshead, United Kingdom
Win7–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gareth HeardTKO4 (8), 2:542013-10-07 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, United Kingdom
Win6–0 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael KellyTKO5 (6), 0:412013-07-20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom
Win5–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter McDonaghPTS82012-11-30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
Win4–0 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ivan GodorTKO3 (6), 1:252012-09-22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Win3–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin McCauleyUD62012-07-14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Upton Park, London, United Kingdom
Win2–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Danny DontchevRTD1 (6), 3:002012-04-28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
Win1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason NesbittTKO3 (6), 2:572012-02-10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, United Kingdom Professional debut.

Personal life

On 25 November 2008 Saunders was questioned by police on suspicion of dealing cocaine after a police sniffer dog found what was alleged to be £12,000 worth of the drug in his back garden. [7] The charges were dropped against the boxer in April 2009 when the police decided not to proceed with the case. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bradley Saunders". teamgb.com. British Olympic Association . Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. BBC Sport | Mixed results for boxers in Beijing
  3. BBC Sport | England's amateurs shine at Euros
  4. BBC Sport | Saunders makes winning comeback
  5. BBC Sport | Injured Saunders to miss Worlds
  6. "Bradley Saunders - Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  7. BBC News | Olympic boxer in cocaine arrest
  8. BBC News | No charges for Olympic boxer

The Independent | Saunders leads rout of Hungary [ dead link ]