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]
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 recordEdit
14 fights, 13 wins (10 knockouts), 1 loss (1 disqualification)[6]
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]
The Independent | Saunders leads rout of Hungary[dead link]
External linksEdit
Official website
Boxing record for Bradley Saunders from BoxRec(registration required)
October 15, 2023
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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 Bradley SaundersXIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Winners of Light Welter Weight 64 kg Boxing Event where Bradley Saunders won SilverStatisticsWeight s Light welterweightWelterweightHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in 1 NationalityBritishBorn 1986 02 04 4 February 1986 age 37 1 Stockton on Tees County Durham England 1 StanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights14Wins13Wins by KO10Losses1Medal record Men s boxingRepresenting EnglandWorld Amateur Championships2007 Chicago Light welterweightEU Amateur Championships2009 Odense Light welterweight2007 Dublin Light welterweightCommonwealth Games2010 Light welterweight Contents 1 Amateur career 1 1 World Amateur Championships 1 2 Commonwealth Games 2010 1 3 Olympic Games 2 Professional career 3 Professional boxing record 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksAmateur career EditSaunders 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 Edit Defeated Boris Katalinic Croatia 23 12 Defeated Gumersindo Carrasco Argentina RSCO Defeated Javier Molina United States 24 12 Defeated Alexis Vastine France 30 13 Lost to Gennady Kovalev Russia 8 16Commonwealth Games 2010 Edit Defeated Anthony Taylor New Zealand Defeated Yves Ulysse Canada in the quarters Defeated Louis Colin of Mauritius in a close scoring semifinal 10 7 Lost to Manoj Kumar of India in the final 2 11Olympic Games Edit Defeated Samuel Kotey Neequaye Ghana KO 1 2 24 Lost to Alexis Vastine France 11 7Professional career EditSaunders 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 Edit14 fights 13 wins 10 knockouts 1 loss 1 disqualification 6 Res Record Opponent Type Rd Time Date Location NotesWin 13 1 nbsp Casey Blair TKO 1 6 2 43 2017 06 23 nbsp Walker Activity Dome Newcastle Tyne and WearLoss 12 1 nbsp Renald Garrido DQ 6 8 2 53 2015 09 19 nbsp Liverpool Olympia Liverpool MerseysideWin 12 0 nbsp Stephane Benito TKO 5 6 2 50 2015 03 07 nbsp Hull Arena Hull YorkshireWin 11 0 nbsp Ivans Levickis PTS 6 2014 11 22 nbsp Echo Arena Liverpool MerseysideWin 10 0 nbsp Ville Piispanen KO 1 10 1 21 2014 06 07 nbsp Metro Radio Arena Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom Won vacant WBO Inter Continental Light Welterweight title Win 9 0 nbsp Mitch Prince TKO 4 10 1 10 2014 03 29 nbsp Metro Radio Arena Newcastle upon Tyne United KingdomWin 8 0 nbsp Gyorgy Mizsei Jr TKO 4 8 1 00 2013 11 22 nbsp Leisure Centre Gateshead United KingdomWin 7 0 nbsp Gareth Heard TKO 4 8 2 54 2013 10 07 nbsp Royal Lancaster Hotel London United KingdomWin 6 0 nbsp Michael Kelly TKO 5 6 0 41 2013 07 20 nbsp Wembley Arena London United KingdomWin 5 0 nbsp Peter McDonagh PTS 8 2012 11 30 nbsp Manchester Arena Manchester United KingdomWin 4 0 nbsp Ivan Godor TKO 3 6 1 25 2012 09 22 nbsp Scottish Exhibition Centre Glasgow United KingdomWin 3 0 nbsp Kevin McCauley UD 6 2012 07 14 nbsp Upton Park London United KingdomWin 2 0 nbsp Danny Dontchev RTD 1 6 3 00 2012 04 28 nbsp Royal Albert Hall London United KingdomWin 1 0 nbsp Jason Nesbitt TKO 3 6 2 57 2012 02 10 nbsp York Hall London United Kingdom Professional debut Personal life EditOn 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 Edit a b c Bradley Saunders teamgb com British Olympic Association Retrieved 29 May 2015 BBC Sport Mixed results for boxers in Beijing BBC Sport England s amateurs shine at Euros BBC Sport Saunders makes winning comeback BBC Sport Injured Saunders to miss Worlds Bradley Saunders Boxer Boxrec com Retrieved 6 September 2011 BBC News Olympic boxer in cocaine arrest BBC News No charges for Olympic boxer The Independent Saunders leads rout of Hungary dead link External links EditOfficial website Boxing record for Bradley Saunders from BoxRec registration required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bradley Saunders amp oldid 1172757411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
