We had to work very hard and pull out all the stops behind the scenes to deliver Billy Joe Saunders a shot at another world title and now it is down to him to join the club of two-weight world champions by taking care of business against the WBO No.1...
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It turns out there will be an April 13 boxing event on Wembley grounds after all. The headlining act, however, isn’t remotely close to what anyone expected up until the time of the surprise announcement. Now occupying the date is unbeaten former midd...
The World Boxing Organization has ordered a mandatory fight between WBO middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade and ex-beltholder Billy Joe Saunders. The sanctioning body issued the order on Tuesday and gave both sides thirty (30) days upon receipt o...
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Demetrius Andrade admits one of the reasons he agreed to fight Artur Akavov is to compare his performance versus Akavov to Billy Joe Saunders’ fight against the Russian contender. Andrade wanted a higher-profile fight next after he became a two-divis...
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OMAHA, Nebraska – Billy Joe Saunders voluntarily gave up his WBO middleweight title, rather than proceeding with that sanctioning organization’s appeals process. Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, the WBO’s president, told BoxingScene.com of Saunders’ decis...
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By Steve Kim Victor Conte is certainly no stranger to PED controversies. The former head of BALCO has now re-invented himself as an anti-drug crusader of sorts in the sport of boxing and in recent years has supervised the strength-and-conditioning o...
The cancelation of his mandatory defense against Demetrius Andrade hasn’t cost Billy Joe Saunders his WBO middleweight title – not yet, anyway. WBO president Paco Valcarcel told ESPN.com on Tuesday that his organization will sanction an Andrade-Walte...
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Eddie Hearn isn’t quite sure what to expect Tuesday. Demetrius Andrade’s promoter thinks it’s a “50-50” proposition as to whether the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission will license Billy Joe Saunders for his upcoming WBO middleweight title defe...
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The WBO world championship fight between middleweights Billy Joe Saunders and Demetrius Andrade started out as an interesting matchup. An unexpected turnaround, however, in the form of a positive doping test may torpedo the actual fist fight that was...
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After Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) tested positive for the banned substance, Oxilofrine, a powerful stimulant from the amphetamine family, his WBO middleweight world title fight with Demetrius Andrade (25-0, 16 KOs) became in jeopardy.
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NEW YORK – Frank Warren is confident Billy Joe Saunders still will be allowed to defend his WBO middleweight title against Demetrius Andrade on October 20. Warren, Saunders’ promoter, told BoxingScene.com on Tuesday that he expects the Massachusetts...
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After chasing a world title bout against Billy Joe Saunders for over one and a half years, Walter Kautondokwa may reach his goal in late October, save for Billy Joe Saunders. The unbeaten Namibian fighter, who is rated No. 2 by the WBO at middleweigh...
Victor Conte has been suspicious of Billy Joe Saunders since before Saunders defeated Willie Monroe Jr. The 68-year-old Conte, imprisoned for his role in the BALCO scandal, worked with Monroe, who lost a one-sided unanimous decision to Saunders a yea...
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Walter Kautondokwa could be in line for a shock shot at a world title. The Namibian, who is the WBO African champion, is rated number two with the sanctioning body. Kautondokwa was most recently in action in March when he retained his aforementioned...
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