Walter Kautondokwa: record, next fight and profile →
Only days are left before Demetrius Andrade and Walter Kautondokwa will square off for the vacant WBO middleweight world championship in the headliner of a card promoted by Matchroom Boxing USA this Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts and live on DAZN.
After chasing a top opponent for over one and a half years, middleweight contender Walter Kautondokwa has finally reached his goal and will step into the ring in a world title fight this coming Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts. The Namibian fighter, who is rated No. 2 by the WBO, will face No. 1 ranked Demetrius Andrade in a bout for the vacant World Boxing Organization title left behind by Billy Joe Saunders following a positive doping test leading up to a mandatory defense against the American Andrade.
Demetrius Andrade believes that Middleweight is set to become the new ‘glamour division’ in boxing, and he’s ready to rule it as he prepares to face Walter Kautondokwa for the vacant WBO World title at TD Garden in Boston on Saturday night, live on DAZN.
Last Tuesday was a long day filled with excitement for Walter Kautondokwa and his team. As being rated No. 2 by the WBO at middleweight, the unbeaten fighter was waiting patiently in his native Windhoek, Namibia for the conclusion in a meeting took place over 7 thousand miles beeline to the north-west in Boston, Massachusetts.
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’ decision Thursday and confirmed that the WBO’s 160-pound title is now vacant. Top-ranked Demetrius Andrade (25-0, 16 KOs), of Providence, Rhode Island, and Namibia’s Walter Kautondokwa (17-0, 16 KOs), the WBO’s No. 2 contender, will fight for that unclaimed championship October 20 at TD Garden in Boston (DAZN).
On Tuesday at a hearing the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission (MSAC) determined that it would not issue a licence to Billy Joe Saunders for him to defend his WBO World Middleweight title against Demetrius Andrade in Boston on October 20 following an adverse finding in a test carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA).
World Boxing Organization President Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel has confirmed that Billy Joe Saunders is no longer the WBO middleweight world champion. “BJ Saunders has voluntarily vacated the WBO Middleweight Title, and publicly apologized for his violation of the Massachusetts Athletic Commission's anti-doping regulations. Therefore, the clash between Demetrius Andrade and Walter Kautondonkwa scheduled for October 20th will now be for the vacant world crown," Valcarcel said.
Eddie Hearn, promoter of Demetrius Andrade, was advised on Thursday that his boxer's upcoming bout with Walter Kautondokwa is now set for the vacant WBO world middleweight title - after initially being announced for the interim-title.
Walter Kautondokwa says he will shock the world and KO Demetrius Andrade when they clash at the TD Garden in Boston on October 20, live on DAZN. Kautondokwa (17-0 16KOs) has replaced Billy Joe Saunders in the bout with the unbeaten former Super-Welterweight World ruler, and ‘The Executioner’ is full of belief that he can add to his formidable knockout record in Massachusetts having already been in camp.
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