Bradley Saunders

Bradley Saunders

Bradley Saunders (born 6 February, 1986 in Stockton-on-Tees) is a British amateur boxer best known to medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at junior welterweight.

Career

“Buzzing” Saunders won the British championships in 2006 for South Durham ABC.Fact|date=November 2007 (see link).2007 he participated in the World Championships.Then he upset local favourite Javier Molina (24:12) and Alexis Vastine (FRA)to join compatriots Frankie Gavin and bantam Joe Murray to reach the medal ranks and qualify for the Olympics. His comment: “Second best day of my life” (His son was born fourteen months earlier).In the semis he lost to Russian Gennady Kovalev.

World Amateur Championships

*Defeated Boris Katalinic (Croatia) 23-12
*Defeated Gumersindo Carrasco (Argentina) RSCO 3
*Defeated Javier Molina (United States) 24-12
*Defeated Alexis Vastine (France) 30-13
*Lost to Gennady Kovalev (Russia) 8-16

Olympic Games

*Defeated Samuel Kotey Neequaye (Ghana) KO 1 (2:24)
*Lost to Alexis Vastine (France) 11-7

References

* [http://www.britishboxing.net/news_2807-Saunders-joins-the-Olympic-party.html article]
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing-saunders-leads-rout-of-hungary-441660.html title win]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/boxing/7560045.stm] Mixed results for boxers in Beijing


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