Bradley Saunders

Saunders won the British championships in 2006 whilst representing South Durham ABC.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}. 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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/boxing/7560045.stm BBC Sport | Mixed results for boxers in Beijing] 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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8111205.stm BBC Sport | England's amateurs shine at Euros][http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8105036.stm BBC Sport | Saunders makes winning comeback]

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".[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8188665.stm BBC Sport | Injured Saunders to miss Worlds]

• 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) 8-16

• 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 2-11

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

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.

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|14 fights, 13 wins (10 knockouts), 1 loss (1 disqualification){{cite web|url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?cat=boxer&human_id=482499 |title=Bradley Saunders - Boxer |publisher=Boxrec.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-06}}

|- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Res.

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Opponent

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Type

| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Rd., Time

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|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Casey Blair

|TKO

|1 (6), 2:43

|2017-06-23

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{no2}}Loss

|12–1

|align=left|{{Flag icon|FRA}} Renald Garrido

|DQ

|6 (8), 2:53

|2015-09-19

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|FRA}} Stephane Benito

|TKO

|5 (6), 2:50

|2015-03-07

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Hull Arena, Hull, Yorkshire

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|LAT}} Ivans Levickis

|PTS

|6

|2014-11-22

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|FIN}} Ville Piispanen

|KO

|1 (10), 1:21

|2014-06-07

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title.}}

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|UK}} Mitch Prince

|TKO

|4 (10), 1:10

|2014-03-29

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|HUN}} Gyorgy Mizsei Jr

|TKO

|4 (8), 1:00

|2013-11-22

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Leisure Centre, Gateshead, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|UK}} Gareth Heard

|TKO

|4 (8), 2:54

|2013-10-07

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|IRE}} Michael Kelly

|TKO

|5 (6), 0:41

|2013-07-20

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|UK}} Peter McDonagh

|PTS

|8

|2012-11-30

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|SVK}} Ivan Godor

|TKO

|3 (6), 1:25

|2012-09-22

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|UK}} Kevin McCauley

|UD

|6

|2012-07-14

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Upton Park, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|BUL}} Danny Dontchev

|RTD

|1 (6), 3:00

|2012-04-28

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|

|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|UK}} Jason Nesbitt

|TKO

|3 (6), 2:57

|2012-02-10

|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} York Hall, London, United Kingdom

|align=left|{{small| Professional debut.}}

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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.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/7746805.stm BBC News | Olympic boxer in cocaine arrest] The charges were dropped against the boxer in April 2009 when the police decided not to proceed with the case.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/8004356.stm BBC News | No charges for Olympic boxer]

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[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/boxing-saunders-leads-rout-of-hungary-441660.html The Independent | Saunders leads rout of Hungary]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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