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Saunders books first defence
- Updated: September 30, 2016
Billy Joe Saunders will make the first defence of his WBO world middleweight title against Artur Akavov on October 22.
The Briton (23-0-KO12) won the belt by outpointing Ireland’s Andy Lee in December 2015 but has not fought since having withdrawn from a scheduled clash with Max Bursak due to a hand injury.
In Russia’s Akavov (16-1-KO7), he faces a southpaw whose sole career defeat came on …
