Today saw Eddie Hearn unveil Matchroom’s latest signing WBO inter-continental light-welterweight champion Brandley Saunders 10-0 at Newcastle Football Club.
Saunders will make his first appearance as a Mtachroom fighter on the SOLD OUT Cleverly v Bellew 2 card on Nov 22 at Liverpool’s Echo Arena which is being televised live on SKY Box Office.
“I am thrilled to be joining Eddie Hearn and fighting on Sky Sports,” said Saunders. “I had plenty of options and I definitely chose the best one for me, it’s a new chapter and I am raring to go.
“I am looking for big things. I don’t want anything less than being a World champion. I played at the game in the amateurs but it is serious now. I want to bring big things to the North East.
“I’ve had three weeks training for the fight in Liverpool and you’ll see a change in me but above that, in the New Year you will see a different Bradley Saunders altogether.
“I was after the British and Commonwealth last year. People didn’t want to face me last year and I picked up the WBO Inter-Continental belt and I’m number 11 with them, there are guys out there that aren’t really at that weight but up there in the rankings that I know I can beat. This time next year I want to be competing at that top level, I am 28, I’m not a baby, there’s no need to hang around.
“I’m a North East lad and I love the North East. I want to be a World champion and I want to bring it back here for the brilliant fans we have. One day I want to open a gym up here and bring the next generation on, but right now it’s about my ultimate goal, next year is a serious year – I am not going to call anyone out because I am so confident that I can get rid of anyone put in my way.”
New promoter Hearn told DAILY SPORT Boxing“I am delighted to welcome Bradley to the team,
“Bradley has made a fantastic start to his professional career and he is capable of becoming a superstar in the North East.
“We managed to squeeze him onto the huge Merseyside bill on November 22 and we will be looking to box him again in late January/early February before he headlines in Newcastle in early April.
“Bradley has become one of the hottest prospects in the sport and I am so excited about delivering for him and the passionate fans in the North East.”
