Andrade vs. Kautondokwa For WBO Belt If Saunders Is Stripped

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Walter Kautondokwa could be in line for a shock shot at a world title.

The Namibian, who is the WBO African champion, is rated number two with the sanctioning body.

Kautondokwa was most recently in action in March when he retained his aforementioned belt by stoppage in Windhoek.

But the 33-year-old may yet have his biggest fight to date in the next few weeks, should the Massachusetts commission refuse to licence Billy Joe Saunders.

Saunders is set to defend his WBO middleweight title, exclusively live on Sky Sports and DAZN, against former WBO super-welterweight champion Demetrius Andrade on October 20 at the TD Garden in Boston.

The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission will hold a meeting on October 8 to decide whether to licence former British, Commonwealth and European champ Saunders.

And Andrade’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, revealed to iFL TV that –– should they not licence the 29-year-old, who says it was a “common decongestant nasal spray” which caused the adverse findings –– they will look to fight for a vacant title.

“We have signed a contract with Walter Kautondokwa on the basis that, if Billy Joe is not licensed, Andrade will fight him for the title,” he said.

And it rests on the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission’s decision as to whether Saunders will be stripped of the crown by the WBO.

The World Boxing Organisation has said that, if Saunders isn’t licensed by Massachusetts, it will strip the Hatfield ace of his title.

“I would say it’s 50-50 [whether the fight goes ahead],” Hearn continued. “I want the fight to happen, so does Andrade, but it’s got to be dealt with by the Commission.”

[Best Coast]

His record is hardly the stuff of legit world title challengers. Kautondokwa must have friends in high places...

http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/669629

Not much of him available on YouTube either:

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It appears Eddie Hearn calls the shots for the WBO

[Best Coast]

Sure looks that way in this case...

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It appears Eddie Hearn calls the shots for the WBO

Another African WBO champ with a pumped resume.

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It appears Eddie Hearn calls the shots for the WBO

Taking over from FW and Arum

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It appears Eddie Hearn calls the shots for the WBO

Taking over from FW and Arum

He definitely took tips from them

[jamamb]

i dont get it, how does this make it look like hearns running the wbo? doesnt it make sense for andrade to fight the next highest guy if bjs is stripped? and is hearn not merely being proactive by sigining that #2 so andrade still has a fight if bjs is stripped?

wheres the shadyness? its like what he did with takam on stand by for the pulev date , and that ended up allowing aj to still have a fight when pulev withdrew

ppl just love to throw shade on hearn

[caldo2025]

Had the fight venue been Vegas, I'm sure that enough money could change hands to keep BJS in the show. But Massachusetts doesn't screw around and it will be ten times harder finding someone willing to take that handout.

I'm sure that ticket sales for this fight are not going well because there are so many good seats available right now for cheap. So we aren't talking about a huge losses of money if BJS does not get his license in Mass. Honestly, he shouldn't and he should definitely be stripped of that title.