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SAUNDERS KEEPS COMMONWEALTH BELT

2nd June 2012, 11:02am

Saunders: Comfortable victory

Saunders: Comfortable victory

Billy Joe Saunders retained his Commonwealth middleweight title on Friday night.

The former Olympian maintained his unbeaten professional record with a points victory over Bradley Pryce at Bethnal Green's York Hall.

Saunders, who initially won the title by beating Tony Hill in April, claimed a unanimous verdict after 12 rounds.

Pryce, a former Commonwealth champion at light-middle, was totally outclassed, with one judge giving Saunders every round.

The final points scores were 120-109 (twice) and 120-108.

On the undercard, Stephen Smith was also a points winner against Jose Luis Graterol in their super-featherweight clash.

It was Smith's third win since losing his British and Commonwealth featherweight titles to Lee Selby last year.

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