Martin Murray vs. Roberto Garcia on June 23 in London, UK

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By Scott Gilfoid: Martin Murray (36-4-1, 17 KOs) will be challenging WBC Silver middleweight champion Roberto Garcia (41-3, 24 KOs) on June 23 at the O2 Arena in London, England. Murray was supposed to have been challenging WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders on June 23, but he suffered a hamstring injury and pulled out of the fight. This was the second time that Saunders, 28, suffered an injury while training for the fight against the 35-year-old Murray.

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Saunders pulls out of Murray fight due to injury – again

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) has pulled out of his June 23 title defense against #6 WBO Martin Murray (36-4-1, 17 KOs) and it remains to be seen whether he’ll reschedule. Saunders, 28, reportedly has a hamstring injury that he suffered during training camp.

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Saunders still only wants Golovkin fight

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By Jeff Aranow: WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (26-0, 12 KOs) says he’s still only interested in facing IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) if/when he gets past his next title defense against Martin Murray (36-4-1, 17 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London, England.

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Saunders: “Golovkin is my backup plan”

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Billy Joe Saunders has insisted that despite his eagerness to unify with Gennady Golovkin, he will not be treated as a back-up plan.

On May 5th, Canelo Alvarez and Golovkin are scheduled to face each other in a rematch of their first meeting that ended in a controversial draw.

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