WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) will fight Avtandil Khurtsidze (33-2-2, 22 KOs) on July 8 at the Copper Box Arena in London.
The unbeaten Briton will be making his second defence of the 160-pound title he won by majority decision against Andy Lee in December 2015.
Saunders, 27, was then inactive for one year due to training injuries and failed negotiations before his points win against Artur Akavov last December, although it was a poor performance from…