British middleweight Billy Joe Saunders’ world title defence against Artur Akavov has been postponed by a week to December 3.
Saunders, who dethroned Ireland’s Andy Lee last December, had been due to make the first defence of his WBO middleweight title on Saturday night at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales, but the fight will now take place at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland, a week later.
Problems with the translation of medical paperwork supplied by the Russian’s team have…