Avtandil Khurtsidze Defeats Tommy Langford – Sets Up Fight With Billy Joe Saunders
Leicester, UK(April 23rd, 2017)– Tommy Langford was beaten by Avtandil Khurtsidze with a fifth-round stoppage as the Georgian set up a bout against WBO world champion Billy Joe Saunders.
The fight was for the WBO middleweight interim title, with the winner becoming Saunders’ mandatory challenger.
Langford had backed himself to go on and beat Saunders, but he was floored with a fierce left-hook by 37-year-old Khurtsidze at Leicester Arena.
Promoter Frank Warren said Saunders would fight Khurtsidze on 8 July.
He told BT Sport the bout would take place “probably in London”.
Langford, 29, was undefeated in 18 contests and captured the British title in his last bout.
“Langford could have had a field day, you could see Khurtsidze was blowing hard but fair to play him,” Saunders said on BT Sport.
“I will show you who he is when I fight him. If I can’t beat him I might as well forget about the big fights.”
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