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Saunders pledges to become number one by beating Andrade

Billy Joe Saunders believes the winner of the fight between himself and the similarly undefeated Demetrius Andrade will prove themselves to be the number one operator in the middleweight division.
Gennady Golovkin and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez face off in their eagerly anticipated Las Vegas rematch next month, with the WBC and WBA belts at 160 lbs on the line.
The superfight has arguably lost some of its lustre a year on from the duo's controversial draw, owing to Alvarez's doping ban and the 36-year-old Golovkin's advancing years.
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Saunders (26 wins, 0 losses) is the WBO ruler and will make his fourth defence against brash and highly skilled American Andrade (25-0) in Boston on October 20.
The 28-year-old Briton feels it represents a showdown between two fighters other leading middleweights are keen to avoid.
"The two main men at the weight at the moment are Golovkin and Canelo," Saunders told a media launch event for the fight at Boston's fabled Garden.
"Neither of them want to fight me or this man [Andrade]. There is a smoke and a mist around the middleweight division and when it clears up I will be standing there.
"This is going to be a very, very good fight. It seems me and this man have to fight to prove who the number one is because no one wants to fight us.
"Technically we are the two best in the division and the winner of this fight will be proved to be number one.
"I'd rather die in a plane crash on the way home than lose to this man because there's too much at stake."
Challenger Andrade, a former two-time world champion at light-middleweight, whose career has been blighted by inactivity, is similarly confident
"For those who don't know, Billy Joe Saunders is a great fighter, a southpaw, undefeated… ugly looking," he said.
"It sounds good but your boy Demetrius Andrade always comes through. Never have I failed to come out with the victory."
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