Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Saunders wuxuu u dagaalamay naadiga Cheshunt Amateur Boxing, oo uu kormeerayo Charlie Bliss, iyo sidoo kale Hoddesdon Amateur Boxing Club. Saunders wuxuu ku guuleystay 49-kii dagaal ee ugu horreeyay ee hiwaayadda heer sare, oo ay ku jiraan 2007 Horyaalka Barwaaqo-sooranka iyo Koobka Strandzha ee 2008, isagoo ka adkaaday Cuban Carlos Banteux. Sanadkii 2008 Saunders wuxuu u qalmay Olombikada Beijing qeybta miisaanka welter ee da'da 18. Tartanka isreebreebka Yurub ee Pescara, Talyaaniga ayuu kaga badiyay
Horyaalka Yurub Andrey Balanov iyo Kakhaber Zhvania, laakiin wuxuu ku guuldareystay semi-finalka Oleksandr Stretskyy ka hor inta uusan garaacin Pavol Hlavačka oo ah kaalinta saddexaad ee ugu muhiimsan.