Ku sii qor faqradan - Saunders wuxuu u dagaalamay kooxda Cheshunt Amateur Boxing, oo uu kormeero 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 ee Yurub ee Pescara, Talyaaniga wuxuu ka adkaaday horyaalkii Yurub
Andrey Balanov iyo Kakhaber Zhvania, laakiin waxay ku badiyeen semi-finalka Oleksandr Stretskyy ka hor inta aysan garaacin Pavol Hlavačka oo ah kaalinta saddexaad ee ugu muhiimsan.