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Billy Joe Saunders has been given a huge incentive to look good against Artur Akavov with his promoter Frank Warren planning a big fight against Gennady Golovkin in 2017.Saunders will have to wait a week to defend his WBO world title for the first time after his bout with Russian Akarov was postponed until Dec. 3.But Warren has already had talks with representatives of Golovkin, who is regarded as the worlds No. 1 middleweight after stopping 33 of his 36 victims.Saunders must come through against Akavov at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff after nearly a year out before Warren can make a deal with Golovkin, whose goal is to hold all four world title belts.Were talking to Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez and we would do our best to get them here, but that will be tough, Warren told ESPN.Bill wants the toughest fight. Hes looking for a big fight in the first quarter of next year and we have got more chance of getting Golovkin over here. It would be a huge fight, the biggest of the year over here.Bills had injuries and pull-outs over the last year. Chris Eubank Jr. mucked us about and never signed a deal for a rematch, but hopefully Bill will get the ring rust off in this next one and then we can start looking forward to a really big one.Saunders, who won the WBO belt from Irelands Andy Lee via a majority points decision in December, will have to wait for Golovkin to defend his three world middleweight titles against Danny Jacobs ?at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 18.WBC-WBA-IBF champion Golovkin -- No. 2 in ESPNs pound-for-pound rankings -- stopped Saunders fellow Briton Kell Brook in five rounds in September.Speculation last week that former world super-middleweight champion Carl Froch was coming out of retirement to face Golovkin abruptly ended when the Briton said he has no intention of facing him. Edmundo Sosa . Uniteds eighth defeat of a wretched campaign means Liverpool, which currently occupies the fourth and final Champions League place, could go nine points clear of its fierce rival by beating West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Charlie Adam scored both of Stokes goals at Britannia Stadium either side of Robin van Persies equalizer, with a miserable day for seventh-place United capped by first-half injuries to centre halves Jonny Evans and Phil Jones that forced them off. Nelson Briles .com) - The women will also have a new champion at the Australian Open. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-ramon-urias-jersey-large-1451q.html .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Bobby Tolan . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. Marcell Ozuna . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. NEUBRANDENBURG, Germany -- Nathan Cleverly of Wales defeated Juergen Braehmer by technical knockout to take the Germans WBA light heavyweight belt and his second world title on Saturday.After six evenly matched rounds, the defending champion indicated he couldnt continue due to a problem with his right elbow.Cleverly had been the busier fighter, while Braehmer relied on counterattacks, and seemed to pack a cleaner more powerful punch. Both fighters landed heavy blows in a punishing fifth round and Braehmer said he couldnt compete after the sixth.I couldnt punch any more with the right. (I quit) before anything elsse happened.dddddddddddd Im 37, that shouldnt be it, the southpaw said. Weve agreed on a rematch.Cleverly improved to 30-3 (15 KO) after claiming his second world title at the same weight. He lost the WBO belt to Sergey Kovalev by TKO in August 2013.I needed this back. Now Im a two-time champion of the world and Im so grateful, Cleverly said.Braehmer had defended the belt six times since taking the vacant title against Marcus Oliveira in December 2013. His record dropped to 48-3 (35 KO). ' ' '