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Keith Saunders was born in South Cardiff, New South Wales on 16 February 1934 to Mary and Sidney Saunders.
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When he was ten years old his family moved to Redfern in Sydney. Throughout his working life Saunders held a variety of jobs including laborer, truck driver, garbage collector and roller driver as well as experiencing periods of unemployment. Boxing Keith Saunders was spotted as a young teenager by Billy McConnell the owner of a gymnasium.
He had his first amateur fight at the age of 13.
Three years later he made it to the New South Wales State Amateur Boxing Finals. He became a welterweight fighter and began fighting professionally in 1952.
During training Keith served as a sparring partner for some of the world’s best boxers. He experienced racism throughout his boxing career.
He travelled to New Zealand in 1959 to compete against Samoan boxer Tuna Scanlan.
He retired from boxing in 1966 but made two comebacks in 1968 at the age of 32 and again in 1970 before retiring permanently.
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Australian