30 Sep 2016

Billy Joe Saunders to defend WBO middleweight against lesser known foe

WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (23-0 12 KOs) will make the first defense of his title after a long hiatus from the sport of boxing against Artur Akavov (16-1 7 KOs) on Frank Warren’s October 22 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff show. Akavov is on a winning streak and holds the European

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13 Jul 2016

Rob Brant Wants to Face WBO Middleweight Billy Joe Saunders on September 17

Undefeated Minnesota-based middleweight Rob “Bravo” Brant would like to be the contender chosen to face WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders on September 17.   Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) announced last week he would be fighting on the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Liam Smith undercard on HBO pay-per-view in the

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08 Mar 2016

Saunders first middleweight title defense is against someone you have never heard of

Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) will be defending his WBO middleweight title against Max Bursak (32-4-1, 15 KOs) at the Copper Box Arena in London on April 30th. The fight may not be the bout most hoped for as Gennady Golovkin, could not be made, but Bursak is unknown and

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01 Dec 2015

Lee-Saunders on Sho Extreme December 19th

SHOWTIME Sports® will present the WBO Middleweight World Championship between defending titlist Andy Lee and unbeaten challenger Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday, Dec. 19, live on SHO EXTREME (5 p.m. ET/PT) from Manchester, England. The SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL offering of the Box Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing

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03 Sep 2015

Lee vs. Saunders postponed, again!

Billy Joe Saunders’ WBO World Middleweight title challenge against champion Andy Lee on Saturday 10th October has had to be postponed after Saunders received a cut eye in sparring. This makes many wonder if this bout will ever happen since this marks the third delay in making the fight, which

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17 Aug 2015

Lee-Saunders tops UK October 10th triple header

Promoter Frank Warren has officially announced the world championship triple header scheduled for October 10 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The card will be headlined by Andy Lee  who is defending his WBO middleweight title against Billy Joe Saunders. The co-main event will pit Terry Flanagan as he

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05 May 2015

Saunders-Eubanks Jr. Rematch Rumored For June

It looks like the rematch between Billy Joe Saunders (21-0, 11KO’s) and Chris Eubank Jr. (19-1, 14 KO’s) is going to take place again. TheBoxingBbserver.com reports that June 27 at Upton Park in London, England.   The fighters were supposed to fight on a card this weekend, but the card

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