Saunders: No American Bum Beats Me, P*ssy Golovkin is Next!

Unbeaten middleweight Billy Joe Saunders is adamant that his next challenger, Willie Monroe Jr, will not be victorious when they meet for the WBO world title.

Saunders makes the second defence of his crown at the Copper Box Arena on September 16th. After a frustrating, injury-filled 2016, the Hatfield man is determined to make up for lost time.

"Can't wait to fight," he tweeted on Tuesday afternoon. "If you think I'm gonna fail put your cash down coz (sic) no American bum will beat me."

The southpaw also called out Gennady Golovkin: "GGG you're next you p*ssy". 'Triple G' defends his WBC, IBF, IBO and WBA 'Super' World Titles against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on the same night, with the winner in line to face Saunders for all of the Middleweight marbles.

After linking up with respected Sheffield-based fighter Dominic Ingle, Saunders believes this can be a fresh start as he aims to assert himself of the world scene. Next up, he faces a very confident Monroe Jr, a fellow southpaw who shared the ring with Golovkin in 2015.

Hatfield's Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) defeated Irish hero Andy Lee to take the WBO strap in a close and absorbing fight back in December 2015 that saw the undefeated star floor the former champion twice in the third round and go on to claim a majority decision from the judges.

A series of injuries led to a frustrating 2016 for Saunders, but he eventually defended his belt last December against Artur Akavov in Glasgow. Saunders was not at his best, but outpointed the game Russian. He was due to take on Avtandil Khurtsidze before the Georgian's arrest in June.

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