Billy Joe Saunders: record, next fight and profile →
Willie Monroe Jr has revealed that Billy Joe Saunders’ trash-talking has provided extra motivation for his shot at the WBO World Middleweight Title on September 16th. The pair came face-to-face at a press conference to announce the fight this week, and Saunders did not hold back during his assessment of the American, stating that he is a quitter and “mentally weak”.
WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders is so confident that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will blow out Conor McGregor is five rounds - that he's willing to stake his life on it. Mayweather, 40 years old, breaks a two year retirement on August 26th, when he returns to the ring to fight UFC champion McGregor in a junior middleweight contest, and 10 ounce gloves. The T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will play host.
As he is so adept at doing when he gets the opportunity to lock eyes on a forthcoming opponent, Billy Joe Saunders went straight for the jugular when he was introduced to Willie Monroe Jnr ahead of their WBO world middleweight title fight at the Copper Box on September 16.
Easy. That was Willie Monroe Jr.’s response when asked how he intends to beat Billy Joe Saunders. The American middleweight contender will have to defeat England’s Saunders in London, where they’ll fight for the Manchester native’s WBO middleweight title September 16.
Undefeated WBO World Middleweight Champion Billy Joe Saunders has linked up with Dominic Ingle, moving to Sheffield to train with his experienced new coach on a permanent basis. On September 16th, Saunders makes the second defence of his Word Title against New Yorker Willie Monroe Jr at the Copper Box Arena.
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.
If everything goes according to Frank Warren’s promotional plan, Billy Joe Saunders will finally challenge Gennady Golovkin in December. Warren, Saunders’ promoter, said during a press conference Monday to announce Saunders’ September 16 fight against Willie Monroe Jr. that he has had discussions with Golovkin’s representatives regarding a December bout between Golovkin and Saunders. Those discussions were predicated on Golovkin and Saunders winning their respective September 16 fights.
WBO Middleweight World Champion Billy Joe Saunders will make the second defence of his crown against New York's Willie Monroe Jr on Saturday 16th September at London’s Copper Box Arena, live on BT Sport and BoxNation.
BROOKLYN, NY - Undefeated IBF #6 middleweight contender, Luis Arias (18-0, 9 KOs), is coming off a stellar performance, winning by fifth round knockout against once beaten, Arif Magomedov. He now has his sights set on conquering the whole entire middleweight division.
Fingers were crossed for undefeated middleweight prospect Walter Kautondokwa and his trainer/manager/promoter Nestor Tobias in the last couple of weeks as the Namibian team were on the run to secure a September world title bout against WBO champ Billy Joe Saunders. The Brit was originally scheduled to face WBO interim titlist Avtandil Khurtsidze before the Georgian fighter’s unexpected incarceration by police last month. Most of the highly ranked contenders by the Puerto Rican-based sanctioning body were not interested in facing Saunders. That gave less celebrated pugilists a chance to gets picked by Billy Joe’s promoter, Frank Warren for the September 16 date.