Billy Joe Saunders: record, next fight and profile →
WBO middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12KOs) is going to take his time before stepping in the ring with likes of Gennady Golovkin or Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
Billy Joe Saunders took his time before coming to life in the first defence of his WBO middleweight title against Artur Akavov at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley.
WBO middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders produced an admittedly underwhelming performance following a layoff of nearly one year as he squeaked past the unheralded Artue Akavov, who allowed Saunders to impose his jab-heavy mobility offense.
Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland - Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12KOs) was very rusty and sluggish in a lackluster twelve round unanimous decision victory over Artur Akavov (16-2, 7KOs). The scores were 116-113, 116-112 and 115-113.
LAS VEGAS – Abel Sanchez has heard and read about all he can stomach from Billy Joe Saunders. Gennady Golovkin’s trainer is at the point where he doesn’t believe Saunders actually wants to fight Golovkin. The undefeated Saunders has, however, repeatedly stated to the media and posted on social media that he wants to test himself against the Kazakh knockout artist.
Billy Joe Saunders has been assigned with a mission he simply must accomplish in Glasgow this weekend. The WBO middleweight champion finally gets to make a first defence of the title he won nearly a year ago against Andy Lee. This time he faces Brooklyn based Russian Artur Akavov and, should he do what we expect and retain his belt, it is our intention to make up for lost time in 2017.
Billy Joe Saunders is aiming to become the first man to stop Russia's Artur Akavov in the first defence of his WBO middleweight title on Saturday. Saunders was led to the weighin by former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.
This Saturday in Paisley, Scotland, unbeaten WBO middleweight king Billy Joe Saunders gets to sharpen his tool kit ahead of a guaranteed global blockbuster in 2017, writes Glynn Evans.
Frank Warren has claimed to have offered Chris Eubank Jr. upwards of £1million to take the rematch with Billy Joe Saunders. The Hertfordshire-based promoter, who runs Queensberry Promotions and recently teamed up with BT Sport alongside broadcaster BoxNation, revealed the news on social media.
A medical delay over Russian challenger Artur Akavov has resulted in his WBO World Middleweight title fight with Billy Joe Saunders being postponed by seven days to December 3. The pair were due to meet at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff this Saturday but problems with the translation of paperwork supplied by the Russian’s team have forced an unavoidable delay.