British boxing hotshot Billy Joe Saunders has become a double award winner with the European Boxing Union.
The unbeaten European middleweight champion from Hatfield has been nominated as the EBU Champion of the Year and also Championship of the Year for his part in the thrilling showdown with arch rival Chris Eubank Jnr.
Saunders won the European crown last July with a stunning eighth round knockout of Emanuel Blandamura in Manchester. He followed that up in November with a points decision over Eubank Jnr. in a fiery showdown to retain the European title.
The former Beijing Olympian has cleaned up domestically at 160lbs and in addition to the prized European belt, Saunders has won the British title outright; made six defences of the Commonwealth title; captured the WBO International title; beaten back-to-back four undefeated fighters: Eubank Jnr., Blandamura, John Ryder and Gary O’Sullivan, and maintained a perfect 21-0 record. [Click Here To Read More]
The unbeaten European middleweight champion from Hatfield has been nominated as the EBU Champion of the Year and also Championship of the Year for his part in the thrilling showdown with arch rival Chris Eubank Jnr.
Saunders won the European crown last July with a stunning eighth round knockout of Emanuel Blandamura in Manchester. He followed that up in November with a points decision over Eubank Jnr. in a fiery showdown to retain the European title.
The former Beijing Olympian has cleaned up domestically at 160lbs and in addition to the prized European belt, Saunders has won the British title outright; made six defences of the Commonwealth title; captured the WBO International title; beaten back-to-back four undefeated fighters: Eubank Jnr., Blandamura, John Ryder and Gary O’Sullivan, and maintained a perfect 21-0 record. [Click Here To Read More]
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