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Billy Joe Saunders

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Billy Joe Saunders

Billy Joe Saunders (born 30 August 1989) is a former British professional boxer. He is the first fighter from the Travelling community to win world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO middleweight title from 2015 to 2018 and the WBO super-middleweight title from 2019 to 2021. At regional level, he held the European, British, and Commonwealth middleweight titles between 2012 and 2015. Saunders represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics as an amateur, reaching the second round of the welterweight bracket. In the same year, he won gold at the EU Championships. On 19 December 2015, Saunders made history by competing in the first world title fight contested between two members of the travelling community with his opponent Andy Lee; Saunders won the bout by majority decision to become WBO middleweight champion.

Infobox

Nickname
Superb
Born
(1989-08-30) 30 August 1989 (age 36)Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
mw- Middleweight Super-middleweight
Reach
71 in (180 cm)
Stance
Southpaw
Total fights
31
Wins
30
Win by KO
14
Losses
1

Tables

· Professional boxing record
By knockout
By knockout
31 fights
By knockout
30 wins
14
1 loss
1
By decision
By decision
31 fights
By decision
30 wins
16
1 loss
0
31 fights
30 wins
1 loss
By knockout
14
1
By decision
16
0
· Professional boxing record
31
31
No.
31
Result
Loss
Record
30–1
Opponent
Canelo Álvarez
Type
RTD
Round, time
8 (12), 3:00
Date
8 May 2021
Location
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, US
Notes
Lost WBO super-middleweight title;For WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super-middleweight titles
30
30
No.
30
Result
Win
Record
30–0
Opponent
Martin Murray
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
4 Dec 2020
Location
The SSE Arena, London, England
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
29
29
No.
29
Result
Win
Record
29–0
Opponent
Marcelo Cóceres
Type
KO
Round, time
11 (12), 1:59
Date
9 Nov 2019
Location
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US
Notes
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
28
28
No.
28
Result
Win
Record
28–0
Opponent
Shefat Isufi
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
18 May 2019
Location
Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England
Notes
Won vacant WBO super-middleweight title
27
27
No.
27
Result
Win
Record
27–0
Opponent
Charles Adamu
Type
RTD
Round, time
4 (8), 3:00
Date
22 Dec 2018
Location
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
26
26
No.
26
Result
Win
Record
26–0
Opponent
David Lemieux
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
16 Dec 2017
Location
Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
Notes
Retained WBO middleweight title
25
25
No.
25
Result
Win
Record
25–0
Opponent
Willie Monroe Jr.
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
16 Sep 2017
Location
Copper Box Arena, London, England
Notes
Retained WBO middleweight title
24
24
No.
24
Result
Win
Record
24–0
Opponent
Artur Akavov
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
3 Dec 2016
Location
Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland
Notes
Retained WBO middleweight title
23
23
No.
23
Result
Win
Record
23–0
Opponent
Andy Lee
Type
MD
Round, time
12
Date
19 Dec 2015
Location
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Notes
Won WBO middleweight title
22
22
No.
22
Result
Win
Record
22–0
Opponent
Yoann Bloyer
Type
TKO
Round, time
4 (12), 0:53
Date
24 Jul 2015
Location
The SSE Arena, London, England
21
21
No.
21
Result
Win
Record
21–0
Opponent
Chris Eubank Jr.
Type
SD
Round, time
12
Date
29 Nov 2014
Location
ExCeL, London, England
Notes
Retained European, British, and Commonwealth middleweight titles
20
20
No.
20
Result
Win
Record
20–0
Opponent
Emanuele Blandamura
Type
KO
Round, time
8 (12), 2:58
Date
26 Jul 2014
Location
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Notes
Won vacant European middleweight title
19
19
No.
19
Result
Win
Record
19–0
Opponent
John Ryder
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
21 Sep 2013
Location
Copper Box Arena, London, England
Notes
Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles
18
18
No.
18
Result
Win
Record
18–0
Opponent
Gary O'Sullivan
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
20 Jul 2013
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
Notes
Won WBO International middleweight title
17
17
No.
17
Result
Win
Record
17–0
Opponent
Matthew Hall
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
21 Mar 2013
Location
York Hall, London, England
Notes
Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles
16
16
No.
16
Result
Win
Record
16–0
Opponent
Nick Blackwell
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
15 Dec 2012
Location
ExCeL, London, England
Notes
Retained Commonwealth middleweight title;Won vacant British middleweight title
15
15
No.
15
Result
Win
Record
15–0
Opponent
Jarrod Fletcher
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (12), 2:42
Date
14 Sep 2012
Location
York Hall, London, England
Notes
Retained Commonwealth middleweight title
14
14
No.
14
Result
Win
Record
14–0
Opponent
Bradley Pryce
Type
UD
Round, time
12
Date
1 Jun 2012
Location
York Hall, London, England
Notes
Retained Commonwealth middleweight title
13
13
No.
13
Result
Win
Record
13–0
Opponent
Tony Hill
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (10), 0:30
Date
28 Apr 2012
Location
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Notes
Won vacant Commonwealth middleweight title
12
12
No.
12
Result
Win
Record
12–0
Opponent
Tommy Tolan
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (8), 1:07
Date
14 Dec 2011
Location
York Hall, London, England
11
11
No.
11
Result
Win
Record
11–0
Opponent
Gary Boulden
Type
PTS
Round, time
10
Date
5 Nov 2011
Location
Wembley Arena, London, England
Notes
Won Southern Area middleweight title
10
10
No.
10
Result
Win
Record
10–0
Opponent
Norbert Szekeres
Type
TKO
Round, time
1 (8), 2:51
Date
15 Oct 2011
Location
Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
9
9
No.
9
Result
Win
Record
9–0
Opponent
Kevin Hammond
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (8), 3:00
Date
21 May 2011
Location
The O2 Arena, London, England
8
8
No.
8
Result
Win
Record
8–0
Opponent
Turgay Uzun
Type
RTD
Round, time
2 (8), 3:00
Date
2 Apr 2011
Location
York Hall, London, England
7
7
No.
7
Result
Win
Record
7–0
Opponent
Tony Randell
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (6), 0:39
Date
11 Dec 2010
Location
Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
6
6
No.
6
Result
Win
Record
6–0
Opponent
Andy Butlin
Type
PTS
Round, time
6
Date
15 May 2010
Location
Boleyn Ground, London, England
5
5
No.
5
Result
Win
Record
5–0
Opponent
Lee Noble
Type
PTS
Round, time
6
Date
5 Dec 2009
Location
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
4
4
No.
4
Result
Win
Record
4–0
Opponent
Alex Spitko
Type
PTS
Round, time
4
Date
9 Oct 2009
Location
York Hall, London, England
3
3
No.
3
Result
Win
Record
3–0
Opponent
Matt Scriven
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (4), 1:21
Date
18 Jul 2009
Location
MEN Arena, Manchester, England
2
2
No.
2
Result
Win
Record
2–0
Opponent
Ronny Gabel
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (4), 1:16
Date
15 May 2009
Location
Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1
1
No.
1
Result
Win
Record
1–0
Opponent
Attila Molnar
Type
TKO
Round, time
2 (4), 1:47
Date
28 Feb 2009
Location
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
31
Loss
30–1
Canelo Álvarez
RTD
8 (12), 3:00
8 May 2021
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, US
Lost WBO super-middleweight title;For WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super-middleweight titles
30
Win
30–0
Martin Murray
UD
12
4 Dec 2020
The SSE Arena, London, England
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
29
Win
29–0
Marcelo Cóceres
KO
11 (12), 1:59
9 Nov 2019
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US
Retained WBO super-middleweight title
28
Win
28–0
Shefat Isufi
UD
12
18 May 2019
Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England
Won vacant WBO super-middleweight title
27
Win
27–0
Charles Adamu
RTD
4 (8), 3:00
22 Dec 2018
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
26
Win
26–0
David Lemieux
UD
12
16 Dec 2017
Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
Retained WBO middleweight title
25
Win
25–0
Willie Monroe Jr.
UD
12
16 Sep 2017
Copper Box Arena, London, England
Retained WBO middleweight title
24
Win
24–0
Artur Akavov
UD
12
3 Dec 2016
Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland
Retained WBO middleweight title
23
Win
23–0
Andy Lee
MD
12
19 Dec 2015
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Won WBO middleweight title
22
Win
22–0
Yoann Bloyer
TKO
4 (12), 0:53
24 Jul 2015
The SSE Arena, London, England
21
Win
21–0
Chris Eubank Jr.
SD
12
29 Nov 2014
ExCeL, London, England
Retained European, British, and Commonwealth middleweight titles
20
Win
20–0
Emanuele Blandamura
KO
8 (12), 2:58
26 Jul 2014
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Won vacant European middleweight title
19
Win
19–0
John Ryder
UD
12
21 Sep 2013
Copper Box Arena, London, England
Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles
18
Win
18–0
Gary O'Sullivan
UD
12
20 Jul 2013
Wembley Arena, London, England
Won WBO International middleweight title
17
Win
17–0
Matthew Hall
UD
12
21 Mar 2013
York Hall, London, England
Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles
16
Win
16–0
Nick Blackwell
UD
12
15 Dec 2012
ExCeL, London, England
Retained Commonwealth middleweight title;Won vacant British middleweight title
15
Win
15–0
Jarrod Fletcher
TKO
2 (12), 2:42
14 Sep 2012
York Hall, London, England
Retained Commonwealth middleweight title
14
Win
14–0
Bradley Pryce
UD
12
1 Jun 2012
York Hall, London, England
Retained Commonwealth middleweight title
13
Win
13–0
Tony Hill
TKO
1 (10), 0:30
28 Apr 2012
Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Won vacant Commonwealth middleweight title
12
Win
12–0
Tommy Tolan
TKO
1 (8), 1:07
14 Dec 2011
York Hall, London, England
11
Win
11–0
Gary Boulden
PTS
10
5 Nov 2011
Wembley Arena, London, England
Won Southern Area middleweight title
10
Win
10–0
Norbert Szekeres
TKO
1 (8), 2:51
15 Oct 2011
Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
9
Win
9–0
Kevin Hammond
TKO
2 (8), 3:00
21 May 2011
The O2 Arena, London, England
8
Win
8–0
Turgay Uzun
RTD
2 (8), 3:00
2 Apr 2011
York Hall, London, England
7
Win
7–0
Tony Randell
TKO
2 (6), 0:39
11 Dec 2010
Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
6
Win
6–0
Andy Butlin
PTS
6
15 May 2010
Boleyn Ground, London, England
5
Win
5–0
Lee Noble
PTS
6
5 Dec 2009
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
4
Win
4–0
Alex Spitko
PTS
4
9 Oct 2009
York Hall, London, England
3
Win
3–0
Matt Scriven
TKO
2 (4), 1:21
18 Jul 2009
MEN Arena, Manchester, England
2
Win
2–0
Ronny Gabel
TKO
2 (4), 1:16
15 May 2009
Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1
Win
1–0
Attila Molnar
TKO
2 (4), 1:47
28 Feb 2009
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England
· External links
Regional boxing titles
Regional boxing titles
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded byGary Boulden
Preceded byGary Boulden
Sporting positions
Preceded byGary Boulden
Sporting positions
Southern Areamiddleweight champion 5 November 2011 – April 2012Vacated
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byElliott Matthews
VacantTitle last held byMartin Murray
VacantTitle last held byMartin Murray
Sporting positions
VacantTitle last held byMartin Murray
Sporting positions
Commonwealthmiddleweight champion 28 April 2012 – 19 December 2015Vacated
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byTommy Langford
British middleweight champion 15 December 2012 – 12 March 2015Vacated
British middleweight champion 15 December 2012 – 12 March 2015Vacated
Sporting positions
British middleweight champion 15 December 2012 – 12 March 2015Vacated
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byNick Blackwell
VacantTitle last held byVitor Sa
VacantTitle last held byVitor Sa
Sporting positions
VacantTitle last held byVitor Sa
Sporting positions
WBO Internationalmiddleweight champion 20 July 2013 – September 2013Vacated
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byAntoine Douglas
VacantTitle last held byMax Bursak
VacantTitle last held byMax Bursak
Sporting positions
VacantTitle last held byMax Bursak
Sporting positions
European middleweight champion 26 July 2014 – 7 March 2015Vacated
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byMichel Soro
World boxing titles
World boxing titles
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded byAndy Lee
Preceded byAndy Lee
Sporting positions
Preceded byAndy Lee
Sporting positions
WBO middleweight champion 19 December 2015 – 11 October 2018Vacated
Sporting positions
VacantTitle next held byDemetrius Andrade
VacantTitle last held byGilberto Ramírez
VacantTitle last held byGilberto Ramírez
Sporting positions
VacantTitle last held byGilberto Ramírez
Sporting positions
WBO super-middleweight champion 18 May 2019 – 8 May 2021
Sporting positions
Succeeded byCanelo Álvarez
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded byGary Boulden
Southern Areamiddleweight champion 5 November 2011 – April 2012Vacated
VacantTitle next held byElliott Matthews
VacantTitle last held byMartin Murray
Commonwealthmiddleweight champion 28 April 2012 – 19 December 2015Vacated
VacantTitle next held byTommy Langford
British middleweight champion 15 December 2012 – 12 March 2015Vacated
VacantTitle next held byNick Blackwell
VacantTitle last held byVitor Sa
WBO Internationalmiddleweight champion 20 July 2013 – September 2013Vacated
VacantTitle next held byAntoine Douglas
VacantTitle last held byMax Bursak
European middleweight champion 26 July 2014 – 7 March 2015Vacated
VacantTitle next held byMichel Soro
World boxing titles
Preceded byAndy Lee
WBO middleweight champion 19 December 2015 – 11 October 2018Vacated
VacantTitle next held byDemetrius Andrade
VacantTitle last held byGilberto Ramírez
WBO super-middleweight champion 18 May 2019 – 8 May 2021
Succeeded byCanelo Álvarez

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