Billy Joe Saunders
Career, Record, Stats
Billy Joe Saunders (Superb) is a 35-year-old British professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. 15 years, 6 months, and 22 days into his career, Saunders' record stands at 30-1, which includes 14 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Billy Joe Saunders' Boxing Career
Billy Joe Saunders was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England on August 30, 1989. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on February 28, 2009 against Attila Molnar. Saunders defeated Molnar via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Saunders became a world champion at the age of 26 after 22 professional fights. He challenged Andy Lee for the WBO middleweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round majority decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-middleweight (WBO) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Saunders' latest fight was an 8th-round RTD loss to Canelo Álvarez at age 31, on May 8, 2021, in which he lost his WBO super-middleweight title in a unification bout.
Some of Billy Joe Saunders' best fights so far have been against Andy Lee, Gary O'Sullivan, David Lemieux, Artur Akavov, Nick Blackwell, Chris Eubank Jr., and Willie Monroe Jr. For a complete list of Saunders' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Billy Joe Saunders".
Saunders has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Billy Joe Saunders Losses".
Billy Joe Saunders' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | May 08, 2021 | 31 | 
Canelo Álvarez 30 55-1-2  | loss | RTD 8 |
30 | Dec 04, 2020 | 31 | 
Martin Murray 38 39-5-1 | win | UD 12 |
29 | Nov 09, 2019 | 30 |  Marcelo Esteban Coceres | win | KO 11 |
28 | May 18, 2019 | 29 | Shefat Isufi | win | UD 12 |
27 | Dec 22, 2018 | 29 | Charles Adamu | win | RTD 4 |
26 | Dec 16, 2017 | 28 | 
David Lemieux 28 38-3 | win | UD 12 |
25 | Sep 16, 2017 | 28 | 
Willie Monroe Jr. 30 21-2 | win | UD 12 |
24 | Dec 03, 2016 | 27 | 
Artur Akavov 30 16-1 | win | UD 12 |
23 | Dec 19, 2015 | 26 | 
Andy Lee 31 34-2-1 | win | MD 12 |
22 | Jul 24, 2015 | 25 | Yoann Bloyer | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Nov 29, 2014 | 25 | 
Chris Eubank Jr. 25 18-0 | win | SD 12 |
20 | Jul 26, 2014 | 24 | Emanuele Blandamura | win | KO 8 |
19 | Sep 21, 2013 | 24 | 
John Ryder 25 15-0 | win | UD 12 |
18 | Jul 20, 2013 | 23 | 
Gary O'Sullivan 29 16-0 | win | UD 12 |
17 | Mar 21, 2013 | 23 | Matthew Hall | win | UD 12 |
16 | Dec 15, 2012 | 23 | 
Nick Blackwell 22 12-1 | win | UD 12 |
15 | Sep 14, 2012 | 23 | Jarrod Fletcher | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Jun 01, 2012 | 22 | Bradley Pryce | win | UD 12 |
13 | Apr 28, 2012 | 22 | Tony Hill | win | TKO 1 |
12 | Dec 14, 2011 | 22 | Tommy Tolan | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Nov 05, 2011 | 22 | Gary Boulden | win | PTS 10 |
10 | Oct 15, 2011 | 22 | Norbert Szekeres | win | TKO 1 |
9 | May 21, 2011 | 21 | Kevin Hammond | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Apr 02, 2011 | 21 | Turgay Uzun | win | RTD 2 |
7 | Dec 11, 2010 | 21 | Tony Randell | win | TKO 2 |
6 | May 15, 2010 | 20 | Andy Butlin | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Dec 05, 2009 | 20 | Lee Noble | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Oct 09, 2009 | 20 | Alex Spitko | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Jul 18, 2009 | 19 | Matt Scriven | win | TKO 2 |
2 | May 15, 2009 | 19 | Ronny Gabel | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Feb 28, 2009 | 19 | Attila Molnar | win | TKO 2 |