On December 16, 2017, Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs), the middleweight WBO champion, defends his title against former world champion David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs).
Billy Joe Saunders is coming in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Willie Monroe Jr., 3 months ago. David Lemieux is on a 4-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Marcos Reyes, 7 months and 10 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Billy Joe Saunders at 99-1 winning odds. David Lemieux really doesn't have much to present against Saunders.
Billy Joe Saunders defeated David Lemieux via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO middleweight title. Saunders improves his record to 26-0, while Lemieux adds a loss to his record at 38-4.