Billy Joe Saunders

World title reigns and bouts

WBAS
WBC
WBO
RING
WBO
Super Middleweight
Middleweight
2016
(26 years old)
2017
(27 years old)
2018
(28 years old)
2019
(29 years old)
2020
(30 years old)
2021
(31 years old)

Timeline of world title events

    19 Dec 2015

    Billy Joe Saunders beats Andy Lee via majority decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    Billy Joe Saunders becomes the WBO Middleweight world champion

    3 Dec 2016

    Billy Joe Saunders beats Artur Akavov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    16 Sep 2017

    Billy Joe Saunders beats Willie Monroe Jr via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    16 Dec 2017

    Billy Joe Saunders beats David Lemieux via unanimous decision 12/12

    Middleweight (160 lb)

    11 Oct 2018

    Billy Joe Saunders's WBO Middleweight world title reign ends

    18 May 2019

    Billy Joe Saunders beats Shefat Isufi via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    Billy Joe Saunders becomes the WBO Super Middleweight world champion

    9 Nov 2019

    Billy Joe Saunders beats Marcelo Esteban Coceres via knockout 11/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    4 Dec 2020

    Billy Joe Saunders beats Martin Murray via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)

    8 May 2021

    Canelo Alvarez beats Billy Joe Saunders via corner retirement 8/12

    Super Middleweight (168 lb)