Billy Joe Saunders
Billy Joe Saunders held the WBO super middleweight world title and the WBO middleweight world title between 2015 and 2021.
- World title bouts
- 8
- Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
- 7–1
- World titles held
- 2
- Longest world title reign (WBO middleweight, 2015–2018)
- 2 years, 9 months
Timeline of world title events
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2021
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The Ring magazine rates Billy Joe Saunders No. 3 at super middleweight in its annual ratings
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Canelo Alvarez beats Billy Joe Saunders via corner retirement 8/12
Super Middleweight · WBA Super, WBC, WBO and The Ring
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2020
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The Ring magazine rates Billy Joe Saunders No. 5 at super middleweight in its annual ratings
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Billy Joe Saunders beats Martin Murray via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
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2019
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The Ring magazine rates Billy Joe Saunders No. 6 at super middleweight in its annual ratings
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Billy Joe Saunders beats Marcelo Esteban Coceres via knockout 11/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
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Billy Joe Saunders beats Shefat Isufi via unanimous decision 12/12
Super Middleweight · WBO
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2018
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The Ring magazine rates Billy Joe Saunders No. 3 at middleweight in its annual ratings
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Billy Joe Saunders’s reign as the WBO middleweight world champion ends
Middleweight · WBO
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2017
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The Ring magazine rates Billy Joe Saunders No. 3 at middleweight in its annual ratings
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Billy Joe Saunders beats David Lemieux via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
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Billy Joe Saunders beats Willie Monroe Jr via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
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2016
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The Ring magazine rates Billy Joe Saunders No. 3 at middleweight in its annual ratings
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Billy Joe Saunders beats Artur Akavov via unanimous decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
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2015
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The Ring magazine rates Billy Joe Saunders No. 3 at middleweight in its annual ratings
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Billy Joe Saunders beats Andy Lee via majority decision 12/12
Middleweight · WBO
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2014
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The Ring magazine rates Billy Joe Saunders No. 9 at middleweight in its annual ratings