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Elwin Soto signs with Matchroom, added to Canelo-Saunders card

The WBO light flyweight champion Elwin Soto made news last week by agreeing to a deal with Matchroom Boxing, and now he will have his first fight with Matchroom on May 8th against Katsunari Takayama as part of the fight card headlined by the May 8th middleweight unification fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders in AT&T Stadium in Texas. Soto (18-1 12 KOs) will … Continue reading Elwin Soto signs with Matchroom, added to Canelo-Saunders card

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Canelo vs. Saunders scheduled for May 8th

VIA PRESS RELEASE Canelo Alvarez will clash with Billy Joe Saunders in a WBC, WBA Super, WBO and Ring Magazine World Super-Middleweight unification blockbuster on May 8, live worldwide on DAZN (except Mexico) Canelo Alvarez dismantled WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim in three rounds at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and next he takes a giant step in his quest to become undisputed by facing the WBO king Saunders at … Continue reading Canelo vs. Saunders scheduled for May 8th

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Saunders pitches a near shutout to retain WBO title

Billy Joe Saunders successfully defended the WBO Super-Middleweight World Title for a second time on Friday night, as he nearly swept the scorecards against Martin Murray. Steve Gray and Robert Williams scored the fight 120-109, whille Marcus McDowell scored it 118-110 for the champion from Hatfield. It registers as Saunders’ 30th win as a professional fighter. Murray was unsuccessful once again in a world title … Continue reading Saunders pitches a near shutout to retain WBO title

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Saunders defends against Murray December 4th

VIA PRESS RELEASE Billy Joe Saunders will make the second defence of his WBO Super-Middleweight World Title against British rival Martin Murray at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Friday December 4, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN in all of its nine markets including the U.S. Hatfield star Saunders (29-0, 14 KOs) became a two-weight World Champion with a shutout points win over Shefat Isufi in May 2019, outclassing his Serbian opponent … Continue reading Saunders defends against Murray December 4th

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Andrade wants to “bust up” Saunders

VIA PRESS RELEASE Demetrius Andrade hopes to finally get to face bitter rival Billy Joe Saunders when boxing returns. Andrade (29-0, 18 KOs) was due to face Saunders in October 2018 for the Londoner’s WBO crown but the Briton failed a drugs test and subsequently relinquished the title. Andrade would win the vacant belt against Walter Kautondokwa in Boston and has since defended the title with imposing wins … Continue reading Andrade wants to “bust up” Saunders

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Saunders vacates WBO title

The boxing world received some shocking news a couple of weeks ago as Billy Joe Saunders was tested positive for the performance enhancing drug oxilofrine in his sample that was submitted to VADA last month. At the time, that had put the fight between him and Demetrius Andrade for the WBO middleweight title in jeopardy. Now, that fight has been scrapped. Saunders opted to vacate … Continue reading Saunders vacates WBO title

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Saunders injured, fight with Murray postponed

Billy Joe Saunders, who is the WBO middleweight champion, has suffered an injury and his defense of that title against Martin Murray has officially been postponed. The fight was originally scheduled to be on April 14th at the O2 Arena in London, but now with Saunders hurting his hand, the fight will now be moved to June 23rd. Saunders – who last defended the title … Continue reading Saunders injured, fight with Murray postponed

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