MIDDLEWEIGHT division
BILLY JOE SAUNDERS
RetiredBorn 1989-08-30, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE (aged 37)· GBR
· Stance: southpaw· Height: 180 cm (5'11")· Reach: 180 cm (5'11")· aka SUPERB
Debut: 2009-02-28· Career: 2009–2021 (13 years)
Wins
30
Losses
1
Draws
0
NC
0
Rated Fights
31
Originally from Cheshunt, Saunders is of Romani descent and grew up on a Romanichal and Traveller site near Hatfield, Hertfordshire. His great-grandfather, Absolom Beeney, was one of the community's most famous bare-knuckle boxers.
In 2025, Saunders was convicted of hare coursing, attempting to catch and kill hares using dogs.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare BILLY JOE SAUNDERS's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Title Reigns — 11
2020-12-04 → 2021-04-17 · 4m 13d · 0 defences
Lost to DEMETRIUS ANDRADE · Wu
2019-11-09 → 2020-01-30 · 2m 21d · 0 defences
Lost to DEMETRIUS ANDRADE · TKO
2019-05-18 → 2019-06-29 · 1m 11d · 0 defences
Lost to DEMETRIUS ANDRADE · Wu
2016-12-03 → 2018-01-17 · 1y 1m · 2 defences
Lost to ANTHONY MUNDINE · KO
2015-12-19 → 2016-06-04 · 5m 16d · 0 defences
Lost to LIAM SMITH · KO
2014-11-29 → 2015-05-30 · 6m 1d · 0 defences
Lost to NICK BLACKWELL · TKO
2014-07-26 → 2021-12-03 · 7y 4m · 1 defence
Lost to DENIS RADOVAN · TKO
2013-07-20 → 2021-05-07 · 7y 9m · 0 defences
Lost to MAGOMED KURBANOV · W
2012-12-15 → 2016-03-12 · 3y 2m · 3 defences
Lost to TOMMY LANGFORD · Wu
2012-04-28 → 2012-12-15 · 7m 17d · 2 defences
Lost to LIAM SMITH · W
2011-11-05 → 2016-11-12 · 5y · 0 defences
Lost to GRANT DENNIS · W
Lonsdale Belt — won outright
- MIDDLEWEIGHT — 2013· awarded outrightWon the Lonsdale Belt outright
Complete Record — 31 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 MAY 2021 | LOSS | CANELO ALVAREZ | 8 | SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2395 | TITLE  |
| 04 DEC 2020 | DEC | MARTIN MURRAY | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2426 | TITLE |
| 09 NOV 2019 | KO | MARCELO CÓCERES | 11 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2407 | TITLE |
| 18 MAY 2019 | DEC | SHEFAT ISUFI | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2342 | TITLE |
| 22 DEC 2018 | TKO | CHARLES ADAMU | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2365 | |
| 16 DEC 2017 | DEC | DAVID LEMIEUX | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2422 | TITLE |
| 16 SEP 2017 | DEC | WILLIE MONROE, JR. | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2372 | TITLE |
| 03 DEC 2016 | DEC | ARTUR AKAVOV | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2394 | TITLE |
| 19 DEC 2015 | DEC | ANDY LEE | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2344 | TITLE |
| 24 JUL 2015 | TKO | YOANN BLOYER | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2274 | |
| 29 NOV 2014 | SD | CHRIS EUBANK, JR. | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2262 | TITLE   |
| 26 JUL 2014 | KO | EMANUELE BLANDAMURA | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2252 | TITLE |
| 21 SEP 2013 | DEC | JOHN RYDER | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2187 | TITLE |
| 20 JUL 2013 | DEC | GARY O'SULLIVAN | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2133 | TITLE |
| 21 MAR 2013 | DEC | MATTHEW HALL | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2195 | TITLE |
| 15 DEC 2012 | DEC | NICK BLACKWELL | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2262 | TITLE |
| 14 SEP 2012 | TKO | JARROD FLETCHER | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2248 | TITLE |
| 01 JUN 2012 | DEC | BRADLEY PRYCE | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2184 | TITLE |
| 28 APR 2012 | TKO | TONY HILL | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2216 | TITLE |
| 14 DEC 2011 | TKO | TOMMY TOLAN | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2228 | |
| 05 NOV 2011 | DEC | GARY BOULDEN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2205 | TITLE |
| 15 OCT 2011 | TKO | NORBERT SZEKERES | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2165 | |
| 21 MAY 2011 | TKO | KEVIN HAMMOND | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2101 | |
| 02 APR 2011 | TKO | TURGAY UZUN | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2037 | |
| 11 DEC 2010 | TKO | TONY RANDELL | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 1974 | |
| 15 MAY 2010 | DEC | ANDY BUTLIN | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 1905 | |
| 05 DEC 2009 | DEC | LEE NOBLE | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 1900 | |
| 09 OCT 2009 | DEC | ALEX SPITKO | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 1885 | |
| 18 JUL 2009 | TKO | MATT SCRIVEN | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 1880 | |
| 15 MAY 2009 | TKO | RONNY GABEL | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 1830 | |
| 28 FEB 2009 | TKO | ATTILA MOLNAR | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 1750 |
