Billy Joe Saunders Boxing News

2008 Olympian Bradley Saunders makes his long awaited professional this Friday night on the undercard of Kevin Mitchell’s London return at the York Hall. The 26-year-old light-welterweight from Stokton-on-Tees goes straight into a six-round contest against Jason Nesbitt.

By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro: Guy Fawkes night, or bonfire night as some prefer, is an explosive celebration with fireworks lighting the evening skies. With this in mind promoter Frank Warren had declared that his ‘Gladiators’ event, at the Wembley Arena, would be an explosive affair. Being a man of his words he delivered as [...]

FRANK WARREN Presents WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING SATURDAY, 5th NOVEMBER, 2011 WEMBLEY ARENA ***LIVE ON BOXNATION (SKY PLATFORM CH. 456)***

By Dan Henderson: The 5th of November is a day we all know as bonfire night and with the fight card from Wembley Arena there sure promises to be some fireworks with two main bouts of the evening consisting of Burns vs Katsidis and also Groves vs Smith.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBO light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (23-0, 11 KO’s) retained his World Boxing Organization title on Saturday night in beating number #13 ranked WBO contender Tony Bellew (16-1, 10 KO’s) by a 12 round majority decision at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, England.

Former Olympian and rising Middleweight star Billy Joe Saunders has been named captain/co-manager of the TRAD TKO Boxing Gym’s football squad for this Sunday’s Boxers and Celebrity Charity Football Tournament, in aid of the Indee Rose Trust, at the Concord Rangers FC in Canvey Island, Essex.

By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro: Back in May, at the O2 Arena, George Groves and James DeGale may have been the headliner but without doubt the true star of the show was a youngster from Hertfordshire, Billy Joe Saunders.

Billy Joe Saunders has turned from boy to man in the last 12 months, according to his training team. The precocious Hertford traveler went to the Olympics as an 18-year-old before turning pro with Frank Warren.

‘HERE’S JOHNNY!” THE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE JOHN MURRAY vs. KARIM EL OUAZGHARI SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011 YORK HALL, BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON ***LIVE ON SKY SPORTS 1HD***

Boxing results – Echo Arena, Liverpool, England: Larry Olubamiwo TKO 8 Paul Butlin Joe Selkirk dec 8 Steve O’Meara Billy Joe Saunders TKO 2 Tony Randell Liam Smith TKO 2 Matt Scriven Joe McNally dec 4 Bertrand Aloa Paul Butler dec 4 Anwar Alfadli Matthew Macklin UD 12 Ruben Varon Nathan Cleverly UD 12 Nadjib [...]

Billy Joe Saunders is desperate to make up for loss ground after recovering from a hand injury. The Hertfordshire star has been out of action since May after picking up a knock in a points win over Andy Butlin. But now the 21-year-old is fully fit, and will be back in December.

Upton Park, West Ham, London, England: Michael Katsidis TKO 3 Kevin Mitchell interim WBO lightweight title Other action: Derek Chisora TKO 2 Danny Williams BBBofC British heavyweight title

By William Mackay: British amateur prospects James DeGale, Frankie Gavin and Billy Joe Saunders were all successful on Saturday night on the undercard of the World Boxing Association title match between Amir Khan and Dmitry Salita, at the Metro Arena, in Newcastle.

By Nate Anderson: For those boxing fans who see light heavyweight Nathan Cleverly (18-0, 8 KO’s) as the second coming of Joe Calzaghe, they may need to hold off a bit on their expectations about him because he seems far from realizing the talent that Calzaghe formerly possessed, at least as of now.

By Nate Anderson: Undefeated light welterweight prospect Frankie Gavin (3-0, 3 KO’s) stopped Graham Fearn (4-3, 1 KO’s) in the 2nd round on Saturday night at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England. Gavin, 23, dropped Fearn twice in the fight. After the second knockdown, a left-right combination to the head, referee Steve Gray stepped in [...]

By Nate Anderson: Undefeated welterweight prospect Billy Joe Saunders (2-0, 2 KOs) scored a 2nd round TKO last night over his outgunned opponent Ronny Gabel (2-2, 2 KOs) at the Odyssey Arena, in Belfast, Ireland. Saunders, 19, battered Gabel at will with huge shots in the 2nd round, prompting referee Terry O’Conner to step in [...]

By William Mackay: 2008 middleweight Gold Medalist for Britain James DeGale (1-0) is looking to put in an impressive performance in his next bout on Friday night against Jindrich Kubin (5-0, 3 KOs) at the Odyssey Arena, in Belfast, Ireland. DeGale, 23, was disappointed with his performance from three months ago in a four round [...]

By Jim Dower: 2008 British Olympian Billy Joe Saunders (1-0, 1 KOs) defeated Attila Molnar (12-13-6, 5 KOs) in the 2nf round of a scheduled four round bout on Saturday night at the National Indoor Arena, in Birmingham, West Midlands. In the 2nd round, Saunders backed Molnar up against the ropes and nailed him with [...]

NEW YORK – Light-heavyweight contender Shaun George entered his bout with Jaffa Ballogou intent on sending the division a message it could not ignore. It took him only 86 seconds to accomplish his mission, finishing off “The African Assassin” in spectacular fashion in New York City’s BB King Blues Club & Grill.

Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury is predicting another explosive performance in Norwich this Saturday night when he features live on ITV4 on the undercard of Jon Thaxton’s first European Lightweight title defence. The unbeaten Fury will be going for his third straight win as a pro on the Hennessy Sports event when he takes on Daniel [...]

Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury has called Frank Maloney’s bluff after the promoter challenged him to fight his prospect Larry Olubamiwo. The 6 foot 9 inch Fury has won his two professional contests to date with impressive stoppages against European opposition and faces Russian Daniel Peret next time out in Norwich on February 28th live on [...]

BRITAIN’S Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries has signed a three year promotional deal with Frank Maloney. ‘Jaffa’, 23, will be managed by his father, Phil and trained by Joe Gallagher. Jeffries will steal a march on his fellow Olympians when he becomes the first member of the British squad to have a professional contest.