After defeating Martin Murray in the volunteer defense, WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders has little time to choose his next opponent. WBO President Paco Valkarcel said on social media: “The WBO is awaiting Eddie Hearn's decision within 10 days on whether [Saunders] will fight Canelo or Andrade in his next fight. If he does not meet with any of them, we will oblige him to carry out a mandatory title defense with an opponent who will be appointed by the championship committee."
In the main event of the evening in London WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders scored a one-sided unanimous decision over Martin Murray in a rather boring fight. The scores were 120-109, 120-109 and 118-110.
On December 4th at the SSE Arena in Wembley WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders will be making his second title defense against four-time title challenger Martin Murray in the main event of the evening.
WBO super middleweight champion undefeated Billy Joe Saunders (29-0, 14 KOs) of UK and his compatriot Martin Murray (39-5-1, 17 KOs) underwent an official weigh-in procedure ahead of their bout, which will be the main event of the evening at the SSE arena in Wembley. Saunders was 167.3 lbs, Murray was 167.4 lbs.
Former super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding (28-2, 15 KOs) successfully returned to the ring. 32-year-old Briton knocked out in the second round Abdallah Paziwapazi (26-7-1, 23 KOs) in a fight that was the main event of the boxing evening in Liverpool.