Billy Joe Saunders will fight in December even if it is not against Gennady Golovkin in a world middleweight title unification fight. The English boxer defended his WBO belt -- the only title not in Golovkin's possession -- with a unanimous points win over American Willie Monroe Jr at the Copper Box Arena in London Saturday.
WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders won a unanimous decision over the American Willie Monroe, Jr. in not the most interesting battle. Monroe did very little in the ring for the victory, and Saunders seemed to be happy with that and also did not much seek to accelerate. So the fight went slowly to the final bell, after which the judges felt that it is better to let the belt remain with Saunders: 117-111, 115-114 and 117-112.
Controversy reared its head at the weigh-in for Billy Joe Saunders' world title defence against Willie Monroe Jr when the champion's son aimed blows at the challenger.