Billy Joe Saunders *updates*

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Saunders, Matchroom Unable To Strike Deal For Comeback Fight, Hearn Open To Billy Joe Moving On

It appears that Billy Joe Saunders’ comeback fight won’t be staged by his most recent promoter.

Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn said he and the former super middleweight champion Saunders were unable to strike a deal for Saunders’ return bout.

“We looked at it, talked some numbers. I don’t think we can deliver what he wants us to deliver for him. So we’re happy for him to take whatever opportunities. I’d love to see Billy Joe Saunders back with us or with somebody else. Billy always needs a date to work toward, and he’s a fantastic talent,” Hearn told Boxing Social.

Saunders (30-1, 14 KOs) has not fought since May 2021 when he lost his 168-pound WBO title to Canelo Alvarez via eighth-round stoppage due to a fractured right orbital bone.

Weeks after the fight, Saunders said he was contemplating retirement and even attached a 50-50 figure to it, but an official announcement never materialized.

Saunders reportedly started training again in June.

Hearn signed Saunders to a promotional deal in August 2019 after the fighter parted ways with longtime promoter Frank W.

The slick southpaw Saunders turned pro in 2009 and has beaten the likes of Chris Eubank Jr., David Lemieux, Andy Lee, John Ryder, Martin Murray, and Gary O’Sullivan.

He will turn 33 years old at the end of August.

Yeah, sounds like BJS still can’t settle on terms for a proper comeback. Hearn basically said the money wasn’t there, so Saunders might have to look elsewhere if he really wants to fight again. Been out since the Canelo loss — if he’s serious, he needs to get active soon before time runs out.

Time has run out, it would be at least 5 years since his Canelo hammering before he could step in the ring again, too fat and zero fanbase

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You say “zero fanbase” but when has that ever precluded a fighter from being in big fights. Does Conor Benn have a fanbase ? Did James DeGale have any fans ?

Besides, I’d have thought BJS has a fair amount of support in the gypsy community.

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Lots of folk would come to see him get beat

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You say “zero fanbase” but when has that ever precluded a fighter from being in big fights. Does Conor Benn have a fanbase ? Did James DeGale have any fans ?

Besides, I’d have thought BJS has a fair amount of support in the gypsy community.

No but Saunders is extremely unpopular and stinks the place out apart from the odd decent performance, Saunders to the general public is totally unknown, DeGale and Benn are or were more well known, it also depends on the opponent too.

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Lots of folk would come to see him get beat

he would have to be in with the right opponent for that to happen, nobody followed him to that Scottish leisure centre years back.

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https://www.worldboxingnews.com/matt-fl ... -ghosting/

£1 Million Payday on the Line: Bare-knuckle Brawler Matty Floyd Flew to an English Pub for a Showdown, Billy Joe Saunders Skipped.

Matt Floyd made the trip. Billy Joe Saunders ghosted as the Australian bare-knuckle brawler got stood up at an English pub car park. This bizarre incident was the designated start of negotiations for a massive Bare Knuckle FC (BKFC) showdown.

“Sent us an area code of a pub he was at,” Floyd told World Boxing News. “We flew straight over for a scrap.”

“The postcode sent us to a random spot with a couple of pubs, so we checked both. Where’s Billy Joe?”

Undeterred, Floyd says he’ll return tonight.

“I’ll be there again tomorrow, where you said you’d be, or I’ll see you in Birmingham on February 28th.


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Matt Floyd went to the pub.

Saunders no-showed.

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