Billy Joe Saunders (23-0-0, 12 KOs) waltzed his way to a pretty dull win over Andy Lee (34-3-1, 24 KOs), but he won't care, as he's now the WBO middleweight champion, and has put himself in line for some pretty big fights in the near future! Let's look at what's next for Saunders.
Watch highlights from the Dec. 19 heavyweight fight between Bryant Jennings and Luis Ortiz
Check out photos from Bryant Jennings and Luis Ortiz's Heavyweight clash from Saturday, December 19, 2015.
Check out photos from the undercard of the Bryant Jennings vs. Luis Ortiz fight card.
On Saturday, December 19, 2015, Luis Ortiz (24-0, 21 KOs) scored a seventh-round TKO victory against former title challenger Bryant Jennings (19-2, 10 KOs) to successfully defend his interim WBA Heavyweight title at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York.
On the December 19 co-main event of Jennings-Ortiz, Nicholas Walters (26-0-1, 21 KOs) and Jason Sosa (18-1-4, 14 KOs) fought to a controversial majority draw at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York.
It was a battle of the southpaws as the student of Emmanuel Steward faced his third undefeated opponent in a row and began the fight with his hands low as Saunders wisely kept his by his temples.
The "force" was with Cuban star and newly crowned lightweight world champion Rances Barthelemy (24-0, 13 KOs) as he won a 12-round unanimous decision over Russian southpaw Denis Shafikov (36-2-1, 19 KOs) in the headlining bout of the final Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike fight card of 2015.
In a much anticipated Middleweight clash, Irishman Andy Lee (34-2-1, 24 KOs) makes his first WBO World Middleweight title defense against England’s undefeated challenger Billy Joe Saunders (22-0, 12 KOs) this Saturday at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
Undefeated super featherweight contender Omar "Super O" Douglas (15-0, 11 KOs) faces his toughest test when he battles Frank De Alba (17-1-2, 6 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Tuesday, December 29 from Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
On Friday, December 18, 2015, Joseph Diaz (19-0, 11 KOs) scored a second-round knockout against Hugo Partida (21-7-2, 17 KOs) to win the vacant NABF Featherweight title at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio California.
On Friday, December 18, 2015, Joseph Diaz Jr. took on Hugo Partida in a scheduled 10-round fight for the vacant NABF Featherweight title at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio California.
On Friday, December 18, 2015, Bryant Jennings, Luis Ortiz and the rest of the fighters featured on the HBO Boxing After Dark and HBO Latino cards weighed in ahead of their respective matchups on Saturday night from the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY.
Joe DeGuardia hopes to put a bow on the wrapping of an outstanding 2015 tomorrow night (Saturday, December 19), in what would be an early Christmas gift from a pair of Star Boxing® pugilists - Yunieski Gonzalez and Joshua Clottey - fighting on the HBO Latino® card at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York.
Ireland’s Lee (34-2-1, 24 KOs) will make the first defense of his 160-pound title against England’s Saunders (22-0, 12 KOs), the WBO’s No. 1 middleweight contender, this Saturday, Dec. 19, live on SHO EXTREME (5 p.m. ET/PT) from Manchester Arena.
