Canelo vs. Saunders

Saunders Offers No Excuses For Loss To Canelo: He Was The Better Man

Billy Joe Saunders may not exactly be known for his humility, but the British southpaw apparently has no problem conceding his loss to Canelo Alvarez. 

Canelo-Saunders Generates $9,002,920 Live Gate From 66,065 Tickets Sold

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez amassed more ticket sales for his most recent main event than for any other since his two-fight set with Gennadiy Golovkin. The four-division and reigning super middleweight champ from Guadalajara, Mexico added to his legacy wit...

Saunders' Stoppage To Canelo: Tibbs, Davison in Corner Row

There appears to be some sort of rift between trainers Ben Davison and Mark Tibbs - with respect to Billy Joe Saunders' stoppage loss at the hands of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. Two weeks ago, Saunders was stopped in eight rounds in a three belt super mid...

Trainer: Saunders Will Have Very Tough Time Emotionally To Recover From Canelo Loss

Mark Tibbs, head trainer of former two-division world champion Billy Joe Saunders, believes that it's going to be 'very tough' for his boxer to come back from last Saturday's loss to Canelo Alvarez.

Plant: I Seen Some Weak Spots In Canelo Against Saunders; I Feel I'm The Better Fighter

Nothing Caleb Plant witnessed Saturday night makes him feel any less confident about beating Canelo Alvarez. Plant gave Alvarez credit for stopping Billy Joe Saunders, but the unbeaten IBF super middleweight champion noticed flaws in the Mexican supe...

Saunders Wanted To Come Out For Ninth Round, Says Ben Davison

Trainer Ben Davison, who was part of last Saturday's corner team for Billy Joe Saunders, says the former two-division world champion was looking to come out for the ninth round in his super middleweight unification clash with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.

Hearn: After Canelo Becomes Undisputed, Does He Move Up To 175?

Promoter Eddie Hearn, who works on a fight by fight basis with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, could see the Mexican superstar take bigger risks in the future with physically superior fighters.

WBC Prez: Canelo is Without a Doubt The Pound-For-Pound King

World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman was ringside last Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and watched Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez stop Billy Joe Saunders in eight rounds to unify the WBC, WBA, WBO super middleweight titles.

Hearn: Saunders Didn't Take a Knee, Didn't Turn His Back, He Stayed in There

Eddie Hearn, promoter for former two-division champion Billy Joe Saunders, expects to see his boxer return to the ring in the future. Saunders suffered his first defeat last Saturday night, when he was stopped in eight rounds by Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez...

Zach Parker Breaks Down Canelo's Win Over Saunders

Super middleweight Zach Parker insists he will be more than up for the task of toppling Canelo when his shot comes around and says the Mexican superstar will never have been in with a 'tank' like him.

Frank Warren Reacts To Saunders Getting Stopped By Canelo

EVENTS IN THE early hours of Sunday morning demonstrated once again that size does matter in the sport of boxing. The richly skilled ring craft of Billy Joe Saunders was just not enough to knock the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez bandwagon off course. Put sim...

Andrade: Saunders Didn't Have Real Game Plan Against Canelo; Didn't Make Adjustments

ARLINGTON, Texas – Demetrius Andrade expected more from Billy Joe Saunders on Saturday night. Andrade anticipated seeing the sharpest Saunders imaginable in the ring against Canelo Alvarez. Instead, Andrade watched what he considered an ordinary Saun...

Sorry, Macho Men: Team Saunders Made The Right Call

By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Here’s a news flash, folks… I love sports. I played football, baseball and hockey to moderate success as a youngster, picked up distance running as an intermittent hobby in my 30s and have been fortunate enough to scratch out so...

Saunders: Didn't Feel Out Of My League, Got Caught With A Good Shot And Couldn't See

Billy Joe Saunders has offered his first comment since the lone defeat of his career. The former two-division titlist was not in a position to provide a post-fight interview due to the severity of the injury he suffered in an 8th round stoppage loss...

Dubois: Maybe Saunders Will Regret What He Said About Me, It's a Life Lesson

Heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois knows what it's like to suffer a serious orbital bone injury. Last year, in a high stakes WBO eliminator with Joe Joyce, the young puncher sustained a severe eye injury. After getting tagged with a hard shot in the...