Billy Joe Saunders Age: Biography, Height, Record, Net Worth, Children, Career & More 

Billy Joe Saunders is a two-division boxing champion who is known for carrying a flamboyant personality. British pugilist Saunders represented Team Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. 

While Billy Joe Saunders has not taken an official retirement from professional boxing, he has not been in action since facing a defeat to Mexican great Canelo Alvarez on 8 May 2021. 

Basics Details of Billy Joe Saunders

Basics	Details
Name	Billy Joe Saunders
Nickname in Boxing	Superb
Born	30 August 1989
Age	36 years
Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Birth Place	Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Nationality	British
Ethincity	Travelling Community/ Gypsy
Faith	Christianity

Billy Joe Saunders Physical Stats and Fitness 

While nobody can deny the fact that Billy Joe Saunders is a natural boxer. Billy’s ring generalship, too, is second to none. However, the lifestyle issues have impacted his overall growth and development. 

Hence, Billy has faced several fitness-related battles even during his prime days as a boxer. 

Basic	Physical Stats
Height	5 feet and 11 inches
Weight	85 kg (Present)
Stance	Southpaw
Reach	71 inches
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair Colour	Light Brown
Shoe Size	9 (UK)

Age

On 30 August 1989, Billy Joe Saunders was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. Saunders hails from the Travelling community, better known as the Gypsies. 

He is a 36-year-old pugilist, being respected for having an elite boxing brain. 

Billy Joe Childhood, Parents and Siblings 

Billy was born in Welwyn Garden City. However, he grew up in a Romanichal Traveller community near Hatfield. Growing up around Traveller culture, seeing bare-knuckle fights and finding love for boxing was relatively easy for him. 

The Gypsies, in Britain, are famous for taking up boxing as their profession more so than any other community. Billy was just five years old when he began learning the basics of boxing. 

• Tom Saunders is the father of Billy. Over the years, he has been very supportive in his pro boxing journey. Tom was an amateur-level boxer.
• Billy has never shared the name of his mother in public. 
• Tommy Saunders Jr is his brother. 

Billy Joe Educational Background 

Billy Joe Saunders, just like most Gypsies in the 1990s, did homeschooling. He got involved seriously in boxing at the age of five. Back then, he even represented Cheshunt Amateur Boxing Club and Hoddesdon Amateur Boxing Club. 

Billy, despite not being academically sound, is known for his ability to trash-talk; during the fight buildup, which is as good as an apple pie. 

Billy Joe’s Wife and Children 

Billy has never married. But he was in a long-term relationship with Ruby. In fact, Billy and Ruby are the parents of three children. 

1. Billy Joe Saunders Jr. is the elder son. 
2. Steve Saunders is the name of his second son. 
3. Sienna Saunders is the beloved daughter of Billy. In fact, he shares a very close connection with Sienna. 

Relation	Name
Ex-Partner	Ruby
Children	3
Son	Billy Joe Saunders Jr. and Steve Saunders
Deaughter	Sienna Saunders

Amateur Boxing Career

Billy Joe Saunders had 49 amateur wins as a senior. He represented Team GB at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but got eliminated in the second round (welterweight). 

He had 86 amateur fights overall, winning 80 and losing just six times. 

• At the 2007 Commonwealth Championships, Billy won a gold medal (welterweight) for England. 
• At the 2008 Strandja Cup in Bulgaria, he won the gold medal for his nation. 
• At the 2008 Olympics, he lost to Carlos Banteux. 

Billy was overall an utterly sound amateur, who had all the skills to win an Olympic gold. Back then, he was trained by several trainers. 

Professional Career 

Billy Joe Saunders has won 30 of his 31 professional fights in boxing, losing just once. Despite not being known for his ability to knock opponents out, Saunders has won 14 of his 30 pro fights by KO/TKO. 

• On 28 February 2008, Saunders made his professional debut. He faced Attila Molnar and won the boxing contest by the second round TKO at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. 
• Saunders was signed by Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions. Even for the majority of his career, Frank Warren was his lead promoter. 

• Jimmy Tibbs was Billy’s initial trainer as a pro boxer. 
• On 28 April 2012, he defeated Tony Hill and won the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title. 
• For the next 6 to 8 fights, he successfully defended his vacant Commonwealth middleweight title. 
• In December 2012, Billy outdid Nick Blackwell to win the British middleweight title. 
• In 2013, Billy defended his British and Commonwealth middleweight titles against Gary O’Sullivan and John Ryder. 
• On 26 July 2014, he beat Emanuele Blandamura to win the vacant European middleweight title. 
• On 29 November 2014, Saunders won a close fight against Chris Eubank Jr. to defend his European, British, and Commonwealth middleweight titles. In fact, he gave Eubank Jr his pro career’s first defeat. 
• It took Billy 23 pro fights to become a world champion. 
• On 19 December 2015, Saunders defeated Irish boxing legend Andy Lee in Manchester to win the WBO middleweight title. 
• He then defended his world title against Artur Akavov in December 2016. As Tibbs was not in Billy’s corner for the fight, they got separated. 
• For the first half of 2017, he was training with Adam Booth. 
• He then linked up with Dominic Ingle. 
• In September 2017, he defeated Willie Monroe Jr. to retain his WBO middleweight title. 
• Under Ingle, in December 2017, he had his career’s best performance against a top-level boxer, David Lemieux. Billy did not let Lemieux touch his face at all for 12 rounds. It was being called a boxing masterclass. 
• In October 2018, he was about to fight Demetrius Andrade in the United States to defend his WBO title. However, Billy tested positive in a urine sample collected by the Anti-Doping Association (VADA). 
• He then had a tune-up fight against Charles Adamu in December 2018. 
• Billy Joe Saunders then moved to the super-middleweight division and beat Shefat Isufi on 19 May 2019 to win the WBO super-middleweight title with a new trainer, Ben Davison. 
• He then left Queensberry Promotions and signed with Matchroom Boxing, making Eddie Hearn his new promoter. 
• In November 2019, he registered an 11-round KO win over Marcelo Coceres in the United States. 
• In December 2018, he made another defence for the WBO title and beat Martin Murray. It was the time when he made Mark Tibbs his trainer.  
• On 8 May 2021, Canelo Alvarez gave Billy his pro career’s first defeat. In the 8th round, Canelo’s shot hit Billy’s eye. It took his ability to get a clear vision; as a result, his corner pulled him out of the contest. However, as per sevreal fight fans, he was winning the battle on points until the 8th round. 
• Since losing the fight against Canelo, he has not been able to make a comeback. 

Controversies 

• Billy Joe Saunders was managed by MKT formally. He had an even closer relationship with Daniel Kinahan, who is an Irish suspected crime boss. 
• In 2020, Saunders made wild comments on the issue of women facing domestic abuse. However, he soon made an apology. 

Billy Joe Saunders Social Media 

Billy Joe Saunders has over a million followers combined on X, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. He likes to promote the boxers he manages on his social media handles now, mostly. 

• TikTok: @billie-joe-saunders

• Instagram: @saundersbillyjoe

• Facebook: @BillyJoeSaundersOfficial

• X: @bjsaunders_

Net Worth of Billy Joe Saunders

Billy Joe Saunders is a millionaire boxer, his updated net worth is 12 million USD. It is 9 million pounds. 

Billy owns a Ferrari, Bentley and other high-end cars. Billy has a deep love for luxury watches, too. 

Trivia 

• Billy Joe Saunders’ great-grandfather was a well-known bare-knuckle champion. 
• Saunders is a very close friend of boxing legend Tyson Fury. 
• He became the world champion in the Middleweight and Super-Middleweight divisions. 
• He made around 8 million USD with the Canelo fight. 
• Billy is never afraid to cause a controversy. 
• Saunders has been called one of the most gifted boxers of all time. 
• He is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. 
• In the late 2010s, he wanted to fight Gennady Golovkin. 

• Saunders is a very close friend of boxing journalists Kugan Cassius and Michelle Joy Phelps. 

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