WBO World Middleweight Champion,
Billy Joe Saunders (25-0, 12 KOs), has been ordered by the
World Boxing Organization (WBO) to defend his title against
David Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs). The
WBO has set
November 11th as the deadline for the two fighters to strike a deal for the title matchup.
Saunders had hoped to fight either
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) or
Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) in his next professional bout.
Great Britain's Saunders captured his title on
December 19, 2015 with a majority decision victory over
Andy Lee (35-3-1, 24 KOs). This will be the southpaw's third title defense. He previously defended his title against
Artur Akavov (17-2, 7 KOs) and
Willie Monroe Jr. (21-3, 6 KOs). His successful title against
Monroe, a unanimous decision victory, came on
September 16th of this year at the
Copper Box Arena in
Great Britain.
Lemieux, a tough
French Canadian middleweight, is looking for his fifth straight victory. Most recently, he defeated
Marcos Reyes (35-5, 26 KOs) by unanimous decision on
May 6th at the
T-Mobile Arena in
Las Vegas, a fight that was part of the
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) vs.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-3-1, 32 KOs) undercard.
Stay tuned to
The Weigh-In Boxing Blog and Podcast for more information on this middleweight title fight.
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