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Saunders vs. Monroe Jr: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Billy Joe Saunders (Superb) defends his WBO middleweight title against Willie Monroe Jr. (The Mongoose). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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28
Feb 28, 2009
24-0
2
12 (50%)
180 cm
180 cm
0 cm
Southpaw
Dec 3, 2016
9m, 13d
24
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
30
Mar 27, 2008
21-2
1
6 (26.1%)
178 cm
188 cm
10 cm
Southpaw
Sep 17, 2016
11m, 30d
2
WBO
MD
w1
d1
middleweight
Saturday, 16 Sep 2017
Copper Box Arena, London, England
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Billy Joe Saunders vs. Willie Monroe Jr.

Date

This fight between Billy Joe Saunders and Willie Monroe Jr. took place on at the Copper Box Arena, London, England.

Tale of the Tape

At 180 cm, Billy Joe Saunders is the taller of the two by 2 cms; Willie Monroe Jr. is 178 cm. Despite being the shorter fighter, Monroe Jr. has a nice longer reach of 188 cm, which is 8 cms longer than Saunders' 180 cm. Monroe Jr. also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Saunders.

Saunders is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 24-0 (12 KOs). His last fight was 9 months and 13 days ago against Artur Akavov, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Artur Akavov's boxing career

Monroe Jr. comes in with a record of 21-2 (6 KOs). His last fight was 11 months and 30 days ago against Gabriel Rosado, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Gabriel Rosado's boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Saunders will be 28 years old. Monroe Jr. will be 30 years and 8 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 54-46 in favor of Billy Joe Saunders. Here is the prediction for Saunders vs Monroe Jr.

Billy Joe Saunders is more likely to win, but Willie Monroe Jr. could also pull it off. It is going to be competitive, nevertheless.

Result

Billy Joe Saunders defeated Willie Monroe Jr. via 12 round UD to retain the WBO middleweight title. Monroe Jr.'s 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Saunders advances his win streak to 25. Saunders is now 25-0, and Monroe Jr. 21-3.

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  3. Billy Joe Saunders defeats Artur Akavov via 12-round unanimous decision
  4. Willie Monroe Jr. defeats Gabriel Rosado via 12-round unanimous decision
  5. Gennady Golovkin knocks out Willie Monroe Jr. in the 6th round
  6. Willie Monroe Jr. defeats Brandon Adams via 10-round unanimous decision
  7. Billy Joe Saunders defeats Nick Blackwell via 12-round unanimous decision