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A PRESS conference has been called for Monday where it will be officially announced that Hatfield fighter Billy Joe Saunders is set for his professional debut. News filtered around media circles yesterday that The Olympians were set to feature on the Ma... Full Story »
17:44 - 08 January 2009
BOXER Billy Joe Saunders is set for his professional debut after it was announced the Olympians are set to feature on February 28 at the NIA in Birmingham. Saunders, Frankie Gavin and Olympic gold medallist James DeGale are set to appear on the undercar... Full Story »
13:08 - 04 January 2009
HATFIELD boxer Billy Joe Saunders could be the next Ricky Hatton or Joe Calzaghe, according to top promoter Frank Warren. The Sports Network supremo signed the Olympic trio of 19-year-old Saunders, Frankie Gavin and Beijing gold medal winner James DeGale... Full Story »
12:34 - 23 December 2008
OLYMPIAN Billy Joe Saunders is aiming to become the first Romany to be crowned a world boxing champion. Saunders, who lives on a travellers camp in Hatfield, made history when he went to the 2008 Beijing Games in the summer. Although he didn t get among... Full Story »
11:49 - 10 December 2008
BOXER Billy Joe Saunders has what it takes to make a big name for himself in the professional ranks. That is the opinion of Frank Warren, whose Sports Network stable have signed up the exciting 19-year-old welterweight. Herts-based Warren, whose offices... Full Story »
18:06 - 02 December 2008
HATFIELD boxer Billy Joe Saunders has signed his first professional boxing deal with the Frank Warren stable, writes John Hutchinson. After months of deliberation, the 19-year-old has decided the professional circuit is the right one for him as he looks to make a name for himsel... Full Story »
12:27 - 02 December 2008
OLYMPIC boxer Billy Joe Saunders has turned professional and set his sights on becoming world champion. The welterweight from Hatfield has quit the amateur scene and signed for Frank Warren s professional boxing stable. The 19-year-old thought long and ha... Full Story »
11:15 - 02 December 2008
OLYMPIC hero Billy Joe Saunders is today (Tuesday) set to turn his back on the amateur scene and sign for Frank Warren s professional boxing stable. The 19-year-old Hatfield boxer has made the decision after months of thinking, and the move means he will... Full Story »
14:12 - 23 October 2008
OLYMPIC gold medallist James DeGale has challenged UK Sport to break the bank to retain Hatfield boxer Billy-Joe Saunders for London 2012. Saunders cruised through his first Olympic welterweight bout in China. He crushed Turk Adem Kilicci 14-3 before losi... Full Story »
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