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BILLY JOE SAUNDERS DETHRONES ANDY LEE SATURDAY TO BECOME 12th CURRENT BRITISH WORLD CHAMPION ON SHO EXTREME® FROM MANCHESTER,ENGLAND

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NEW YORK (Dec. 19, 2015) – Billy Joe Saunders dethroned WBO Middleweight World Champion Andy Lee with a 12-round majority decision Saturday on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL i Manchester, Ingarangi.

 

Ko te whawhai, i piro 115-111, 114-112 a 113-113, will re-air tonight at 9 p.m. AND/PT i runga i SHO EXTREME.

 

In a matchup of tactical southpaws, an explosive third round from Saunders (23-0, 12 Koó) was the difference. The British challenger floored Lee twice – first with a big right hook and again with a counter right just 30 seconds later – and a dazed Lee somehow survived the 10-7 tawhio. NGä ATAATA: http://s.sho.com/1OfibYe

 

The Irish Lee (34-3-1, 24 Koó) fought his way back and was the more aggressive fighter in the championship rounds, but it wasn’t enough to make up for a slow start and the two knockdowns.

 

Ki te te win, Saunders became the 12th current British world champion.

 

“I’m world champion,” Saunders said. “I beat a good champion today, a good sturdy champion. I used his power against him. When I was boxing he got a little bit careless and dropped his lead hand and I caught him with the hook.

 

“I’m not going to start running my mouth, but it was a good shot. With someone as fast as me you have to keep your hands up. I’m not the biggest puncher in the world, but I showed you there that I can punch.”

 

WBA whitu World Champion Daniel Jacobs, fresh off a first round knockout of Peter Quillin two weeks ago on SHOWTIME, was a guest analyst i runga i Rāhoroi from New York.

 

“I thought he was going to be a big brawler, I thought he had better assets,” Jacobs said of Lee. “He didn’t do enough for me. He was too complacent and after the knockdown you didn’t see that sense of urgency that a fighter has to have on the comeback trail.

 

“All credit due to Billy Joe, but it wasn’t an impressive victory.”

 

After watching the fight, Jacobs wasn’t ready to commit to a unification showdown in 2016 with the winner.

 

“We’ll do whatever makes sense,” Jacobs said. “I think it’s time to sit-down and figure what makes sense. Obviously it’s a good time to be a middleweight champion.”

 

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Andy LEE & BILLY JOE SAUNDERS MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES FOR WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT

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Tenei SATURDAY LIVE ON SHO EXTREME®

SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
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“He’s not good enough to beat me.” – Andy Lee

“I’m not going to leave that ring without the title.” – Billy Joe Saunders

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NEW YORK (Dec. 15, 2015) – WBO Middleweight World Champion Andy Lee me te kaiwero tūturu Billy Joe Saunders held separate media workouts in Manchester, Ingarangi, as they conclude preparations for their eagerly awaited showdown this Rāhoroi, Dec. 19, live on SHO EXTREME (5 p.m. AND/PT)from Manchester Arena.

 

A Ireland Lee (34-2-1, 24 Koó) will make the first defense of his 160-pound title against England’s Saunders (22-0, 12 Koó), the WBO’s No. 1 whitu tekau nguha.

 

Te SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL whakahere o teBoxNation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein a Paulie Malignaggibefore and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHO EXTREME later that evening at 9 p.m. AND/PT.

 

Here’s what Lee and Saunders had to say at their media workouts on Tuesday and Rāhina, aua:

 

Andy LEE:

“I have a punch that can end a fight, lights out, in any given second.

 

“I won’t rely on the punch. I will look to dominate from the start with educated pressure.

 

“I’m feeling very dangerous at the moment.

 

“Saunders’ unbeaten record is a disadvantage. He’s always been in fights he’s expected to win and has been well managed by(Frank) Warren.

 

“I’ve never lost a fight on points and I never will on points. If I’m down on the cards I will go out swinging in the last round.

 

“Saunders being a fellow traveler does add another layer, but at the end the day it’s about how good you are and he’s not good enough to beat me.”

 

BILLY JOE SAUNDERS:

“I’m ready to go for Rāhoroi po. This is the best camp that I’ve ever had. I’m prepared for the toughest test of my career, but I know that I’m in excellent shape to win this fight and become world champion.

 

“Andy Lee is a tough fighter – he’s proved that by becoming world champion and having the type of career he has had. But I’m undefeated and hungry and know that I’m on the brink of fulfilling a childhood dream. I’m not going to leave that ring without the title.

 

“Training in Spain allows me to lock myself away from all distractions and focus solely on the fight. It’s hard being away from home, but it’s all part of boxing. It’s been a long camp, a tough camp, but after that I know that I’m ready to go through hell to make sure that I’m successful come fight night.

 

“The middleweight division is one of the hottest around and I’m prepared to fight any of the other champions in there once I win the title.

 

"Danny Jacobs had a great win against Peter Quillin, and then there is Canelo (Alvarez) a (Gennady) Golovkin. I know the importance of this fight for the division and I want my name to be among the very best. I’m taking it one step at a time, but I’m open to fight anyone.

 

“There has been no trash talk with Andy because we know what each person is about. We share a similar background and neither of us is going to take a back step.

 

“This is going to be a very exciting all-action fight because we’re going to leave it all in the ring. I know I have the skills to beat him and I intend to show the world why I’m among the best around.”

 

Saunders on fellow Brit Chris Eubank Jr.:

“The truth of the matter is that Eubank Jr. does not belong at the world level – he’s a phony. Ko te rite ki ohie rite taua. I wasn’t impressed with his win over Gary O’Sullivan, who I’ve already beat. He thinks he can fool the public with a win like that, but he can’t.

 

“His aim now is to move up and fight the best guys in the world, but we saw what happened the last time he stepped up a notch and faced me: he was badly exposed. The same thing will happen with him if he fights someone like Danny Jacobs for the WBA title.

 

“You’re not the best middleweight in your own country and you want to fight a world champion and say you’re going to beat him? I think it’s a delusion and he thinks he’s greater than he actually is.

 

“Sooner rather than later he’s going to get exposed again as the fraud that he is. You can keep talking, but eventually you have to back it up in the ring against top-level fighters. He’s won his last fight and now he’s back talking (expletive) again like he’s the best fighter in history.

 

“If he has the balls to fight again, which I doubt, I would happily hand him another beating, this time in even more convincing fashion.”

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SHOWTIME SPORTS® KI TELEVISE whitu ao WBO INGOA FIGHT WAENGANUI Andy LEE AND Billy JOE Saunders ON MAA, Dec. 19, ORA MAI Manchester, ENGLAND

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SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® Lee vs. Saunders
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NEW YORK (Dec. 1, 2015) - SHOWTIME Sports® ka tapae te WBO Whitu Ao Championship i waenganui i te parururaa i titlist Andy Lee me te kaiwero hinga kore Billy Joe Saunders i runga i Saturdaa, Dec. 19, ora i runga i Sho EXTREME (5 p.m. AND/PT) i Manchester, Ingarangi.

 

Te SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL whakahere o te Pouaka Nation telecast will feature analysis from SHOWTIME boxing experts Brian Custer, Al Bernstein a Paulie Malignaggi before and after the world championship showdown. An encore presentation of the bout will air on SHO EXTREME later that evening at 9 p.m. AND/PT.

 

"Kei oaoa ki te whakaora i tenei matchup nui o runga Middleweights ki te US matou. whakarongo,"Ka mea Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice peresideni me Kaiwhakahaere General o SHOWTIME Sports. “The 160-pound class is one of boxing’s hottest and deepest divisions right now, a kia patia i te toa o tenei whawhai ia mo te pupūtanga matua whakakotahitanga ranei i roto i 2016. "

 

A Ireland Lee (34-2-1, 24 Koó) riro te wātea WBO taitara ki te TKO te ono-a tawhio noa o na-tūturu Matt Korbov i roto i te Hakihea 2014. Te 6-waewae-2, 31-tau tahi i runga i te wini pūkenga e ono-whawhai i mua i mekemeke te utu i te afa 12-a tawhio noa ki te toa tūturu mua Peter Quillin i runga i April 11, 2015, i roto i te Brooklyn. Both fighters went down in a highly competitive scrap that was scored 113-112 mo Quillin, 113-112 mo Lee me 113-113.

 

I mua i tahuri ko pro Lee te runaruna runga, me te kanohi Ireland i roto i te 2004 Olympic Games i Atene.

 

"E mea rahi e oku pā i roto i te U.S. ka whiwhi ki te kite i te whawhai i waenganui i ahau, me Saunders me kī ahau te haere te reira ki te kia whakaongaonga,"Ka mea a Lee.

 

Saunders (22-0, 12 Koó), of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, Ko o te WBO No. 1 whitu tekau nguha. The 26-year-old is coming off a fourth-round TKO over Yoannan Bloyer whakamutunga Hōngongoi 24 i roto i te London.

 

E rua tīmata ki muri, i roto i te nuinga o te wikitoria tuhipoka-utu o tona mahi, te 5-waewae-11, Ka mau Saunders i te afa whakatau 12-a tawhio noa ki runga Chris Eubank Jr. i runga i Nov. 29, 2014, i roto i te London. Kua riro wahi katoa engari kotahi o Saunders 'whawhai i roto i Ingarangi; te tahi atu ko Airangi ki te Raki.

 

Was Saunders hoki te runaruna ta'na; kanohi ia Ingarangi i roto i te 2008 Olympic Games rite te Welterweight i te tau o 18. Saunders is the great-grandson of one of Britain’s most famous gypsy bare-knuckle champions, Absolom Beeney.

 

"He po nui hoki ahau tenei me te oaoa vau e te haere i te reira i roto i ora ki Amerika ahau,” Saunders said. “The U.S. viewers will get to see just what I can do when I face Lee and become world champion. It’s a big boost for me and takes the fight to another level when American TV comes on board and then you know it’s a big fight on the world stage. I hope that (Gennady) Golovkin me (Miguel) Ka waiho cotto rua matakitaki no e ahau nohopuku tata ratou taumata a ka whiwhi ratou ki te kite i te aha ahau katoa ahau e pā ana ki ".

 

Ka mea kaiwhakatairanga Frank Warren, "Au oaoa e ka pouaka inaianei SHOWTIME Lee vs ahau. Saunders ora i roto i te U.S. as it confirms the importance of this fight on the world scene. My relationship with the network goes back many years with fights like Joe Calzaghe vs. Jeff Lacy, Ricky Hatton vs. Kostya Tszyu, Frank Bruno vs. Oliver McCall, plus Naseem Hamed and Nigel Benn fights. I believe that Lee vs. Saunders will be another great fight to add to that list because of what’s at stake for both fighters. What lies ahead for the winner will make them fight to their very best.”