Lee vs Saunders

Who won Lee vs Saunders?

Billy Joe Saunders beat Andy Lee by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 19th, 2015, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 115-111, 113-113 in favor of winner Billy Joe Saunders.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBO middleweight championship of the world.

Lee vs Saunders stats

Back in December 2015, Andy Lee stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Billy Joe Saunders made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Lee had an advantage in power over Saunders, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Saunders' 55%.

Andy Lee was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Lee had a height advantage of 3 inches over Saunders. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Andy Lee and Billy Joe Saunders fought out of a southpaw stance.

Lee was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Saunders, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 222 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Saunders' 222.

Lee vs Saunders form

Lee had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Peter Quillin on April 11, 2015, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Matt Korobov on December 13, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten John Jackson on June 7, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Frank Haroche Horta on April 12, 2014, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg, Denmark.

He had been beaten by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on June 16, 2012, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Sun Bowl, El Paso, United States.

Activity check

Lee's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Saunders' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

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