Who won Lee vs Saunders?
Billy Joe Saunders beat Andy Lee by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 19th December 2015 at Manchester Arena in Manchester.
The scorecards were announced as 112-114, 111-115, 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 loses and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Billy Joe Saunders made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Lee had advantage in power over Saunders, with a 71% knock out percentage over 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 & 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 less professional rounds, 0 to Saunders' 222.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andy Lee had been fighting more than Billy Joe Saunders.
Going to this contest, Andy Lee had last fought 8 months and 8 days ago, while Billy Joe Saunders' last outing had been 4 months and 25 days ago.
Lee's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 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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