Saunders vs Isufi

Who won Saunders vs Isufi?

Billy Joe Saunders beat Shefat Isufi by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 18th, 2019, at Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Billy Joe Saunders.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

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

The undercard featured the clash of Joyce vs Ustinov.

Saunders vs Isufi stats

Back in May 2019, Billy Joe Saunders stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Shefat Isufi made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Isufi had a large advantage in power over Saunders, boasting a 74% knockout percentage compared to Saunders' 48%.

Billy Joe Saunders was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Billy Joe Saunders fought out of the southpaw stance, while Shefat Isufi was an orthodox fighter.

Saunders was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 1 month earlier than Isufi, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 25 fewer professional rounds, totaling 222 compared to Isufi's 247.

Billy Joe Saunders went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Shefat Isufi was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Saunders vs Isufi form

Saunders had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Charles Adamu on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten David Lemieux on December 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Willie Monroe Jr on September 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Artur Akavov on December 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley.

He had defeated Andy Lee on December 19, 2015, by majority decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Saunders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Saunders vs Isufi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Saunders vs Isufi?

Saunders vs Isufi was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Saunders vs Isufi?

Billy Joe Saunders was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Shefat Isufi made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.