VS
May 18 2019
Saturday

Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

12 round contest @ Super Middleweight
Shefat Isufi
Isufi
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27-0-0
UD 12

Score cards

  • 120-108
  • 118-110
  • 117-111
UD 12
27-3-2

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Belts on The Line

WBO World Super Middleweight Championship

The tape

30
Age
30
5' 11" / 180 cm
Height
5' 11" / 180 cm
70.9" / 180 cm
Reach
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Southpaw (L)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

RTDUDUDUDMD
Form
UDUDTKOKOTKO
27
Wins
27
13
By KO
20
48
KO%
74
0
Loses
3
0
Draws
2
2009
Debut
2010

Tape rankings @ Super Middleweight

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The Ring
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WBA
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WBC
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2
WBO
1
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IBF
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Billy Joe Saunders vs Shefat Isufi report


Who won Saunders vs Isufi?

Billy Joe Saunders beat Shefat Isufi by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 18th May 2019 at Lamex Stadium in 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 loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Isufi had a large advantage in power over Saunders, boosting at 74% knock out percentage over Saunders' 48%.

Billy Joe Saunders was the same age as Shefat Isufi, 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 less 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 23 less professional rounds, 222 to Isufi's 245.

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 beat Charles Adamu on 22nd December 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat David Lemieux on 16th December 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 16th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

He had defeated Andy Lee on 19th December 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Shefat Isufi made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.

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Billy Saunders

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108

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