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title: "Billy Joe’s Next Opponent Revealed"
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author: "Patrik Kuitunen"
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published: "2017-07-07T10:24:47Z"
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# Billy Joe’s Next Opponent Revealed

Billy Joe Saunders will return to the ring on September 16th and he will be defending his WBO world middleweight title against Willie Monroe Jr.

> I'm told B.J. Saunders 160 title defense in September will be against Willie Monroe Jr. [#boxing](https://twitter.com/hashtag/boxing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) [July 6, 2017](https://twitter.com/DanRafael1/status/883035182420439040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Monroe (21-2) is on a two-fight winning streak after getting stopped by Gennady Golovkin back in 2015. The American last fought Gabriel Rosado to a unanimous decision victory.

Meanwhile, Saunders (24-0) hasn’t fought since December of last year when he retained his belt against Artur Akavov via unanimous decision.