Billy Joe Saunders said he is considering retirement following last month’s loss to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
The 31-year-old British boxer suffered a fractured right orbital bone during the super middleweight unification bout on May 8 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
“He’s a world-class fighter and he caught me with a world-class shot, so you’ve gotta give the man that credit and respect,” Saunders told talkSPORT.com in an interview published Thursday.
Saunders’ corner ended the vicious fight after the eighth round and he lost for the first time in his career, falling to 30-1 with 14 knockouts.
“I went into surgery. I had a broken eye socket. It was broken in three …
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