Billy Joe Saunders-Shefat Isufi on May 18 (VIDEO)

Former WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (27-0-0) will face Shefat Isufi (27-3-2) on 18th of May at Stevenage FC’s Lamex Stadium and the two will fight for the interim WBO super-middleweight title.

Initially, the fight was scheduled for April 13, but for the WBO World super-middleweight title, but the current champion Gilberto Ramirez came out and denied having ever vacated the title.

https://twitter.com/BTSportBoxing/status/1110147435890991105

All that means, that whoever claims the interim belt will be Ramirez mandatory challenger later in 2019.

Here's what the Brit had to say:

https://twitter.com/MTKGlobal/status/1108080893342769152

"It is what it is and no problem,” he said, “I shall fight this #1 ranked opponent and I will be taking his spot and then I will fight Ramirez after. Let’s get that fight going on.

https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1105854969570299912

“If he moves up I would become world champion, but I don’t want to win it that way because I want to beat the champion. It is all good vibes from me, I am willing to fight anybody in the super-middleweight or middleweight category and put on a masterful display.”