Billy Joe Saunders says sorry after clip of him teaching men how to hit partners
The 30-year-old was working out on a punch bag in a barn.
WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders has apologised after a video emerged of him giving advice to men on how to hit their female partners if tempers flared during the coronavirus lockdown.
Footage showed the 30-year-old, who retained his title by beating Argentinian Marcelo Esteban Coceres in a technical knock out in Los Angeles last November, working out on a punch bag in a barn.
During the video, Saunders talked about how to react if “your old woman is giving you mouth” and “she’s coming at you, spitting a bit of venom in your face”.
The boxer talked about how to “hit her on the chin” and then “finish her off” as he demonstrated on the punch bag.
Following a fierce backlash on social media, Saunders apologised if he “offended any women”.
“I would never condone domestic violence and if I saw a man touch a woman I would smash him to pieces myself,” Saunders said in a post on Twitter.
“I have a Daughter and if a man laid a finger on her it would be end well . Apologies if I offended any women stay blessed x”.
Last week, Saunders had posted a video message clarification statement on his social media account after it emerged he made a call to an airline claiming concerns over a potential coronavirus infection.
As a result, coach Ben Davison and fellow boxer Josh Taylor were removed from a flight.
