Billy Joe Saunders has been as busy apologizing as he has been training for a projected fight with Canelo Alvarez.
Saunders’ latest apology, the second in a couple of weeks, is for an explosive video of him explaining how to hit a woman in the event of a domestic confrontation while in lock down because of coronavirus, also called COVID-19.
“I just want to make a little video for all you dads, husbands, if you’ve got girlfriends etc. Obviously this Covid-19 thing is getting quite serious and we are isolated in tight spaces,” Saunders says in a video that appeared on Whatsapp.
“If your old woman is giving you mouth and you try to be patient, you try to be calm, but after the seventh day or sixth you’re about to explode. All of a sudden, she’s coming at you, spitting a bit of venom in your face. … I don’t know what you’ve done but you’ve upset her.
“As she’s coming in at you and you’ve lost it, just keep it safe with the hands. So, as she comes in, she’s just about to say something and you explode and hit her on the chin. At this time, she may flash and see white … she’s in a state of horror. All of a sudden you dip with that knee and finish her off, that should do the trick.”
Saunders issued an apology on his Twitter account Saturday in response to an immediate backlash across social media.
“I would never condone domestic violence and if I saw a man touch a woman I would smash him to pieces myself,’’ Saunders said. “… Apologies if I offended any women, stay blessed.’’
A week ago, Saunders called an airline that had booked his trainer Ben Davison, stablemate and junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor and an unidentified friend for a flight from Las Vegas to the U.K. According to reports, Saunders told the airline that his friend was not feeling well. Davison, Taylor and the friend were pulled off the flight.
Saunders apologized for that, too
Saunders, a super middleweight champion, has a reported agreement to fight Alvarez. However, the fight has never been formally announced. It was supposed to happen on May 2 in Las Vegas, but it was never officially scheduled because of the pandemic.