Billy Joe Saunders has revealed that he has received death threats aimed at himself and his children following the unearthing of a video in which he appeared to advise men on how to hit women during the coronavirus lockdown.
A tongue in cheek clip of the WBO super middleweight champion, who has since had his boxing licence suspended, came to light on Saturday in which he spoke about men "hitting" their partners after spending more time together.
The 30-year-old has received a lot of backlash since the video was brought to light, including from his promoter Eddie Hearn, even receiving death threats, he says. “Clearly a lot of people are upset,” he told talkSPORT. “I’m having a lot of hate mail wishing me dead, wishing me kids dead, wishing