Eddie Hearn admits he is "appalled" by Billy Joe Saunders after a controversial video which emerged online over the weekend.
Footage circulated on WhatsApp and leaked online showed Saunders appearing to condone domestic violence as he used a punchbag to advise men how to hit their female partners if they annoy them in coronavirus lockdown.
Saunders has since apologised for the video but it is the latest in a long line of incidents which have seen the WBO super-middleweight champion hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Matchroom Boxing chief Hearn insists Saunders is not a bad person - but he admits his behaviour is "frustrating" as he slammed the "idiotic" video. "I haven’t spoke to him," Hearn told talkSPORT. “I spoke to his management