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(CNN) - British boxer Billy Joe Saunders's license was suspended after posting a video on social media, apparently promoting domestic violence.
In the video, the world super middleweight champion shows how men could beat their partners if "your wife is nagging you" during the quarantine of the new coronavirus.
Saunders, 30, used a punching bag to show how to hit a woman on the chin. The video has been removed, but the British Boxing Council (BBBofC) punished the boxer.
"After considering the comments made by Billy Joe Saunders on social media, we have suspended his boxing license pending a hearing under Council regulation for misconduct, at a time and place to be confirmed as soon as possible," he said. the BBBofC in a statement.
Saunders' apology and death threats
Saunders apologized for the video, posting on Twitter that he "would never tolerate domestic violence" and revealed that he has received death threats.
"I get a lot of hate mails wishing me death, that of my family and my children," he told Talksport on Monday.
"I don't have another half, but I have a daughter and if someone did that to my daughter, it would hurt them a lot."
Saunders promoter Eddie Hearn said he was horrified by the video.
“He was such an idiot, it was very frustrating because I know Billy well. It is one step forward, four steps back with Billy Joe Saunders. Young people are watching that video. People who are in abusive relationships are watching that video. You can't do it, it's unacceptable, ”Hearn said in dialogue with Talksport on Monday.
Saunders is undefeated in 29 fights, and was world champion in the middleweight division before moving on to super middleweight. He was close to fighting Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez in May, before the spread of the coronavirus interrupted talks between the two sides.
After deleting his Twitter account, the British boxer said he would donate $ 30,000 to charities fighting against domestic violence.
"I didn't want anyone to be mad about it. There are people dying all over the world with coronavirus and I was just trying to calm it down a bit. Clearly I have not, my sense of humor is not to everyone's liking. ” Added.
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