Boxing - Billy Joe Saunders Media Work-Out - BXR London, London, Britain - September 25, 2019 Billy Joe Saunders during the media work out Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley
(Reuters) - WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders had his licence suspended by Britain's boxing authorities on Monday after a social media post in which he advised men how to hit their female partners during the coronavirus lockdown.
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) said in a statement that Saunders' licence would be suspended until a hearing could be arranged under its misconduct regulations.
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