Billy Joe Saunders has been fined £100,000 and given a severe reprimand by the British Boxing Board of Control after a video which emerged online last week.
The WBO World Middleweight champion was filmed sitting in his car and offering a woman £150 worth of drugs to perform a sex-act as well as punch a passerby in the face. When she did so, he drove off.
Nottinghamshire Police described the footage as 'sickening' and Saunders apologised online.
Apologise to everybody who’s took offence totally in the wrong ‘ can’t do anything But be sorry ‘ banter when wrong ‘ Apologies once again
— billyjoesaunders (@bjsaunders_) September 18, 2018
A BBBofC statement confirmed the fine as well as a severe reprimand.
Billy Joe Saunders appeared before the stewards of the British Boxing Board of Control today under a misconduct charge following his recent behaviour shown on social media.
The stewards have found Mr Saunders guilty of bringing the sport of boxing into disrepute and have fined him the sum of £100,000 and issued a severe reprimand as to his future conduct. All monies will go to the BBBofC charity to assist ex-boxers and ex-licence holders who have fallen on hard times.
