Boxer turned Bellator MMA fighter Heather Hardy was initially very unimpressed with a controversial video posted by boxer Billy Joe Saunders, but later accepted his apology.<\/p>\n
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, many fighters have been posting “how-to” videos on social media. That includes Boxing star Billy Joe Saunders who filmed himself striking a punching bag and telling viewers how to hit women.<\/p>\n
This video did not go over well with Hardy.<\/p>\n
“This is not funny,” Hardy wrote in a Tweet that she has since deleted. “I can\u2019t imagine the number of people quarantined in abusive and dangerous spaces right now, and this dumb piece of sh*t makes a joke about ‘how to hit your annoying wife.'”<\/p>\n
As Hardy pointed out, the self-isolation measures enforced to prevent the spread of Coronavirus have resulted in a spike of domestic abuse cases. The BBC<\/a> has warned of a “domestic abuse pandemic” due to current lockdown measures.<\/p>\n Saunders later issued a lengthy apology for his video, which can be seen below.<\/p>\n My Sincere Apologies. pic.twitter.com\/5AtmiF2tJh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 billyjoesaunders (@bjsaunders_) March 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n