Fighter’s son lands painful blow

The first blow in the WBO middleweight clash between Billy Joe Saunders and Willie Monroe Jr was landed at Friday’s weigh-in — by the British fighter’s son and it was definitely below the belt.

As the two fighters squared up on the stage, it was seven-year-old Stevie Saunders who hit out after Monroe had ruffled his hair. Saunders junior responded to the friendly gesture by hitting Monroe below the belt. Defending his son’s antics, Saunders senior tweeted: “My sons been taught when A stranger puts their hands on them they don’t know punch and run away self defence.”