British champ Saunders goads Canada’s Lemieux ahead of title fight
MONTREAL — British boxing champion Billy Joe Saunders has promised to give Canadian challenger David Lemieux a peck on the cheek.
But only after he beats Lemieux in their World Boxing Organization title fight.
The two have trash-talked liberally on social media in recent weeks and picked it up again during a conference call on Monday ahead of their bout for Saunders’ middleweight belt. The lefthanded Saunders (25-0, 12 knockouts) will meet Lemieux (38-3, 33 KOs), who fires bombs with both hands, on Saturday night at the 10,000-seat Place Bell arena in Laval, Que.
“I don’t know David, all I know is he’s got short legs,” said Saunders. “That seemed to touch the nerve button a bit, but I don’t dislike David. In fact, after I beat him, I’ll give him a kiss on the cheek.”