Billy Joe Saunders jokes he has a ‘ruptured scrotum’ in latest wind-up, and Eddie Hearn forced to deny he’s out of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez fight

Billy Joe Saunders' latest wind-up has caused grief for his promoter Eddie Hearn.

The WBO super-middleweight champion is having fun in the build-up to his career-defining fight against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez on May 8 and refusing to take interviews very seriously.

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Over the weekend, Saunders simply tweeted: "Ruptured my scrotum."

It appears some media members - perhaps not too familiar with his wind-up merchant nature - did not realise he wasn't being serious.

Promoter Hearn tweeted a couple of hours later: "FFS. Getting calls from media asking if Billy Joe Saunders has really torn his scrotum."

It can be confirmed that Saunders' private parts are fine and he is still on track to face Canelo.

When the fight was initially announced at the end of last month, he chose to enjoy the moment by wearing an apron with a fake penis and testicles attached.

Saunders reacted by going on Instagram Live while wearing the ridiculous outfit and saying: “Alright people, I just wanted to say a big thank you to Canelo, I’m such a big fan.

“I’ve been training a long time for this, I’ve been waiting a long, long time.

“It’s been frustrating waiting, but thank you sir for this opportunity.

“I’m only just gonna come, pick my money up and go home, you know.

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“It’s one of them. It’s gonna be good, it’s gonna be very good.

“I just wanna thank everybody this morning watching this, I’m just proud to be alive.

“I’m so happy to even be here taking part in this event.

“To take part in this event, obviously I’m not gonna win, just gonna go there, just turn up looking at the numbers.”

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