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David Haye insists he has nothing to hide from after his brawl with Dereck Chisora - despite being holed up in a country club.
German police want to speak to the former British boxer after his shameful scrap with Dereck Chisora in Munich in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The British Boxing Board of Control have also confirmed they are investigating the behaviour of Chisora before, during and after his points defeat to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. However, they cannot punish Haye as he is no longer a licensed boxer.
Haye, with a glass bottle in his right hand, punched Chisora. Drink spilled on to Chisoras shirt and the end of the bottle appeared to catch his chin. Women screamed as more members of both camps joined the fray involving the two British heavyweight boxers, and huge men lurched around the room, scattering bottles, tables and chairs.
While Chisora - who was freed by police after questioning - arrived back in London late on Sunday, Haye made an early dash home with his former trainer Adam Booth, who suffered a bloody wound in the press-conference fight.
Scroll down to see the video (warning: contains explicit language)
Take that: David Haye punches Dereck Chisora while seemingly holding a drinks bottle
Head-to-head: Chisora squares up to Haye at the post-fight press conference
Melee: A bottle opener is see flying through the air (circled) after Haye threw a left hook
Moments before Chisora was detained by police at Munich airport, Haye's flight to London had taken off.
After the row, Haye and Booth had rushed to their five-star hotel in Munich, threw their belongings into bags and set off for the airport before 4.30am. Haye returned briefly to his home in Bexleyheath and then left for a secret location, believed to be a country club.
As well as a police investigation, Chisora and Haye also face being banned from boxing.
Booth said: 'We have not been contacted or called by the German police. Of course we would answer any questions, and would go to Germany to be interviewed. We have nothing to run away from.
'We left the press conference, and it would have been stupid to go back to the same hotel as Chisora and his mob. He had said he was going to assault David, and then screamed he was going to shoot him and burn him. We decided to go to the airport and get an early flight home.
'What David did was a defensive reflex. The man said he was going to slap him, walked 20 yards towards him, took his jacket off, went straight into a headbutt and shoved his fist into David's chin. Everything was a defensive reflex from David.'
He's back: Chisora arrived in London on Sunday night after catching a flight to Heathrow
Too far: Haye picks up a camera tripod as his violent brawl with Chisora reaches a whole new level
The world of boxing is turning against Haye and Chisora after their antics at the Olympiahalle after the latter's defeat to Klitschko.
The ghastly narrative is shaping up like this: Haye, like Booth, was accredited as a broadcast commentator but shanghaied the press conference by screaming at the Klitschkos to give him another fight. Chisora challenged him to a clash of their own which might determine which of these Brits should get a second shot at the Klitschkos.
Chisora then jumped up, stormed off the dais and marched 30 feet or more through the crowded room to where Haye was positioned and thrust a microphone against his face. He claimed he was just giving him the mic because he had so much to say for himself.
A startled Haye appeared to respond by punching Chisora with his right hand, in which he was clutching a soft drinks bottle. It appeared that the hand rather than the bottle made contact but a bleeding Chisora roared: Hes glassed me. Hes f****** glassed me. Im not having it. I swear Im going to shoot him.
Haye is sure to claim he was acting in self-defence as Chisora moved menacingly towards him. But if the camera equipment was in
his hands then it is possible that he drew blood, however accidentally, not only from the mouth of Chisoras trainer but from the
forehead of his own man Booth.
Probe: A police car carrying Chisora arrives at the police headquarters in Munich on Sunday
Investigation: Chisora was arrested and taken to this police HQ for questions but was later released
The Klitschkos looked on in wry amazement. Their manager Bernd Bonte had parried the first outburst from Haye by telling him there was no chance of him fighting either of the brothers, saying emphatically: Youre out, out, out. You cannot talk your way again into a fight with us.
The BBBC are now investigating Chisora after he also courted controversy with his pre-fight antics, slapping his 40-year-old opponent at the weigh-in and then spitting water into brother Wladimir's face in the ring.
A BBBC statement from general secretary Robert Smith read: 'The British Boxing Board of Control are looking at the behaviour of British Boxing Board of Control-licensed Boxer Dereck Chisora prior, during and after his contest for the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship against Vitali Klitschko on Saturday, 18 February 2012 in Munich.
'The stewards will be considering Mr Chisora under regulation 25 (misconduct) and a further statement will be issued once the Stewards have decided on what action will be taken.
With regard to Mr David Haye, Mr Haye is not a licensed boxer with the British Boxing Board of Control and therefore no longer under the jurisdiction of the British Boxing Board of Control.'
Former sports minister Richard Caborn, who is now the president of the Amateur Boxing Association of England, has called on the British Boxing Board of Control to review their rules on how the professional sport conducts itself.
Caborn said the scenes in Munich were 'absolutely disgraceful' and threatened 'immense damage' to the amateur game, which he said was well run.
Caborn said: 'I think the BBBC have got to look at how the sport conducts itself in the future. They ought to remove some of these flashpoints such as weigh-ins and press conferences.
Bloody mess: Adam Booth suffered a head injury during the brawl after claiming he was glassed
Armed: A video still appears to show Dereck Chisora holding a bottle
'The question needs to be asked as to whether the regulations and the structures are fit for purpose. There has to be far better control of the professional sport.
'Boxing has been brought into disrepute and could do immense damage to thousands of young people around the world who love the sport.
'We in the amateur game have to distance ourselves from this - we are flourishing and have 839 clubs and 16,000 members across the country.'
Caborn said the controversy raised a large question mark over whether professional boxers should be allowed to take part in the Olympics - the Amateur International Boxing Association are currently holding a public consultation on the issue.
He added that any attempt to now fix up a match between Haye and Chisora would be regarded as 'cynical'.
Caborn, a former sports minister, said: 'There is a big question mark now over whether professional boxing should be allowed into the Olympics.
'The amateur game is well run and has thousands of dedicated volunteers working week-in and week-out and for it to have been brought into disrepute by these people is absolutely disgraceful. One thing I can promise is that British boxers will make our nation proud at the London Olympics.'
Chisora's promoter Frank Warren claimed the blame for the disgraceful scenes in Munich should be shared rather than dumped solely at the door of his fighter.
Fight: Haye clashes with Chisora's camp in a bloody confrontation which will be investigated by police
'His emotions were high, his face was bleeding,' Warren said of Chisora on BBC Radio 5 Live. 'But it was unacceptable. I'm not trying to defend him - I'm just explaining the facts and what exactly did happen.
'What happened as far as Dereck's concerned [threatening to shoot Haye] - call it 'street talk', call it whatever you want - it's ridiculous, it's out of order, it's wrong. Nobody can condone that. Saying you're going to shoot somebody in front of 250 press, to say the least, is a stupid remark.
'It was unacceptable. Everybody has to accept some responsibility - Dereck Chisora, David Haye, the British Boxing Board of Control, myself.
'Could I have stopped it? I doubt it. What could have stopped it is had the German promoters had some adequate security. But they didn't. [Chisora's trainer] Don Charles, you see the transcripts of what he said - 'please get that man out of here' - but they didn't have any security.
'The BBBofC also have to accept some responsibility in as much as their chairman was there and was nowhere to be seen when all this was going on. He disappeared.'
Warren was also unhappy that the aftermath overshadowed what had happened in the ring.
Taunt: Haye holds up three fingers to replicate Chisora's third defeat after losing to Vitali Klitschko
Where it should have stayed: Vitali Klitschko had earlier beaten Dereck Chisora on points
'There was a lot of horrible stuff that went on prior to the fight,' he said. 'What I was more annoyed about was that Dereck Chisora put in a really good performance in the ring. He went there as big underdog and gave Klitschko the hardest fight he has had since he fought Lennox Lewis.
'That was all taken away by David Haye gatecrashing the press conference, calling out Klitschko and I thought that was disrespectful to Dereck Chisora.'
Warren has no plans to promote any potential future match-up between Chisora and Haye.
'No, I wouldn't," he said when asked about the possibility. 'I'm sure down the road that will probably happen now, but I don't feel I could do that. Any differences they had, that should have happened in the ring rather than instead of the circumstances it did.'
Centre of attention: The Zimbabwe-born boxer has been involved in a number of controversial incidents
Line of the law: Police were called to the scene and will launched an official investigation into the brawl
Spit storm: Chisora was caught on camera blasting Wladimir with water before the fight
Decent showing: Chisora lost on points, but gave Klitschko a run for his money in Munich
German police want to speak to the former British boxer after his shameful scrap with Dereck Chisora in Munich in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The British Boxing Board of Control have also confirmed they are investigating the behaviour of Chisora before, during and after his points defeat to WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. However, they cannot punish Haye as he is no longer a licensed boxer.
Haye, with a glass bottle in his right hand, punched Chisora. Drink spilled on to Chisoras shirt and the end of the bottle appeared to catch his chin. Women screamed as more members of both camps joined the fray involving the two British heavyweight boxers, and huge men lurched around the room, scattering bottles, tables and chairs.
While Chisora - who was freed by police after questioning - arrived back in London late on Sunday, Haye made an early dash home with his former trainer Adam Booth, who suffered a bloody wound in the press-conference fight.
Scroll down to see the video (warning: contains explicit language)
Take that: David Haye punches Dereck Chisora while seemingly holding a drinks bottle
Head-to-head: Chisora squares up to Haye at the post-fight press conference
Melee: A bottle opener is see flying through the air (circled) after Haye threw a left hook
Moments before Chisora was detained by police at Munich airport, Haye's flight to London had taken off.
After the row, Haye and Booth had rushed to their five-star hotel in Munich, threw their belongings into bags and set off for the airport before 4.30am. Haye returned briefly to his home in Bexleyheath and then left for a secret location, believed to be a country club.
As well as a police investigation, Chisora and Haye also face being banned from boxing.
Booth said: 'We have not been contacted or called by the German police. Of course we would answer any questions, and would go to Germany to be interviewed. We have nothing to run away from.
'We left the press conference, and it would have been stupid to go back to the same hotel as Chisora and his mob. He had said he was going to assault David, and then screamed he was going to shoot him and burn him. We decided to go to the airport and get an early flight home.
'What David did was a defensive reflex. The man said he was going to slap him, walked 20 yards towards him, took his jacket off, went straight into a headbutt and shoved his fist into David's chin. Everything was a defensive reflex from David.'
He's back: Chisora arrived in London on Sunday night after catching a flight to Heathrow
Too far: Haye picks up a camera tripod as his violent brawl with Chisora reaches a whole new level
The world of boxing is turning against Haye and Chisora after their antics at the Olympiahalle after the latter's defeat to Klitschko.
The ghastly narrative is shaping up like this: Haye, like Booth, was accredited as a broadcast commentator but shanghaied the press conference by screaming at the Klitschkos to give him another fight. Chisora challenged him to a clash of their own which might determine which of these Brits should get a second shot at the Klitschkos.
Chisora then jumped up, stormed off the dais and marched 30 feet or more through the crowded room to where Haye was positioned and thrust a microphone against his face. He claimed he was just giving him the mic because he had so much to say for himself.
A startled Haye appeared to respond by punching Chisora with his right hand, in which he was clutching a soft drinks bottle. It appeared that the hand rather than the bottle made contact but a bleeding Chisora roared: Hes glassed me. Hes f****** glassed me. Im not having it. I swear Im going to shoot him.
Haye is sure to claim he was acting in self-defence as Chisora moved menacingly towards him. But if the camera equipment was in
his hands then it is possible that he drew blood, however accidentally, not only from the mouth of Chisoras trainer but from the
forehead of his own man Booth.
Probe: A police car carrying Chisora arrives at the police headquarters in Munich on Sunday
Investigation: Chisora was arrested and taken to this police HQ for questions but was later released
The Klitschkos looked on in wry amazement. Their manager Bernd Bonte had parried the first outburst from Haye by telling him there was no chance of him fighting either of the brothers, saying emphatically: Youre out, out, out. You cannot talk your way again into a fight with us.
The BBBC are now investigating Chisora after he also courted controversy with his pre-fight antics, slapping his 40-year-old opponent at the weigh-in and then spitting water into brother Wladimir's face in the ring.
A BBBC statement from general secretary Robert Smith read: 'The British Boxing Board of Control are looking at the behaviour of British Boxing Board of Control-licensed Boxer Dereck Chisora prior, during and after his contest for the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship against Vitali Klitschko on Saturday, 18 February 2012 in Munich.
'The stewards will be considering Mr Chisora under regulation 25 (misconduct) and a further statement will be issued once the Stewards have decided on what action will be taken.
With regard to Mr David Haye, Mr Haye is not a licensed boxer with the British Boxing Board of Control and therefore no longer under the jurisdiction of the British Boxing Board of Control.'
Former sports minister Richard Caborn, who is now the president of the Amateur Boxing Association of England, has called on the British Boxing Board of Control to review their rules on how the professional sport conducts itself.
Caborn said the scenes in Munich were 'absolutely disgraceful' and threatened 'immense damage' to the amateur game, which he said was well run.
Caborn said: 'I think the BBBC have got to look at how the sport conducts itself in the future. They ought to remove some of these flashpoints such as weigh-ins and press conferences.
Bloody mess: Adam Booth suffered a head injury during the brawl after claiming he was glassed
Armed: A video still appears to show Dereck Chisora holding a bottle
'The question needs to be asked as to whether the regulations and the structures are fit for purpose. There has to be far better control of the professional sport.
'Boxing has been brought into disrepute and could do immense damage to thousands of young people around the world who love the sport.
'We in the amateur game have to distance ourselves from this - we are flourishing and have 839 clubs and 16,000 members across the country.'
Caborn said the controversy raised a large question mark over whether professional boxers should be allowed to take part in the Olympics - the Amateur International Boxing Association are currently holding a public consultation on the issue.
He added that any attempt to now fix up a match between Haye and Chisora would be regarded as 'cynical'.
Caborn, a former sports minister, said: 'There is a big question mark now over whether professional boxing should be allowed into the Olympics.
'The amateur game is well run and has thousands of dedicated volunteers working week-in and week-out and for it to have been brought into disrepute by these people is absolutely disgraceful. One thing I can promise is that British boxers will make our nation proud at the London Olympics.'
Chisora's promoter Frank Warren claimed the blame for the disgraceful scenes in Munich should be shared rather than dumped solely at the door of his fighter.
Fight: Haye clashes with Chisora's camp in a bloody confrontation which will be investigated by police
'His emotions were high, his face was bleeding,' Warren said of Chisora on BBC Radio 5 Live. 'But it was unacceptable. I'm not trying to defend him - I'm just explaining the facts and what exactly did happen.
'What happened as far as Dereck's concerned [threatening to shoot Haye] - call it 'street talk', call it whatever you want - it's ridiculous, it's out of order, it's wrong. Nobody can condone that. Saying you're going to shoot somebody in front of 250 press, to say the least, is a stupid remark.
'It was unacceptable. Everybody has to accept some responsibility - Dereck Chisora, David Haye, the British Boxing Board of Control, myself.
'Could I have stopped it? I doubt it. What could have stopped it is had the German promoters had some adequate security. But they didn't. [Chisora's trainer] Don Charles, you see the transcripts of what he said - 'please get that man out of here' - but they didn't have any security.
'The BBBofC also have to accept some responsibility in as much as their chairman was there and was nowhere to be seen when all this was going on. He disappeared.'
Warren was also unhappy that the aftermath overshadowed what had happened in the ring.
Taunt: Haye holds up three fingers to replicate Chisora's third defeat after losing to Vitali Klitschko
Where it should have stayed: Vitali Klitschko had earlier beaten Dereck Chisora on points
'There was a lot of horrible stuff that went on prior to the fight,' he said. 'What I was more annoyed about was that Dereck Chisora put in a really good performance in the ring. He went there as big underdog and gave Klitschko the hardest fight he has had since he fought Lennox Lewis.
'That was all taken away by David Haye gatecrashing the press conference, calling out Klitschko and I thought that was disrespectful to Dereck Chisora.'
Warren has no plans to promote any potential future match-up between Chisora and Haye.
'No, I wouldn't," he said when asked about the possibility. 'I'm sure down the road that will probably happen now, but I don't feel I could do that. Any differences they had, that should have happened in the ring rather than instead of the circumstances it did.'
Centre of attention: The Zimbabwe-born boxer has been involved in a number of controversial incidents
Spit storm: Chisora was caught on camera blasting Wladimir with water before the fight
Decent showing: Chisora lost on points, but gave Klitschko a run for his money in Munich