David Haye, British Boxer, Speaks Out Over Munich Brawl With Dereck Chisora

Hayemaker To Make Peace?

David Haye has said that he will assist the boxing authorities in their enquiries over his altercation with fellow British heavyweight boxer Dereck Chisora in Munich.

The pair were involved in a physical exchange on Saturday night at Chisora's post-fight press conference, following Chisora's WBC bout loss to Vitali Klitschko. Haye's trainer Adam Booth's head was cut during the melee which ensued.

German police released Chisora without charge on Sunday morning and still hope to speak to Haye, who has returned to the UK, but his exact whereabouts remains unknown.

The Briton released a statement today via his promoters, where he promised to co-operate with any investigation that may take place.

David Haye stressed in a tweet at 1:16am Munich time that he was eager to fight Vitali Klitschko:

Dereck Chisora has sought to diffuse the row by apologising for his conduct in Germany:

He said: "I realise I am no angel - and don't mind a bit of professional trash-talk to help raise boxing's profile - but, during my 21 years in the sport, I have never been involved in, or even witnessed, such a serious fracas," reported Sky Sports News.

"If requested, I shall happily assist the boxing authorities with any investigation they wish to launch and, ultimately, hope that all lessons learned from this incident will be implemented," he added.

Haye confessed that Chisora's promise to "physically shoot him" and the realisation that the boxer was staying at the same hotel as him prompted his swift departure from Germany.

He continued: "It was then that I heard Chisora say he planned to 'shoot me dead'. I decided to leave the venue and return to my hotel, a move which I hoped would diffuse the situation. However, Chisora's team were staying at the same hotel as me and, in light of the threats Chisora had made in front of the world's media, it seemed far more appropriate for me and Adam to leave the hotel as quickly as possible."

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