20th February 2012
Dereck Chisora and David Haye have just released statements regarding the brawl at the post fight press conference for Chisora’s unsuccessful WBC world title challenge to Ukrainian heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Munich on Friday night.
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| Dereck Chisora |
Despite
all of this, the bottom line is, I have let my family, my team and
worst of all the sport I love down. I acknowledge that my actions were
totally unprofessional, with or without provocation. Now, with a cool
head and the benefit of hindsight, my actions at the weekend were
regretable to say the least and I am deeply embarrassed at the scenes
reported in the media.” – Dereck Chisora
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| David Haye |
During
my 21 years in the sport, I have never been involved in, or even
witnessed, such a serious fracas. 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. – I also hope Dereck Chisora is able to learn from his
mistakes this past weekend, right the wrongs and then go on to fulfil
his potential in the boxing ring.“ – David Haye
Dereck Chisora’s Full Official Statement
Following
the extensive media coverage that my WBC World Heavyweight title
challenge against Vitali Klitschko in Munich at the weekend has
attracted, I feel I must wholeheartedly apologise for my part in the
regretable scenes both before and after what was to be the biggest night
of my career.
the extensive media coverage that my WBC World Heavyweight title
challenge against Vitali Klitschko in Munich at the weekend has
attracted, I feel I must wholeheartedly apologise for my part in the
regretable scenes both before and after what was to be the biggest night
of my career.
Whilst
my behaviour was inexcusable, there were many things that went on
behind the scenes that ultimately caused my frustrations to boil over,
however this is of course no excuse. I cannot go into the specific
details at the moment as quite rightly the British Boxing Board of
Control will be investigating this matter and also the altercation that
took place between David Haye and myself where I was struck by a bottle.
my behaviour was inexcusable, there were many things that went on
behind the scenes that ultimately caused my frustrations to boil over,
however this is of course no excuse. I cannot go into the specific
details at the moment as quite rightly the British Boxing Board of
Control will be investigating this matter and also the altercation that
took place between David Haye and myself where I was struck by a bottle.
Despite
all of this, the bottom line is, I have let my family, my team and
worst of all the sport I love down. I acknowledge that my actions were
totally unprofessional, with or without provocation. Now, with a cool
head and the benefit of hindsight, my actions at the weekend were
regretable to say the least and I am deeply embarrassed at the scenes
reported in the media.
all of this, the bottom line is, I have let my family, my team and
worst of all the sport I love down. I acknowledge that my actions were
totally unprofessional, with or without provocation. Now, with a cool
head and the benefit of hindsight, my actions at the weekend were
regretable to say the least and I am deeply embarrassed at the scenes
reported in the media.
I
acknowledge that I have a duty as a professional boxer to conduct
myself properly at all times, especially with boxing being a sport of
controlled aggression. I have let lots of people down on Saturday night,
including myself, and for that I am truly sorry.
acknowledge that I have a duty as a professional boxer to conduct
myself properly at all times, especially with boxing being a sport of
controlled aggression. I have let lots of people down on Saturday night,
including myself, and for that I am truly sorry.
In Munich I fully cooperated with the German authorities and as a result I was released without charge.
I will be making no further comment at this stage and will wait for any formal hearing to take place.
David Haye’s Full Official Statement
It is with regret that I feel I have to issue this statement to clarify certain matters, following an unfortunate incident that occurred on Saturday night (February 18) in Munich, Germany at the Vitali Klitschko vs. Dereck Chisora post-fight press conference.
I was in Munich to watch the WBC world heavyweight title bout between Klitschko and Chisora and provide punditry for BoxNation, and accredited as such.
During the post-fight press conference, I was stood at the back of the room. It wasn’t until Bernd Bonte said my name and involved me in the press conference that I commented. I was then happy to banter back and forth with Bonte and Klitschko, keen to ascertain whether he (Vitali) would stay true to his word and reiterate his desire to do what his younger brother couldn’t do – knock me out. I felt as though the public would want to hear more information about this potential bout and that we could both start beating the drum ahead of a showdown later this year.
However, at this point Chisora began firing insults at me from his position on the top table. In fact, he has recently made a habit of saying derogatory things about me in the press.
Moments before declaring he wanted to go face-to-face with me, Chisora assured the gathered media that he would give me ‘two slaps’. Chisora had, of course, already been shrouded in controversy that weekend.
Despite this, Chisora climbed down from the top table, removed his robe and then walked towards me, entourage in tow, in an aggressive manner. I held my ground, but, unfortunately, he caused a serious disturbance to occur, something which threatened to damage the reputation of the sport we both love. Regrettably, some members of his entourage also encouraged the chaos.
Nevertheless, Chisora and I soon separated, brushed ourselves down and moved in opposite directions.
The confrontation then reignited, however, and both Don Charles and Adam Booth became involved in the mess. Adam suffered a cut to the head.
Thankfully, it didn’t take long for the ruckus to again settle down. 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.
Consequently, I left Munich on an earlier flight on Sunday morning and have been thinking about what happened ever since, as well as replaying the incident many times via YouTube. It goes without saying, I am bitterly disappointed to have been a part of what transpired on Saturday evening.
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. 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.
I also hope Dereck Chisora is able to learn from his mistakes this past weekend, right the wrongs and then go on to fulfil his potential in the boxing ring.
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