Both Dereck Chisora and David Haye could face jail sentences following their disgraceful weekend unofficial brawl in Munich, Germany. Haye and Chisora clashed at the post fight press conference on Saturday night after Chisora had been soundly beaten on points by Vitali Klitschko.
Under German law they both face being extradited back to Germany to face Police charges
Prosecutors in Munich told BBC Sport on Monday both men are suspected of committing offences that could result in prison sentences.
Haye is suspected of grievous bodily harm, a crime which is punishable by a prison sentence of six months to 10 years, if proven. As for Chisora, he is under suspicion of causing ‘malicious injury’, which carries a jail sentence of up to five years.
Munich police spokesman Gottfried Schlicht told ‘ The Guardian’ newspaper: “We still don’t know where David Haye is. I don’t know whether British police have been contacted yet because that is the job of the court, not the Munich police. We have to ask the court in Munich and the court goes to Scotland Yard or wherever in the UK.
“That is likely to happen but I don’t know how long the process will take. My opinion is that it should or will happen as soon as possible but I can’t say whether that will take days or weeks. I don’t know.”
“Until we speak to Haye, nothing more can happen,” he said. “We need both sides. We’ve heard Dereck Chisora and now we wait to hear David Haye.”
The Guardian also reported that Vitali Klitschko’s brother, Wladimir, ordered action to be taken against both Chisora and Haye, saying he is “shocked and deeply embarrassed” by last weekend’s events, Also Wladimir Klitschko tweeted: “these kinds of actions … must be stopped, otherwise the sport of boxing is going to go down the hill fast.”
The German authorities take violent crime by professional sportsman very seriously both former world champions Jürgen Brähmer and Graciano Rocchigiani have served prison time for assault.
February 21, 2012
