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Haye was just defending himself - Booth

David Haye would happily return to Munich to face police questioning over his press conference brawl with Dereck Chisora, according to Haye's manager and trainer Adam Booth.

Following Chisora's points defeat to Vitali Klitschko on Saturday, the two British heavyweights clashed during the media event. Haye appeared to punch Chisora whilst holding a bottle, then Chisora threatened to shoot Haye.

Chisora was arrested and freed without charge by police in Munich on Sunday, and he arrived back in Britain the same day. The police remain keen to interview Haye, who flew home after the press conference, about the violent scenes - and Booth says his charge would be happy to comply.

"We have not been contacted or called by the German police," Booth told the Daily Telegraph. "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."

The British Boxing Board of Control has confirmed that Chisora could face a life ban. "The board have many powers - they can fine, they can suspend and they can withdraw a licence," said general secretary Robert Smith. "There are many powers to them but let's just get there first before we speculate what we're going to do."

Haye does not have a BBBoC licence, having officially retired in October, so the governing body is unlikely to be able to punish him.

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