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Haye won't fight Chisora - Booth

ESPN staff
February 21, 2012
Adam Booth was bloodied in the skirmish between David Haye and Dereck Chisora at the weekend © Getty Images
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David Haye has no interest in chasing the riches on offer for a grudge match against Dereck Chisora, according to Haye's manager and trainer Adam Booth.

There is likely to be a significant audience for a Chisora v Haye fight after they were involved in a press conference scuffle in Munich over the weekend - an incident that has attracted front-page headlines in the British media.

However, the situation is complicated: Haye is currently retired, while Chisora could face a lifetime ban from the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC). There is no guarantee that Haye would be granted a fresh licence by the BBBoC if he did decide to apply, given his part in the melee.

And Booth says that Haye would only be tempted back into the ring if he could meet either Wladimir or Vitali Klitschko, who defeated Chisora on points on Saturday.

"David is still retired, he has no plans to fight again," Booth told BBC Radio Five Live. "He's always said the only people he would come out [of retirement] to fight is one of the Klitschko brothers and what happened on Saturday night doesn't change that one bit."

On Monday, Haye released a statement in which he stopped short of apologising for his role in the Chisora brawl - however, he did express his disappointment.

Chisora was detained by German police on Sunday but released without charge, while Haye left the country before authorities were able to question him.

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