Haye: If the BBBofC ban me, I can still fight in another country

By Boxing News - 02/27/2012 - Comments

Image: Haye: If the BBBofC ban me, I can still fight in another countryBy William Mackay: As a lot of boxing fans have already surmised, the British Boxing Board of Control won’t have much of an effect on former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye’s boxing career if they decide to not give Haye his boxing license back when he attempts to get it back to fight again in a fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko. Haye says he’ll go outside of the country to box.

This obviously goes for Dereck Chisora, as well, who is facing a possible long suspension or a lifetime ban by the British Boxing Board of Control, in addition to the WBC. It looks like it doesn’t matter whether the WBC or the BBBofC take away Chisora or Haye’s license, they can always go outside of the country to get their fights. It obviously will hurt to not be able to fight in front of their fans, but neither of these guys can afford a long suspension or a lifetime ban.

Haye told The Sunday Showt “Vitali Klitschko doesn’t have a license with the British Boxing Board of Control, so if the British Boxing Board of Control were for instance to take away my license and ban me forever, it doesn’t mean I can’t box in another country.”

Haye won’t likely have problems getting his boxing license back if he can get the fight against Vitali that he’s been trying to get for the past few months. It’s a fight that means too much money for the UK, and it’s difficult to see Haye having problems getting his license back. Haye retired shortly after his loss to IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko last year, but now wants to come back for the Vitali fight. The only reason there are doubts about Haye getting it back is because of his altercation with Chisora at the Vitali-Chisora post fight press conference recently.



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