British boxer David Haye is suspected of grievous bodily harm after Dereck Chisora brawl, German police tell BBC Sport

Haye is suspected of grievous bodily harm - a crime which, if proven, carries a prison sentence of six months to 10 years, the prosecutor said.

Chisora is under suspicion of malicious injury, which carries a jail sentence of up to five years, and a "threat", a lesser offence punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to one year.

Haye and Chisora clashed after Chisora's defeat by defending WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on Saturday night.

Chisora and his trainer Don Charles were arrested at the city's airport before being released on Sunday evening.

Prosecutors say Haye left the country on a plane before he could be questioned by police. He could not be contacted for comment on Monday, while Chisora did not speak to journalists when he arrived back at London's Heathrow airport on Sunday night.

On top of a police investigation, the British Boxing Board of Control General Secretary, Robert Smith, says Haye and Chisora could face life bans from the sport.

"It's a possibility," Smith told BBC Radio 5 live. "The board have many powers. They can fine, they can suspend and they can withdraw a licence."

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) said a misconduct investigation had been opened into Chisora's "behaviour... prior, during and after" the Klitschko fight.

"A further statement will be issued once the stewards have decided on what action will be taken," the BBBofC said.

"With regard to Mr David Haye, Mr Haye is not a licensed boxer with the British Boxing Board of Control and therefore no longer under our jurisdiction."

Although Haye has retired from the sport, the board could choose to effectively ban him by denying him a licence if he seeks to fight again.

The scenes unfolded after Haye showed up at the news conference to confront Klitschko, who he believes changed his mind on a potential fight between the pair.

But that sparked a verbal exchange with Haye and Chisora squaring up to each other before a brawl ensued.

Chisora accused Haye of "glassing him", before saying at least four times that he would shoot the former WBA heavyweight champion.

He added: "If David don't fight me, I am going to physically burn him."

Smith said the scuffle ranked among of the lowest moments in British boxing history.

I'm very disappointed and very saddened that, in a sport I love, I have to deal with this," he added.

"I have to speak to the German Boxing Federation and German police and then take appropriate action. This is not good, it's bad, we have to deal with it accordingly."

Chisora has had part of his fight purse withheld by the World Boxing Council after slapping Klitschko at the pre-fight weigh-in on Friday.

Chisora spat water towards Klitschko's brother, Wladimir, moments before Saturday night's bout began.

More controversy followed when Chisora exchanged words with the Klitschko brothers after the result was announced.

rowley wrote:Wow, i'd have done it for just the magazine subscription.

Nore Staat wrote:I haven't had time to read the report fully but it seems they are both accused of being black which in Britain carries a potential custodial sentence.

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