The outburst came during coverage of England's match against South Africa yesterday morning.
Boycott was not commenting at the time and was unaware he was being broadcast. It is understood his comments were made when Paul Collingwood caught out Ryan McLaren to take the sixth wicket.
It is unclear who the outburst was aimed at.
England went on to bowl South Africa out for 119 with James Anderson getting career best figures of 5-23.
A Radio 5 Live spokesman said: 'An off-air comment made by Geoffrey Boycott in a live broadcast was heard by some listeners which we apologised for as soon as we realised it had been audible.'
Victory in the fourth one-day international at Port Elizabeth means England took a 2-1 lead over their hosts into the final match at Durban.
It is not the first occasion that supposedly off air remarks have got commentators into trouble.
In 2004 former Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson saw his career as a pundit disappear after being heard using racially offensive language to describe Chelsea centre back Marcel Desailly.
Atkinson believed his microphone was switched off but his comments were heard in the Middle East. He was sacked by the ITV and the Guardian.
Boycott too has endured a brush with controversy. In 1998 the 69-year-old Yorkshireman was convicted for assaulting his former girlfriend Margaret Moore.
Boycott was not commenting at the time and was unaware he was being broadcast. It is understood his comments were made when Paul Collingwood caught out Ryan McLaren to take the sixth wicket.
It is unclear who the outburst was aimed at.
England went on to bowl South Africa out for 119 with James Anderson getting career best figures of 5-23.
A Radio 5 Live spokesman said: 'An off-air comment made by Geoffrey Boycott in a live broadcast was heard by some listeners which we apologised for as soon as we realised it had been audible.'
Victory in the fourth one-day international at Port Elizabeth means England took a 2-1 lead over their hosts into the final match at Durban.
It is not the first occasion that supposedly off air remarks have got commentators into trouble.
In 2004 former Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson saw his career as a pundit disappear after being heard using racially offensive language to describe Chelsea centre back Marcel Desailly.
Atkinson believed his microphone was switched off but his comments were heard in the Middle East. He was sacked by the ITV and the Guardian.
Boycott too has endured a brush with controversy. In 1998 the 69-year-old Yorkshireman was convicted for assaulting his former girlfriend Margaret Moore.
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