Audley Harrison MBE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Harrison in 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Audley Hugh Harrison 26 October 1971 Park Royal, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | A-Force | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (197 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 86 in (218 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Audley Hugh Harrison, MBE (born 26 October 1971) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2013. As an amateur, he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and becoming the first ever British boxer to win Olympic gold in that division. Harrison turned professional the following year after signing a contract with BBC Sport, and went on to have seventeen fights on the network before their cancellation of all boxing broadcasts.
In his professional career he challenged for the WBA, British, and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. In 2009, Harrison won the Prizefighter tournament, his first of two. He became the European heavyweight champion in 2010, after defeating Michael Sprott in a rematch of their 2007 bout.[1][2][3] In 2013, Harrison won his second Prizefighter tournament, becoming the first boxer to do so.[4]
- ^ Boxrec. "Audley Harrison". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
- ^ John Inverdale (19 April 2006). "'Fraudly' made a poor fist of it". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 5 June 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Jamaican memories". Eastsideboxing.com. 26 May 2007. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Prizefighter: Audley Harrison won international heavyweights at York Hall". Sky. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.