Scott Harrison
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Scott Harrison is a former world boxing featherweight
champion and the first Scottish boxer
to regain the World Boxing Organisation championship. His career has been dogged by controversy out of the ring and problems with alcohol have caused him to fall foul of the law on numerous occasions.
in Vejle
, Denmark. He started his professional career by knocking out Eddie Sica in 1996 and became WBO featherweight champion in 2002. In July 2003, he lost the title to the Mexican Manuel Medina
but regained it by a knock out in November of that year. He has subsequently defended the title successfully. He was trained by his father Peter Harrison and now lives in Glasgow
.
In May 2006 Harrison pulled out of a title defence in Belfast due to be screened on ITV1's Big Fight Live. He was replaced by Danny Williams. Promoter Frank Warren was less than pleased with this decision and made his views known to the media. After his withdrawal, it became apparent that things were not good and the Daily Record
reported that an incident had occurred in a nightclub. Over the coming days Harrison checked into the Priory Clinic in London, citing problems with depression and alcohol. He checked himself out after a few days. His agent Frank Maloney
, told Radio Clyde's SuperScoreboard Xtra programme that the only way Harrison would get help is if he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
Scott Harrison's problems with drink, drugs and the law continued to spiral out of control, and he was stripped of both his WBO title and his licence to box, as well as being declared bankrupt.
The boxer, who has received treatment for depression and alcoholism, had been training in southern Spain ahead of a title defence in December. He had been due to fight Nicky Cook
.
In December 2006, Harrison was stripped of his WBO title after failing to make the required weight ahead of the fight with Cook. Harrison failed to turn up for the weigh-in. His father issued a statement stating that Harrison had been advised on medical grounds not to take on the fight. As well as losing his title, Harrison also lost his licence to box.
In February 2008 Harrison claimed to be fully fit, and announced his intention to apply for his boxing licence to be reinstated, with a view to eventually taking on Alex Arthur
for the WBO title. He blamed the pressures of making the weight limit for the featherweight division for contributing to his stress and depression, and claimed he would in future fight at super featherweight
.
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Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
champion and the first Scottish boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
to regain the World Boxing Organisation championship. His career has been dogged by controversy out of the ring and problems with alcohol have caused him to fall foul of the law on numerous occasions.
Boxing career
He is 5’ 7’’ tall and is classified as a featherweight. In 1996 he won the bronze medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from March 30 to April 7. The 31st edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 304 fighters from 35 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.- Medal...
in Vejle
Vejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
, Denmark. He started his professional career by knocking out Eddie Sica in 1996 and became WBO featherweight champion in 2002. In July 2003, he lost the title to the Mexican Manuel Medina
Manuel Medina (boxer)
Juan Manuel Rubio Medina is a boxer, who is better known as Manuel Medina. He is a five-time world featherweight champion...
but regained it by a knock out in November of that year. He has subsequently defended the title successfully. He was trained by his father Peter Harrison and now lives in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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In May 2006 Harrison pulled out of a title defence in Belfast due to be screened on ITV1's Big Fight Live. He was replaced by Danny Williams. Promoter Frank Warren was less than pleased with this decision and made his views known to the media. After his withdrawal, it became apparent that things were not good and the Daily Record
Daily Record (Scotland)
The Daily Record is a Scottish tabloid newspaper based in Glasgow. It had been the best-selling daily paper in Scotland for many years with a paid circulation in August 2011 of 307,794 . It is now outsold by its arch-rival the Scottish Sun which in September 2010 had a circulation of 339,586 in...
reported that an incident had occurred in a nightclub. Over the coming days Harrison checked into the Priory Clinic in London, citing problems with depression and alcohol. He checked himself out after a few days. His agent Frank Maloney
Frank Maloney
Frank Maloney is a boxing manager and promoter and United Kingdom Independence Party politician. He is most famous for managing Lennox Lewis to the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship of the World.-Early life:...
, told Radio Clyde's SuperScoreboard Xtra programme that the only way Harrison would get help is if he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
Scott Harrison's problems with drink, drugs and the law continued to spiral out of control, and he was stripped of both his WBO title and his licence to box, as well as being declared bankrupt.
The boxer, who has received treatment for depression and alcoholism, had been training in southern Spain ahead of a title defence in December. He had been due to fight Nicky Cook
Nicky Cook
Nicky Cook is an English professional boxer who fights at featherweight he is the former British, Commonwealth, European featherweight and WBO super featherweight champion.-Early professional career:...
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In December 2006, Harrison was stripped of his WBO title after failing to make the required weight ahead of the fight with Cook. Harrison failed to turn up for the weigh-in. His father issued a statement stating that Harrison had been advised on medical grounds not to take on the fight. As well as losing his title, Harrison also lost his licence to box.
In February 2008 Harrison claimed to be fully fit, and announced his intention to apply for his boxing licence to be reinstated, with a view to eventually taking on Alex Arthur
Alex Arthur
Alex Arthur, nicknamed "Amazing" Alex Arthur, is a professional boxer from Edinburgh in Scotland.Arthur is a former British, Commonwealth, European Boxing Union and WBO super featherweight champion...
for the WBO title. He blamed the pressures of making the weight limit for the featherweight division for contributing to his stress and depression, and claimed he would in future fight at super featherweight
Super Featherweight
Super featherweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 130 pounds or 59 kilograms....
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