Audley Harrison

Audley Harrison is a Heavyweight boxer. He was born on October 26, 1971 in London. He was the first Briton to win the Gold Medal at the Superheavyweight division since its inception in 1984. He was also the first Briton to take the gold in boxing in 32 years, and the first at the highest weight class since 1920.

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Boxer - October 26 - 1971 - London - 1984 - 1920

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He turned professional soon after his Olympic victory, however his progress through the ranks has been carefully guided and therefore slow. As of the beginning of 2005, his professional ring record is 17 wins (12 by knockout) in 17 contests. He also holds the fringe WBF Heavyweight championship belt as of 2005. He won the title via fourth round knockout of Dutchman Richel Hersisia on March 20, 2004 at Wembley Arena in London.

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Olympic - 2005 - WBF - Richel Hersisia - March 20 - 2004 - Wembley Arena - London

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Audley Harrison went on to face Julius Francis on May 8,2004 defeating him via a 12 round unanimous decision victory. He then defended his WBF title for a second time, scoring a ninth round technical knockout victory over Tomasz Bonin on June 19, 2004. After suffering a serious ligament tear in his left hand, requiring subsequent hand surgery in New York, he was forced to put his career on hold for almost a year.

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Julius Francis - May 8 - 2004 - June 19

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After relocating permanently to the US for the remainder of 2005, he finally took on an american boxer called Robert Davis on June 9, 2005at the Pechanga Entertainment Center in Temecula, CA. After a cautious start, Harrison methodically broke Davis down, before sending him reeling against the ropes after several jolting left crosses. The fight was stopped in the seventh round via a technical knockout.

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Robert Davis - June 9 - 2005

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After gaining rapid exposure in the US with this victory, he decided to fight Robert Wiggins, a man who had previously lost very close decisions to Monte Barrett, a former WBC interim title challenger, and DaVaryll Williamson the current IBF mandatory challenger; having broken the latter's jaw in their 2003 fight. Harrison dominated Wiggins from the outset, keeping him on the outside of his long southpaw jab. He floored Wiggins with a big left cross in the 4th round, ending the round with a flurry of punches, that sent Wiggins wobbling back to his corner. Wiggins' trainer stopped the fight, awarding Harrison a technical knockout victory in the 4th round.

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Robert Wiggins - Monte Barrett - DaVaryll Williamson

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