Bryant Perrella: record, next fight and profile →
Another main event on FOX attracted more than one million viewers Saturday night. Nielsen Media Research released data Tuesday that indicated an average of 1,004,000 viewers watched the Tony Harrison-Bryant Perrella fight. Viewership peaked at 1,125,000 during the 12-round draw split between Harrison and Perrella.
Tony Harrison knew there would exist the possibility that he would not be at his best heading into his first fight in more than a year. It became a reality for the former WBC junior middleweight titlist who fought to a 12-round draw with Bryant Perrella in their Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox headliner this past Saturday in Los Angeles. Harrison won by a score of 116-112 on the card of judge Max DeLuca, while Dr. Lou Moret had it 117-111 in favor of Perrella, who was making his junior middleweight debut. Judge Zachary Young saw the action 114-114, resulting in a split decision draw.
Tony Harrison and Bryant Perrella did not make things easy on each other or the judges. A competitive and entertaining junior middleweight fight that could’ve gone either way on the scorecards ultimately did just that, with Harrison and Perrella fighting to a 12-round split decision draw. Harrison won by a score of 116-112 on the card of judge Max DeLuca, while Dr. Lou Moret had the contest 117-111 in favor of Perrella. A 114-114 verdict turned in by judge Zachary Young failed to split the difference in the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox main event from Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
Harrison, Perrella FIght Photos Gallery - Former super welterweight world champion Tony “Superbad” Harrison and hard-hitting southpaw Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella fought to a split-draw in the 12-round main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday night from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. (photos by Sean Michael Ham)
Former super welterweight world champion Tony “Superbad” Harrison and hard-hitting southpaw Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella fought to a split-draw in the 12-round main event on Saturday night from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
Tony Harrison and Bryant Perrella were both in search of a fresh start and a return to the win column. Neither one would get their wish. The main event of the latest edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox saw Harrison and Perrella fight to a 12-round split decision draw. Judge Max DeLuca had the bout 116-112 Harrison, while Dr. Lou Moret scored the contest 117-111 in favor Perrella. Judge Zachary Young saw the fight 114-114, producing a stalemate in the junior middleweight bout Saturday evening at Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
Returning to the ring was always going to be a family affair for Tony Harrison. This coming Tuesday will mark a year since the passing of Ali Salaam, Harrison’s father who died last April due to complications from COVID-19. Salaam was a former pro boxer and his son’s head trainer throughout his boxing career. Now guiding the third-generation boxer is his Lloyd Harrison, Tony’s older brother who has run training camp for his upcoming Fox-televised headliner versus Bryant Perrella (17-3, 14KOs).
Bryant Perrella and Tony Harrison will both enter their upcoming fight with new head trainers in tow. For Perrella, this weekend marks a debut in the junior middleweight division and with legendary former four-division champ Roy Jones Jr. manning his corner. The union was formed at the tail end of Perrella’s months-long gym tour in search of world class sparring and a next-level gym education.
Former WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Tony “Superbad” Harrison is all set to return to the ring against Bryant Perrella in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, April 17 from Los Angeles. (photos by Sean Michael Ham)
Tony Harrison and Bryant Perrella have remained respectful of one another throughout the buildup for their fight. The courtesy extended to the scale, as both boxers easily made weight for their scheduled 12-round junior middleweight bout Saturday evening live on Fox from Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles.