http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4711675.stm
Promoter Frank Warren wants new European super featherweight champion Alex Arthur to fight WBO featherweight title-holder Scott Harrison next year.
Arthur won a unanimous points verdict over Boris Sinitsin on Saturday night and Warren believes the Scot should now take on his compatriot Harrison.
"I would love to do that fight," said Warren. "I don't see why it shouldn't happen sometime next year.
"It's Scotland's Benn versus Eubank and it will be a big fight in the UK."
Arthur himself was non-committal about a possible bout with Harrison.
"Personally I don't think Scott Harrison will have interest in me because he has huge fights looming," he said.
"But any fight is realistic if the money is there."
But Arthur was dismissive about a rematch with Michael Gomez, who beat him in a British title bout in 2003.
Gomez was ringside on Saturday night and challenged Arthur after the fight.
But the Scot said: "Michael Gomez is rather fat now, I don't think he could make the weight."
Just read the news, Frank Warren wants to make the fight.
IMO, Alex Arthur is the better boxer but he'll still get beat.
Even though Arthur's a super feather and Harrisons only a Feather i dont think there is any doubt would the stronger fighter is. Harrison will just rough him up.
I doubt you guys have seen much of scott harrison pre polo/medina as if you had you would know that he has genuine skill at boxing ,he just seems to try and use power rather than talent these days(dunno why)but on his day he is a tough fighter and clever boxer.
Just a couple of years ago he was being tipped for unification and in all honesty I think he will produce a few shock results in the future.
he will bust up chi and I feel he has the tools to beat marquez if he is on his game.
Harrison enters every fight as a Jr. Welterweight. I am amazed he is even able to get down to 126.
He looks like a dead man on the scales, he's the biggest featherweight i've seen. Thats what he need to do to win, without his size he's nothing, he hasnt got any skill to speak of.
Whatever, I'm just not interested to be honest.
What if one of them change their name to Eubank :rolleyes:
Both Harrison and Arthur annoy the shit out of me but its a good match up, if you like boxing you should like a good styles match regardless of whos fighting.
Absolutely right, British boxing has sucked since Benn and Eubank retired.. and Warren's pissed. Who cares about this fight? Seriously? I don't.
Its an interesting match up, especially considering the dont like each other.
Guess nobody gives a fuck about the WBO featherweight champion :D
Absolutely right, British boxing has sucked since Benn and Eubank retired.. and Warren's pissed. Who cares about this fight? Seriously? I don't.