Tony Harrison: record, next fight and profile →
By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Tony Harrison promised after a press conference Thursday that he would shock Jermell Charlo and rest of the boxing world Saturday night. The three judges of their fight certainly did just that. Each of them scored their 12-round, 154-pound championship match for Harrison, who...
Charlo, Harrison Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Before they enter the ring in primetime this Saturday, December 22, fighters competing on the blockbuster Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes event went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in for their matchups at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. (photos by Stephanie Trapp)
NEW YORK – Tony Harrison didn’t degrade Jermell Charlo’s spectacular knockouts of Charles Hatley and Erickson Lubin. Charlo’s upcoming opponent just can’t help but feel those impressive victories have created the misleading impression that Charlo is a bigger puncher than is accurate. Houston’s Charlo contends Derrick James, his new trainer, has helped him become a harder puncher than he was when Ronnie Shields trained him.
LOS ANGELES – Jarrett Hurd knows first-hand how hard Tony Harrison hits. Hurd felt Harrison’s power when they fought for the vacant IBF junior middleweight championship in February 2017. Hurd was winning a close fight when he dropped and stopped a fading Harrison in the ninth round of that title fight in Birmingham, Alabama.
Jermell Charlo, Tony Harrison Weights Photos Gallery - Before they enter the ring in primetime this Saturday, December 22, fighters competing on the blockbuster Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes event went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in for their matchups at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. (photos by Stephanie Trapp)
Jermall Charlo contends that a switch of opponents less than a week before his fight Saturday night hasn’t negatively affected him. All that’s left now is for the WBC interim middleweight champion to prove it. Charlo and late replacement Matt Korobov both made weight Friday afternoon for their 12-round, 160-pound championship match, the main event of FOX’s tripleheader Saturday night from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Jermell Charlo, Harrison Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Before they enter the ring in primetime this Saturday, December 22, fighters competing on the blockbuster Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes event went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference for their matchups at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. (photos by Stephanie Trapp)
Former super welterweight title challenger Julian "J Rock" Williams (26-1-1) returned to the ring on December 1st with a 2nd round stoppage of Francisco Javier Castro on the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury undercard. In this Q&A William's trainer Stephen "Breadman" Edwards breakdown his fighter's performance, potential future opponents and the upcoming Jermell Charlo-Tony Harrison fight.
Charlo, Harrison Workouts Photos Gallery - As fight night approaches, fighters competing on Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes event showed off their skills at a media workout at world famous Gleason's Gym before they step into the ring on December 22 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. (photos by Stephanie Trapp).
By Thomas Gerbasi - Tony Harrison could be a world champion by Christmas, but in the lead-up to his Saturday meeting with WBC junior middleweight titleholder Jermell Charlo, it’s almost as if all the pre-fight chatter is about what’s next for Texas’ Charlo. It doesn’t bother the 28-year-old Harrison in th...