Tony Harrison: record, next fight and profile →
If Danny Garcia truly wanted to, he could have remained in the welterweight division and attempted to make a second title run. However, after years of squeezing down his fairly big frame to the 147-pound weight limit, the Philadelphia native believed he was in need of a reprieve.
Tony Harrison seems more impressed with Luis Arias’ performance during their run-in earlier this spring than in the ring this past weekend.
Tony Harrison’s fight against Sergio Garcia unfolded exactly how Harrison expected. The former WBC super welterweight champion completely out-classed Spain’s Garcia during a 10-round junior middleweight match Showtime aired earlier this month from Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – Tony Harrison had a ringside seat Saturday night for one of the more brutal boxing matches you could witness in person. The former WBC super welterweight champion came away from it more impressed with Erickson Lubin than ever. He still wondered whether Lubin should continue his career after absorbing that type of damage to his face during a technical-knockout loss to Sebastian Fundora in their fantastic fight for the WBC interim super welterweight championship.
(Video by Ryan Burton) - Tony Harrison Interview - Las Vegas, Nevada - In a high stakes junior middleweight fight, Sebastian Fundora (19-0-1, 13 KOs) got off the floor to stop Erickson Lubin (24-2, 17 KOs) in nine rounds. (photos by Ryan Hafey, Esther Lin)
Las Vegas, Nevada - Former super welterweight world champion Tony “Superbad” Harrison (29-3-1, 21 KOs) cruised to a unanimous decision, nearly shutting out contender Sergio Garcia (33-2, 14 KOs) across 10-rounds.
Harrison, Garcia Fight Photos Gallery - Las Vegas, Nevada - In a crossroads junior middleweight fight, former world champion Tony Harrison (29-3-1, 21 KOs) boxed his way to a ten round unanimous decision over Sergio Garcia (33-2, 14 KOs). (photos by Ryan Hafey, Esther Lin)
LAS VEGAS – Tony Harrison re-established himself as a top 154-pound contender Saturday night. Nearly a year after his subpar performance against Bryant Perrella, the refocused WBC super welterweight champion overcame a slow start to separate himself from Spanish contender Sergio Garcia. Harrison picked apart a game Garcia for most of the final eight rounds and won a 10-round unanimous decision in the co-feature of Showtime’s tripleheader from Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Almost a year later, Bryant Perrella still can’t understand how only one judge had him beating Tony Harrison. Perrella settled for a split draw with the former WBC super welterweight champion in their 12-round, 154-pound fight last April 17 at Shrine Auditorium & Exposition Hall in Los Angeles. The southpaw from Fort Myers, Florida, landed 12 more punches overall than Harrison (150 to 138) and threw 239 more shots (692 to 453), according to CompuBox’s unofficial statistics, but judge Max De Luca scored eight rounds for Harrison (116-112).
Tony Harrison Video Interview - (video by Ryan Burton) - Top super welterweight contenders Erickson “Hammer” Lubin and Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora squared off at the official weigh-in before they meet for the Interim WBC Super Welterweight Title this Saturday, April 9 live on SHOWTIME in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio Collection by Hilton. (photos by Esther Lin)