Here is all you need to know about Tony Harrison, who is he, his age, height, career, record, titles and net worth
Tim Tszyu, according to Tony Harrison, has “a lot of bad things” that are “not championship-level” before their encounter in Sydney.
American Harrison will face a local boxer on March 11 in a contest for the interim WBO super-welterweight title (March 12 in Australia). Harrison questioned the calibre of his opponent’s matches in a statement to The Sporting News, Tszyu was informed:
The guys you’ve fought to get to the number one spot is f—— disgusting,”
What is the personal best for Harrison? A rundown of his career, including his age and standout triumphs, is provided below.
Who is boxer Tony Harrison, age, height, career, boxing record, next fight, net worth in 2023
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Who is Tony Harrison?
The “Super Bad” boxer, Harrison, was born in Detroit on September 6, 1990, making him 32 years old with his height at 1.85m.
Harrison’s professional boxing record is currently at 29-3-1, which includes 21 knockout wins and three losses via knockout, and one title win and he has a net worth of $2 million.
Harrison was a pupil of Emanuel Steward, a hall-of-fame boxing trainer, and the great-grandson of Henry Hank, a boxer who scored 62 victories throughout a 19-year professional career. Ali Salaam, Harrison’s father, was a boxing professional.
Harrison, who received coaching from his father and Steward, won 75 of his 87 amateur contests. He won two Michigan Golden Gloves titles and advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Golden Gloves tournament.
In Hamburg, Germany, in July 2011, Harrison made his professional debut on the undercard of the heavyweight title match between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye.
This was one of Klitschko’s trainer Steward’s last matches before the renowned coach passed away the following year.
All four of Harrison’s four-round victories to begin his professional career were through first-round knockout. Until to being stopped by Willie Nelson in the ninth round of their 2015 battle in Florida, Harrison had won 17 successive fights.
Harrison attempted to challenge Jarrett Hurd for the vacant IBF super-welterweight title in Alabama in February 2017 after three victories, but was unsuccessful. In the eighth round, he suffered another knockout.
A little under two years later, he took on Jermell Charlo for the WBC super-welterweight title. He won by unanimous decision, handing Charlo his only prior professional defeat.
Nearly precisely one year later, Charlo had his just desserts, but not until Harrison had shown exemplary bravery by surviving a knockdown in the second round before succumbing to another late in the fight, which was stopped in the eleventh.
When is Tszyu vs Harrison?
Date: Saturday, March 11 | Sunday, March 12
Main card: 10:45 p.m. ET | 3:45 a.m. GMT | 2:45 p.m. AEDT
Main event: 1 a.m. ET | 6 a.m. GMT | 5 p.m. AEDT (approx.)
General sale tickets are available online through Ticketek, with prices ranging from $49 for a ringside seat to $5,000 for the most expensive ones.