Tony Harrison (boxer)

Tony Harrison (born September 6, 1990) is an American professional boxer. He held the WBC light middleweight title from 2018 to December 2019 and challenged once for the IBF light middleweight title in 2017. As of December 2019, Harrison is ranked as the world’s third best active light middleweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and sixth by The Ring.

Tony Harrison
Statistics
Nickname(s)Super Bad
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach76 1⁄2 in (194 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1990-09-06) September 6, 1990
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins28
Wins by KO21
Losses3

Professional career

Harrison made his professional debut on July 2, 2011, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) over Uwe Tritschler at the Imtech-Arena in Hamburg, Germany.

After compiling a record of 24–1 with 20 knockouts (KO) – his only defeat coming against Willie Nelson via ninth-round TKO in June 2015 – Harrison faced Jarrett Hurd (19-0, 13 KOs) on February 25, 2017 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, with the bout being televised on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FOX. The fight was supposed to be an IBF title eliminator for the right to fight Jermall Charlo, but when Charlo vacated the title the fight was elevated to be for the vacant title. In the ninth round, Harrison was knocked down by a right hook from Hurd, which resulted in the referee waving off the fight.

On October 23, 2018 it was announced that Tony Harrison would face Jermell Charlo for the WBC light middleweight title on December 22 on PBC on Fox and Fox Deportes at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Harrison won by controversial unanimous decision with two judges scoring the bout 115–113, while the third scored it 116–112.[1][2]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
31 fights 28 wins 3 losses
By knockout 21 3
By decision 7 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
31 Loss 28–3 Jermell Charlo TKO 11 (12) 2:28 Dec 21, 2019 Toyota Arena, Ontario, California, U.S. Lost WBC light middleweight title
30 Win 28–2 Jermell Charlo UD 12 Dec 22, 2018 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. Won WBC light middleweight title
29 Win 27–2 Ishe Smith SD 10 May 11, 2018 Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
28 Win 26–2 George Sosa TKO 5 (6), 2:21 Feb 17, 2018 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
27 Win 25–2 Paul Valenzuela Jr UD 8 Oct 14, 2017 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
26 Loss 24–2 Jarrett Hurd TKO 9 (12), 2:24 Feb 25, 2017 Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. For vacant IBF light middleweight title
25 Win 24–1 Sergey Rabchenko TKO 9 (12), 1:18 Jul 30, 2016 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
24 Win 23–1 Fernando Guerrero TKO 6 (10), 1:54 Mar 5, 2016 Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
23 Win 22–1 Cecil McCalla UD 10 Oct 31, 2015 NRG Arena, Houston, Texas, U.S.
22 Loss 21–1 Willie Nelson TKO 9 (10), 2:57 Jul 11, 2015 USF Sundome, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
21 Win 21–0 Pablo Munguia TKO 3 (10), 0:11 Apr 17, 2015 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
20 Win 20–0 Antwone Smith TKO 2 (10), 0:19 Mar 6, 2015 MGM Grand, Marquee Ballroom, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
19 Win 19–0 Tyrone Brunson TKO 1 (8), 1:02 Dec 20, 2014 Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Bronco McKart TKO 1 (10), 1:32 May 30, 2014 Cobo Center Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Grady Brewer TKO 2 (8), 2:55 Feb 7, 2014 Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 Donald Ward TKO 2 (8), 1:01 Nov 27, 2013 Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Marcos Primera RTD 3 (6), 3:00 Sep 13, 2013 Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Gilbert Alex Sanchez TKO 2 (6), 2:10 Aug 3, 2013 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Ruben Galvan KO 1 (6), 2:03 May 10, 2013 Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Thomas Amaro KO 1 (6), 1:35 Mar 7, 2013 Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Daniel Urbanski UD 6 Nov 10, 2012 O2 World Arena, Altona, Hamburg, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Marqus Jackson UD 6 Oct 12, 2012 Sportplex, Taylor, Michigan, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Calvin Odom UD 8 Jul 27, 2012 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Flavio Turelli TKO 1 (6), 1:23 Jul 7, 2012 Stade de Suisse, Berne, Switzerland
7 Win 7–0 Ishwar Amador TKO 2 (6), 1:56 May 11, 2012 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Alfred Hall TKO 2 (6), 2:55 Mar 10, 2012 Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan,
5 Win 5–0 Harun Akcabelen KO 3 (6), 2:50 Mar 3, 2012 ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Dorian Hatcher TKO 1 (4), 2:16 Oct 6, 2011 Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Aloric Carson RTD 1 (4), 3:00 Jul 30, 2011 U.S. Steel Yard, Gary, Indiana, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Tony Hervey TKO 1 (4), 1:45 Jul 15, 2011 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Uwe Tritschler TKO 1 (4), 1:48 Jul 2, 2011 Imtech-Arena, Altona, Hamburg, Germany

See also
  • List of light-middleweight boxing champions

References
  1. "Harrison upsets Charlo, wins world title". ESPN.com. 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  2. "Tony Harrison scores shocking decision win over Jermell Charlo to claim junior middleweight title". www.cbssports.com. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by
Jermell Charlo		 WBC light middleweight champion
December 22, 2018 – December 21, 2019		 Succeeded by
Jermell Charlo
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