Audley Harrison, who captured Olympic gold again in 2000, has been away from the game for effectively over a decade, however “A-Pressure” is quickly to be again – as a supervisor and coach. Harrison, who did a lot for the beginner sport however sadly fell brief not directly on the professional stage, final boxed in 2013 when he was iced in a spherical by an rising Deontay Wilder.
That loss prompted the tall southpaw to announce his ring retirement. However now, after a bit over ten years away from boxing, Harrison has taken to social media to announce his imminent return.
“I’m again within the boxing sport,” Harrison wrote on X. “I’ve acquired my boxing license from the California State Athletic Fee. I’m going to get entangled on the coaching facet, too, however extra in an advisory function, so the sport plan and the ways for battle evening are spot on. Fighters, though I didn’t get all my targets completed within the ring, I used to be the primary boxer on this technology who pioneered boxers managing their careers, so I do know the boxing enterprise from the tv boardroom to the promoter’s contracts, matchmaking, sponsorships, PR, venue contracts & every part in-between.”
Intriguingly, Harrison additionally wrote how he “walked away from boxing for a few years – partly as a result of I didn’t need to inform my story, as I didn’t need to face my demons of my previous, however life doesn’t work like that, so I’m able to carry the lid, however not now.” Harrison’s story, demons and all must be effectively value listening to. Nonetheless, so far as changing into a profitable boxing supervisor goes, Harrison is true when he says he has a lot expertise and data of the battle sport. “A-Pressure” could not have been a massively profitable professional fighter, however he positive negotiated himself some massive paydays (keep in mind that BBC contract, the extremely paying one which allowed Harrison to select his first ten opponents?)
It’s good that Harrison is coming again to boxing. There are many critics on the market, of the armchair selection specifically, who prefer to make jokes at Harrison’s expense, however Audley was an excellent beginner boxer, whereas as a professional he was courageous sufficient to step into the ring with some very onerous punchers.
Let’s want Harrison all the very best along with his new enterprise.
