Harrison prepares for professional bow
Audley Harrison, Britain's next great boxing hope, is about to make his professional debut - against Harry Senior at York Hall.
The Olympic gold medallist will have a fifteen pound weight advantage when he meets his opponent. Harrison tipped the scales at 245lbs. The weigh-in, which was conducted at the Hilton London Kensington Hotel saw Senior, who at 6ft 3ins tall is two-and-a-half inches shorter than Harrison, weigh in at 230lbs.
Harrison's professional debut is scheduled for six rounds.
The London born Olympic champion insists that his decision to turn pro in such a blaze of glory is preparation for the days when he hopes he will be a headliner in the sport.
"I'm not turning professional for nothing," said the 29-year-old north Londoner. "This is all part of the process of learning. If boxing was easy everybody would be doing it. This is all preparing me for when I am fighting for the world heavyweight title."