Harrison survives
Top prospect Audley Harrison survived a early scare to force a stoppage victory against late replacement Tone Fiso.
After a comfortable first round display from Harrison, one minute into the second Harrison was on the canvas for a count of four. A winged hook by Harrison left him exposed to a vicious uppercut from Fiso, which dropped him instantly.
Throughout the rest of the second Harrison was on his bicycle, backpedaling, seeing out the round to a chorus of boo's from the home fans.
In the third Harrison shot out of the corner, Steward it seemed had a few choice words. Harrison attacked, letting his hands go. Fiso struggled to find his target, while Harrison's jab continued to find it's target. The boo's from the previous round were forgotten as cheers and encouragement to end it rang out across the arena.
The fourth was much of the same, expect Fiso failed to land anything. Harrison's movement constantly confounded Fiso. At the start of the fifth, little changed, Fiso needed to dig deep: he lands a uppercut - charges Harrison into the corner, lands another uppercut - misses wildly with a hook and feels the power of Harrison's cross.
Fiso managed to regain his feet at the count of seven, the referee took one look at Fiso, and saw a man was exhausted, and vulnerable to real punishment. The fight was stopped.
Harrison record now stands at (8-0-0) 1 KO. After the fight, Harrison said:
"It was a tough fight. I have no excuses, I boxed great but my focus wasn't always there. I found it hard take him serious. I didn't know nothing about this guy until a week ago, but he caught him by surprise. But after the knock down he couldn't land anything on me. I feel embarrassed."
After the loss Fiso's record now reads 6 wins 9 losses and no draws.