With Steward also training heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, Harrison fought in Europe on the same card as Klitschko four times, including three in 2012 alone, before Steward passed away in October 2012. He then won unanimous decisions in 2012 over veterans Calvin Odom and Daniel Urbanski to increase his profile. Harrison stopped his first eight opponents, including five in the first round. He made his professional debut in July 2011, gaining a first-round technical knockout of Uwe Tritschler in Hamburg, Germany. Harrison, the second youngest of eight children, turned pro in 2011 on Steward’s advice instead of trying to make the 2012 U.S. Tony Harrison delivers punishment during his win over Daniel Urbanski in Hamburg, Germany, on November 10, 2012. Training under the tutelage of both his father and Steward, Harrison thrived as an amateur, compiling a record of 75-12, winning two Michigan Golden Gloves titles and reaching the semifinals of the National Golden Gloves tournament. “My dad didn’t want me to box, but my mom got tired of seeing me get suspended,” Harrison said. His grandfather Henry Hank won 62 fights during a 19-year pro career, and father Ali Salaam competed professionally at 147 pounds.Īlthough trained by his father, it was Harrison’s mother who steered him toward boxing after he was suspended from school repeatedly for fighting. Harrison was born with boxing in his blood. One of the last protégés of late Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, Harrison is striving to reach the top of the 154-pound division. Tony “Superbad” Harrison is determined to put Detroit back on the boxing map.
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