Harrison had been granted a licence from the British & Irish Boxing Authority (BIBA) with the intention to return to the ring before the end of 2018. Harrison later signed a promotional deal with Lee McAllister's Assassin Boxing Promotions & Management. A fight was scheduled to take place on 8 December 2018, at the Glasgow Club Bellahouston in Glasgow against Ghana's Tackie Annan but the bout was postponed after Annan suffered an injury. Harrison was then scheduled to appear on the undercard of Nigel Benn's proposed comeback fight against Sakio Bika in November 2019, but Harrison pulled out of the fight citing "unprofessional" behaviour from Benn's team. Harrison was then scheduled to face Berman Sanchez in Birmingham but the fight fell through. On 17 May 2020, Harrison confirmed he would return to professional boxing after a seven-year absence with a fight against Orkney based PBC International Champion Paul Peers. The closed-door contest took place in Aberdeen on 18 July 2020 and was broadcast live on FITE TV. Harrison won the bout with a third-round stoppage. Harrison floored his rival with a body shot prompting Peers' corner to throw in the towel. Outside the ring Harrison was jailed for eight months on 2 September 2008 for drink-driving and assault, and was released from HM Prison Barlinnie on 31 December 2008 after serving four months of his sentence. On 25 April 2009 Harrison was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for assault in Málaga. He served five months on remand in Alhaurín de la Torre and was released on 13 September 2011. On 3 May 2013 Harrison lost his appeal against suspending the initial four-year sentence and was told that he had 15 days to report to prison otherwise he would be arrested and detained immediately. After serving the majority of his four-year sentence at the maximum security prison HMP Shotts, he was transferred to HMP Barlinnie and released in July 2018. Professional boxing record See also List of world featherweight boxing champions List of British world boxing champions References External links |- 1977 births Living people Scottish male boxers Sportspeople from Bellshill People educated at Trinity High School, Rutherglen Scottish people convicted of assault Scottish prisoners and detainees Scottish people imprisoned abroad Commonwealth Boxing Council champions British Boxing Board of Control champions World featherweight boxing champions World Boxing Organization champions