Audley Hugh Harrison, (born 26 October 1971) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2013. As an amateur he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and becoming the first ever British boxer to win Olympic gold in that division. Harrison turned professional the following year after signing a contract with BBC Sport, and went on to have seventeen fights on the network before their cancellation of all boxing broadcasts. In his professional career he challenged for the WBA, British, and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. In 2009, Harrison won the Prizefighter tournament, his first of two. He became the European heavyweight champion in 2010, after defeating Michael Sprott in a rematch of their 2007 bout. In 2013, Harrison won his second Prizefighter tournament, becoming the first boxer to do so. Amateur career Boxing out of Repton Amateur Boxing Club in Bethnal Green, London, Harrison became British super heavyweight champion in 1997, defeating Nick Kendall in the final. He retained the title in 1998, defeating Dean Redmond, and won gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games beating Michael Macquae of Mauritius in the final. In 2000 he won gold at the Sydney Olympics by defeating Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov of Kazakhstan on points. After his medal win, Harrison was awarded an MBE. Highlights 1998 at the European Super Heavyweight Championships in Minsk, Belarus, lost to Serguei Lyakhovich (Belarus) 1998 Commonwealth Games Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist. Results were: Defeated Fai Falamoe (New Zealand) points Defeated Jim Whitehead (Australia) KO 3 Defeated Michael Macquae (Mauritius) KO 1 1999 competed at the World Championships in Houston, United States. Results were: Defeated Lazizbek Zokirov (Uzbekistan) points Lost to Sinan Samil Sam (Turkey) points Won the Super Heavyweight Gold Medal representing Great Britain at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Results were: Defeated Alexei Lezin (Russia) TKO 4 Defeated Alexey Mazikin (Ukraine) points Defeated Paolo Vidoz (Italy) points Defeated Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (Kazakhstan) points Professional career In 2001, Harrison released his autobiography Realising the Dream and set up his own company, A Force Promotions, to manage his career and concluded several high-profile sponsorships deals and became the first boxer in Britain to sign a direct broadcast deal. He signed a £1 million deal with the BBC to show his first ten professional fights. His debut was against US club fighter Michael Middleton, whom Harrison knocked out in the first