article_snippet: Harrison boxes against Paolo Vidoz on Paolo Vidoz way to winning Olympic gold at the games in Sydney in 2000 .
article_snippet: Harrison plants a kiss on Harrison gold medal in Sydney . '
article_snippet: Harrison started boxing at 19 and became the first British boxer to win Olympic gold in the super-heavyweight division when Harrison triumphed in Sydney.
article_snippet: Harrison triumph paved the way for future medalists Amir Khan, James DeGale, Anthony Joshua, Luke Campbell and Nicola Adams through increased funding.
article_snippet: Harrison turned professional the following year, signing a £1million deal with the BBC for Harrison first 10 fights.
article_snippet: Six million people watched Harrison debut - a first round knockout of Mike Middleton - but
article_snippet: Harrison suffered Harrison first defeat when Harrison challenged Danny Williams for the vacant Commonwealth title.
article_snippet: Harrison twice used the short-format Prizefighter to Harrison advantage, first in 2009 when Harrison defeated Coleman Barrett, Danny Hughes and Scott Belshaw.
article_snippet: That propelled Harrison into Harrison second clash with Michael Sprott which saw Harrison finally win a major honour.
article_snippet: The world title opportunity Harrison so craved arrived in 2010 when Harrison challenged David Haye for Harrison WBA strap in Manchester.
article_snippet: Six million people watched Harrison's professional debut - a first-round win over Mike Middleton on the BBC .
article_snippet: The British Boxing Board of Control initially withheld some of Harrison purse while a full investigation was carried out
article_snippet: but Harrison was later awarded the full amount.
article_snippet: And once again Harrison earned Harrison a high-profile fight, this time against the British and Commonwealth champion David Price.
article_snippet: Harrison gets revenge over Danny Williams for the Commonwealth title in 2006 after earlier losing out to Harrison .
article_snippet: And Harrison three victories over Derric Rossy, Martin Rogan and Claus Bertino produced Harrison familiar rhetoric of finally being at one with Harrison and the sport.