Audley Harrison

Quick Facts

Full Name	Audley Harrison
Occupation	Boxer
Date Of Birth	Oct 26, 1971(1971-10-26)
Age	53
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Scorpio

Audley Harrison Biography

Audley Harrison is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on October 26, 1971 in England, England, United Kingdom. English heavyweight who became the Olympic Boxing Champion in Men’s Super Heavyweight. He was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing 9.

He and dancer Ola Jordan have both been featured on the reality series Strictly Come Dancing.

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.

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 has a daughter named Ariella and a son named Hudson.

Audley Harrison Net Worth

Audley Harrison is one of the richest Boxer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Audley Harrison 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He won Gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games as an amateur.

He became the first fighter to win the Prizefighter tournament twice.

Audley Hugh Harrison, MBE (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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Audley Harrison height 6 ft 6 in Audley weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Audley Harrison Dating?

According to our records, Audley Harrison married to Raychel Harrison. As of December 1, 2023, Audley Harrison’s is not dating anyone.

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Harrison returned to the UK in 2004, but instead of fighting new British champion Michael Sprott for the British title, he fought unbeaten Dutch fighter Richel Hersisia for the World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) World belt. He knocked out Hersisia in 4 rounds. He defended the title twice: a 12-round points win over late-sub Julius Francis, and a 9th-round TKO of unbeaten Tomasz Bonin. After suffering a serious ligament tear in his left hand requiring hand surgery in New York, Harrison did not fight for almost a year.

Facts & Trivia

Audley Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Audley Harrison celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.

In April 2006, Harrison fought in the US against Dominick Guinn and again lost on points. Harrison put the defeat down to loss of confidence from his defeat to Williams and insisted he would bounce back. In June, he scored a three- round knockout of Andrew Greeley in an off-TV fight in America, and was poised for a fight with Matt Skelton to try to resurrect his career. Skelton had beaten Danny Williams in July, winning the title Williams had earlier taken from Harrison. When Skelton dropped out only one week before the fight due to injury, Danny Williams replaced him.

Top Facts about Audley Harrison

1. Audley Harrison is a former British professional boxer.
2. He won the gold medal in the super-heavyweight division at the 2000 Olympic Games, the first British boxer ever to do so.
3. He had a contract with BBC Sport that allowed them to broadcast his first ten professional fights.
4. In 2009, he became the first ever boxer to win the Prizefighter tournament twice.
5. He also won gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
6. He was awarded an MBE for his Olympic win.
7. He lost to David Haye in the attempt for the WBA heavyweight title in

2010. 8. He took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2011 and finished seventh.
      9. He came second in the 2014 celebrity version of Big Brother.
      10. He partook in Celebrity MasterChef in 2016.
      11. He retired for the third time in 2014.
      12. He was suffering from traumatic brain injuries in 2015.
      13. He and his wife have two children.
      14. He outpointed Derek McCafferty in 2001.
      15. He won the EBU European Heavyweight belt in 2010, beating Michael Sprott in the final round.

Where is Audley Harrison now?

But he reversed that decision within days as he struggled to accept his career was over. Harrison also admitted he has been reckless with his earnings and could face bankruptcy in the UK. The 43-year-old currently lives in California and added: ‘I’ve made many mistakes and learned some tough lessons along the way.

Why did Audley Harrison fail?

Audley was thought by many to be arrogant and unwilling to listen to experienced people who could have helped him build his career. Harrison then also placed a lot more pressure on himself by signing a one million pound deal with the BBC to televise his first 10 fights.

Did Audley Harrison win a world title?

Audley Harrison MBE
Stance| Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights| 38
Wins| 31

How many fights did Audley Harrison have?

38

How much money did Lennox Lewis make?

Net Worth in 2022$150 Million
Net Worth in 2020| $129 Million
Net Worth in 2019| $118 Million
Net Worth in 2018| $108 Million