On July 11, 2015, Harrison took on skilled veteran Willie Nelson at USF Sundome in Tampa, Florida. Tony Harrison fights for a 154-pound world title. He then gained his 10th consecutive stoppage in April, scoring a third-round TKO of Mexican southpaw Pablo Manguia at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut in another headlining bout on ESPN. The 6-foot-1 Harrison opened 2015 by stopping Antwone Smith in the second round in Las Vegas in February in the main event on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights. He wrapped up the year with first-round stoppages of both former world champion Bronco McKart and Tyrone Brunson.
Under the guidance of his father, Harrison stopped all five of his opponents in 2013, setting up a clash with veteran Grady Brewer, who won the second season of boxing reality show The Contender.įighting at the Masonic Temple in Detroit in February 2014, Harrison gained a second-round TKO of Brewer. It was Steward who gave Harrison the nickname “Superbad,” adopting it from former 160-pound Detroit-based fighter Bernard Mays, who died in 1994 at the age of 33. Legendary trainer Emanuel Steward helped guide Tony Harrison's career until his death in October 2012.
