03.07 - Audley Harrisons Business Manager, Hazel Bruno-Gilbert today announced that the Olympic Gold Medallists next fight will be in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday 6th August.
Harrisons eight round contest, against an opponent to be announced shortly, will be the chief support bout to the highly anticipated Anthony Mundine vs. Antwan Echols WBA Super Middleweight Title fight, and will be shown on tape delay on the BBC.
Bruno-Gilbert commented, Audley was victorious in the Sydney 2000 Olympics, when he bought home Britains first gold medal in boxing for 32 years. Hes excited that hes got the opportunity to return down under and showcase his talents as an 11-0 undefeated professional.
Tony Mundine the shows promoter said, Its the first time that Australia will have a future Heavyweight Champion fighting on a great undercard. To have him as chief support is an honour and a privilege and can only be extremely beneficial for this ground breaking promotion.
Harrison will be heading over to Big Bear, California shortly to begin his intensive training under the watchful eye of Thell Torrence. He will head to Sydney 10 days before the bout.
A-Force Promotions have a limited number of tickets available to buy; full details to appear soon on www.audleyharrison.com