Harrison starts to think big

WBO world featherweight champion Scott Harrison will fly to Las Vegas in November to issue a ringside challenge to the winner of the third battle between Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales.

Harrison’s manager Frank Maloney revealed that the Cambuslang fighter, who defends his title against undefeated Ethiopian Samuel Kebede at Braehead next month, will travel with father and trainer Peter Harrison to try and thrash out a deal with the victor of what is sure to be a thrilling night of boxing.

Maloney insists that if a deal could be brokered then the fight would take place early in the New Year and he would even take Harrison to America to get the career-defining fight that he desperately desires.

He said: “Scott and Peter will be going over to Las Vegas for what you could call a ringside challenge to whoever comes out on top.

“If we could get that fight it would take preference over any other we’re trying for just now because it would be a super fight.

“And I would take Scott anywhere to fight, I have no fears about that.”

Maloney admits, however, that he is still in negotiations with WBC featherweight title holder Injin Chi in case Harrison’s trip to America is in vain.

He said: “I’m talking to Injin Chi’s people at the moment and it looks like he wants to fight again in South Korea after winning his last fight there.

“There’s no money in that fight for us but I would like him to fight Chi though because if Scott had two belts then that would give us more bargaining power.”

Harrison has to get Kebede out of the way first and Maloney insists his fighter has not opted to take any easy pay day.

He said: “Kebede has a 24-0 record and so he’s got to have some ability and it shows the different mentality between Scott and the rest of the boxers out there.

“Scott has mental strength and he asked to get Kebede because he had the best record of the five opponents he could have chosen.

“He didn’t want to fight someone who for instance had 15 wins and seven losses because it would lack credibility.”