Harrison is third rate, says McCullough

WAYNE MCCULLOUGH believes WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison is third rate in comparison to many fighters he has faced.

The Las Vegas-based McCullough arrived in Belfast yesterday to continue his preparation for the March 22 clash with Harrison, who will have home advantage at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena.

The ‘Pocket Rocket’ has boxed some of the best from bantamweight through to featherweight, including Erik Morales, Naseem Hamed and Yasuei Yakushiji, from whom he took the WBC bantamweight title in Japan eight years ago.

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