SCOTT HARRISON will make his comeback against Brahim Bariz, a French Algerian, at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall, with an intercontinental Masters title at stake on Friday, June 29.
Bariz, 31, has only been stopped once in 39 fights and has a success rate of almost 50%. He recently drew a fight for the French lightweight title with the recently-deposed European champion Anthony Mezaache.
Alex Morrison, Harrison's manager, said: "Bariz will be an experienced and durable opponent; it is vital that Scott knuckles down and focuses on fighting Bariz and does not look beyond him.
"When Scott comes through it, we will look at getting him a tilt at a major domestic belt, but first we will have to see how Scott handles things after six years out of the ring.
"He is delighted to know his opponent now and it will be up to him and Peter [Harrison, his father and trainer] to do their homework, come out at the Kelvin Hall and produce the type of performance that will leave no one in any doubt that Scott Harrison is back."
n Renfrewshire ABC's Joe Ham Sr, coach to the Scottish international amateur team, can swat aside claims of parental bias when he suggests that his featherweight son, Joe Jr, as well as clubmates Stuart Burt (welterweight) and Steve Lavelle (heavyweight) can win British Championship title and medals at London's Troxy Arena this weekend. The trio qualified by winning Scottish titles at Edinburgh's Meadowbank Arena on March 30.
Ham Sr said: "Not many clubs win three Scottish senior titles in one year, but my guys did and when I say that my own son looks especially good to win a British featherweight title this weekend, I do so not because I'm his Dad; just look at his record. He has won every championship title he has contested since he was 12; he has won the Scottish 56kg crown for the last three years, seeing off really good challengers; and he's beaten Sean McGoldrick [2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal winner who will also be competing in the British championships]."
"Stuart Burt won the Scottish title by beating Derek Skinner [a seasoned internationalist and gold medal winner from Kilsyth Golden Gloves] 23-18 to take the 69kg crown. Steve Lavelle is in with a shout after beating the fancied David Smyllie [from Edinburgh Holyrood]."
Other Scottish champions in London are Aqeel Hamed (Keir Hardie ABC, 49kg), Pushkar Singh (Lochend, 52kg), Charlie Flynn (Newharthill, 60kg), Kieran Smith (Newharthill), and Brian Forsyth (Holyrood, 81kg).
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