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| Harrison prison release delayed | |
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| Scott Harrison's release from a Spanish jail has been delayed until after the weekend, BBC Sport understands. | |
| The troubled boxer was due to return to Scotland on Saturday after being held over assault allegations but will not now be released until Monday. | |
| His detention has thrown the defence of his featherweight title into doubt. | |
| But Harrison's manager, Barry Hughes, said discussions were under way to get the title fight against Nicky Cook in London next month back on track. | |
| "We spoke to both the WBO and our legal team and they gave us the answer we wanted," Hughes said. | "We spoke to both the WBO and our legal team and they gave us the answer we wanted," Hughes said. |
| The World Boxing Organisation had already said the Scot would be stripped of his featherweight title. | The World Boxing Organisation had already said the Scot would be stripped of his featherweight title. |
| But Hughes said he was confident the fight could now go ahead as planned. | But Hughes said he was confident the fight could now go ahead as planned. |
| However, Harrison must pass a medical with the British Boxing Board of Control before promoter Frank Warren can restore the fight to the ExCel Arena bill. | However, Harrison must pass a medical with the British Boxing Board of Control before promoter Frank Warren can restore the fight to the ExCel Arena bill. |
| And Hughes added: "I spoke to Scott through the lawyers in Spain and he knows he is getting out now and he has been training hard. | And Hughes added: "I spoke to Scott through the lawyers in Spain and he knows he is getting out now and he has been training hard. |
| "We spoke to Frank Warren to ensure the fight was still on. | "We spoke to Frank Warren to ensure the fight was still on. |
| "He was more than willing to put the fight back on 9 December." | |
| However, Warren added a note of caution. | However, Warren added a note of caution. |
| "It is not necessarily the case that the fight is back on," he said. | "It is not necessarily the case that the fight is back on," he said. |
| "Scott has been released from prison and has a contract to fight and we have to honour that contract. | "Scott has been released from prison and has a contract to fight and we have to honour that contract. |
| "But it is subject to the fighter passing a medical, so he has to get through those first and he will see a doctor from the BBBC on Monday." | "But it is subject to the fighter passing a medical, so he has to get through those first and he will see a doctor from the BBBC on Monday." |