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| Confusion over Harrison fitness | Confusion over Harrison fitness |
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| Scott Harrison's defence of his WBO featherweight title remains in doubt after mixed reports about his fitness. | Scott Harrison's defence of his WBO featherweight title remains in doubt after mixed reports about his fitness. |
| Harrison's lawyer Massimo Franchi said the Scot had passed a British Boxing Board of Control-approved medical and will fight Nicky Cook on 9 December. | Harrison's lawyer Massimo Franchi said the Scot had passed a British Boxing Board of Control-approved medical and will fight Nicky Cook on 9 December. |
| But Harrison's manager Barry Hughes told Five Live that while the signs are good he is waiting on official results. | |
| Harrison, 29, returned to Scotland for the medical after spending five weeks in a Spanish prison on assault charges. | |
| However, Hughes says the medical results alone will not determine whether the Scot can get back in the ring. | However, Hughes says the medical results alone will not determine whether the Scot can get back in the ring. |
| He said the British Board of Boxing Control and the WBO would consider the results then make a decision on whether Harrison could defend his title. | |
| Harrison was arrested on 6 October after several alleged offences, including an assault on a police officer. | Harrison was arrested on 6 October after several alleged offences, including an assault on a police officer. |
| Harrison faces another hearing in Spain on a date which is still to be set. | Harrison faces another hearing in Spain on a date which is still to be set. |
| 606 DEBATE: Can Harrison get his career going again? | 606 DEBATE: Can Harrison get his career going again? |
| His imprisonment was the latest in a series of troubled episodes for the fighter. | His imprisonment was the latest in a series of troubled episodes for the fighter. |
| He pulled out of his last fight in Belfast in May because of depression and alcohol issues. | He pulled out of his last fight in Belfast in May because of depression and alcohol issues. |
| And in September police charged him with six offences, including three of assault and one of fraud, following several incidents in south Lanarkshire earlier this summer. | And in September police charged him with six offences, including three of assault and one of fraud, following several incidents in south Lanarkshire earlier this summer. |
| Harrison had faced being stripped of his world title if he failed to defend it next month. | Harrison had faced being stripped of his world title if he failed to defend it next month. |