Tony Harrison returns December 20 after win in July
Tony Harrison will attempt to end his 2025 the right way.
The former WBC junior middleweight champion will officially return to the ring on December 20th at Detroit's Fox Theater when facing Argentina's Brian Damian Chaves.
For the 35-year-old, activity is something he's desperately asked for. Before this year, he'd only fought four times since 2019.
Following his lopsided ninth-round stoppage loss to Tim Tszyu in 2023, Harrison took some time away to re-evaluate his future. Ultimately, he decided to continue but squeezing his body down to the 154-pound limit no longer made sense. As well as announcing his middleweight move, he would later share that he'd signed with Salita Promotions.
So far, their partnership has worked well. Harrison (30-4-1, 21 KOs) returned to the ring on July 26 against Edward Ulloa Diaz. Outside of a shaky ninth round where he was dropped, Harrison schooled the longtime journeyman on his way to winning a 10-round decision.
In Chaves (15-7, 6 KOs), Team Harrison has seemingly found him another soft touch. The 6-foot southpaw has lost six of his last seven and to make matters worse, he was stopped in each of those half-dozen no later than round six.
Tony Harrison vs. Brian Damian Chaves - December 20, 2025
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Re: Tony Harrison vs. Brian Damian Chaves - December 20, 2025
Meh. Not sure what Harrison is looking to do. He's 35 and taking on soft-touches that aren't going to get him anywhere near a title shot, if that's his plan. To get a shot he'll have to step up the level of competition, and, while MW isn't a division loaded with top-notch fighters, I think Harrison runs into trouble with any of them inside the top 30 or so.
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Re: Tony Harrison vs. Brian Damian Chaves - December 20, 2025
Tony Harrison honors father by embracing ‘boring stuff’ and chasing another belt
Tony Harrison is seeing that with age and experience, he is happily following the life lessons and boxing principles set forth by his father, Ali Salaam, ahead of his bout this coming Saturday.
Harrison will face Brian Chaves in a 10-round middleweight bout at the Fox Theater in Detroit.
Harrison might not have his father in the gym with him (Salaam passed away in 2020), but he is now embracing the minutiae that he avoided when he was a younger fighter working under his dad.
“The stuff that I thought was boring back then isn’t boring anymore,” Harrison told Boxing Scene. “I am having pride in doing it. The thing my father would have been proud to see me do for this camp is the shadowboxing,” Harrison told BS. “He knew I hated shadowboxing.”
Years ago, Harrison was the boxer who just wanted to gear up and spar. For this camp – he is now trained by his brother, LJ Harrison – he said he is sweating from warm-ups. Harrison, now 35, admits he is doing what he didn’t have the maturity to do at 23 or 24 years old.
“Sometimes my brother will have me shadowboxing against a person,” Harrison said. “No headgear or gloves, and we are shadowboxing like we are fighting each other.”
Harrison believes that these high-intensity practices, replicating what he does in the ring, carry over to fight night. A former belt holder in the junior middleweight division, Harrison believes he is stronger and in better shape at middleweight now that he doesn’t have to deplete himself an extra six pounds.
“I think this run for me is iconic,” Harrison said.
Harrison, 30-4-1 (21 KOs), earlier this year signed with Salita Promotions. This will be his second bout with his new promoter, after he won a 10-round unanimous decision over Edward Ulloa Diaz in July.
Chaves, 15-7 (6 KOs), is a 33-year-old from San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina, who knocked out Matias Raimundo Diaz in October to end a six-fight losing skid.
A win over Chaves won’t necessarily line up Harrison to challenge for a title in his next bout, but securing another belt is very much his end goal. He believes that becoming a two-division titleholder will posthumously ensure his father is held in higher esteem as a trainer.
“All the credit my father didn’t get as a trainer will come to the light,” Harrison said. “I think winning a world title in two divisions will show why my father was the GOAT.”
Tony Harrison is seeing that with age and experience, he is happily following the life lessons and boxing principles set forth by his father, Ali Salaam, ahead of his bout this coming Saturday.
Harrison will face Brian Chaves in a 10-round middleweight bout at the Fox Theater in Detroit.
Harrison might not have his father in the gym with him (Salaam passed away in 2020), but he is now embracing the minutiae that he avoided when he was a younger fighter working under his dad.
“The stuff that I thought was boring back then isn’t boring anymore,” Harrison told Boxing Scene. “I am having pride in doing it. The thing my father would have been proud to see me do for this camp is the shadowboxing,” Harrison told BS. “He knew I hated shadowboxing.”
Years ago, Harrison was the boxer who just wanted to gear up and spar. For this camp – he is now trained by his brother, LJ Harrison – he said he is sweating from warm-ups. Harrison, now 35, admits he is doing what he didn’t have the maturity to do at 23 or 24 years old.
“Sometimes my brother will have me shadowboxing against a person,” Harrison said. “No headgear or gloves, and we are shadowboxing like we are fighting each other.”
Harrison believes that these high-intensity practices, replicating what he does in the ring, carry over to fight night. A former belt holder in the junior middleweight division, Harrison believes he is stronger and in better shape at middleweight now that he doesn’t have to deplete himself an extra six pounds.
“I think this run for me is iconic,” Harrison said.
Harrison, 30-4-1 (21 KOs), earlier this year signed with Salita Promotions. This will be his second bout with his new promoter, after he won a 10-round unanimous decision over Edward Ulloa Diaz in July.
Chaves, 15-7 (6 KOs), is a 33-year-old from San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina, who knocked out Matias Raimundo Diaz in October to end a six-fight losing skid.
A win over Chaves won’t necessarily line up Harrison to challenge for a title in his next bout, but securing another belt is very much his end goal. He believes that becoming a two-division titleholder will posthumously ensure his father is held in higher esteem as a trainer.
“All the credit my father didn’t get as a trainer will come to the light,” Harrison said. “I think winning a world title in two divisions will show why my father was the GOAT.”
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Re: Tony Harrison vs. Brian Damian Chaves - December 20, 2025
December 20: Detroit (DAZN)
Olivia Curry vs. Kaye Scott, rematch, 10 rounds, for vacant WBC/WBA women’s middleweight title
Tony Harrison vs. Brian Damian Chaves, 10 rounds, middleweights
Pryce Taylor vs. Michael Coffie, 8 rounds, heavyweights
Sardius Simmons vs. Colby Madisonm 6 rounds, heavyweights
Cameran Pankey vs. Damian Alcala, 6 rounds, featherweights
Jaquan McElroy vs. Rakim Johnson, 4 rounds, middleweights
Husam Al Mashhad vs. William Jackson, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
Kahmel Makled vs. Antonio Hernandez, 6 rounds, light heavyweights
Garrett Rice vs. Andrew Scott, 4 rounds, junior lightweights
Davante Shumate vs. George Sosa, 4 rounds, middleweights
Antwan Jones vs. Janer Gonzalez, 6 rounds, light heavyweights
Olivia Curry vs. Kaye Scott, rematch, 10 rounds, for vacant WBC/WBA women’s middleweight title
Tony Harrison vs. Brian Damian Chaves, 10 rounds, middleweights
Pryce Taylor vs. Michael Coffie, 8 rounds, heavyweights
Sardius Simmons vs. Colby Madisonm 6 rounds, heavyweights
Cameran Pankey vs. Damian Alcala, 6 rounds, featherweights
Jaquan McElroy vs. Rakim Johnson, 4 rounds, middleweights
Husam Al Mashhad vs. William Jackson, 6 rounds, junior middleweights
Kahmel Makled vs. Antonio Hernandez, 6 rounds, light heavyweights
Garrett Rice vs. Andrew Scott, 4 rounds, junior lightweights
Davante Shumate vs. George Sosa, 4 rounds, middleweights
Antwan Jones vs. Janer Gonzalez, 6 rounds, light heavyweights
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Re: Tony Harrison vs. Brian Damian Chaves - December 20, 2025
Tony Harrison stops Brian Chaves and calls out Errol Spence Jnr
Middleweight Tony Harrison called out former titleholder Errol Spence Jnr after his win on Saturday night in Detroit.
Harrison earned a fourth-round knockout over Brian Chaves in the co-feature of a Salita Promotions card at the Fox Theatre. The time of the stoppage was 2 minutes and 59 seconds.
After the fight, Harrison called out Spence, a former unified welterweight champ.
“I think a fight with Errol Spence will please everybody,” Harrison, who won a junior middleweight title back in 2018, said after the fight. “Let’s give the fans what they want to see.”
Harrison, 35, made the final seconds of the fight matter, but he started laying the foundation as early as the first round. After he took some clean shots from Chaves – some of which seemed to rattle him – Harrison dropped his opponent with a left hook followed by a right hand as the round concluded.
The third round was a near replay of the first. Chaves, a 33-year-old from Buenos Aires, Argentina, landed some clean shots on Harrison, only to be dropped in the final second by a right hand. Harrison finished the fight by landing a left hook to Chaves’ body a round later.
Detroit’s Harrison is now 31-4-1 (22 KOs). Chaves, 15-8 (6 KOs), has now been stopped in seven of his past eight fights.
Spence, 28-1 (22 KOs), hasn’t fought since his lone career loss to Terence Crawford in July 2023. It’s unclear whether Spence, a 35-year-old from Desoto, Texas, would be interested in a matchup with Harrison – or any other fight, for that matter.
Heavyweight Pryce Taylor, of Brooklyn, New York, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Michael Coffie of Orlando, Florida.
Scores were 79-73, 80-72 and 80-72 in favor of Taylor.
Taylor, 29, controlled the majority of the action, outworking his opponent as he improved to 10-0 (6 KOs).
The 39-year-old Coffie fell to 13-6 (10 KOs).
In the opening bout, heavyweight Sardius Simmons, of Flint, Michigan, knocked out Colby Madison, of Baltimore, at 1 minute of the first round.
Simmons, 32, dropped Madison with a clubbing left hook, from which Madison was unable to recover and get to his feet.
Simmons improved to 5-0 (3 KOs), while the 42-year-old Madison now holds a record of 11-11-3 (7 KOs).
Middleweight Tony Harrison called out former titleholder Errol Spence Jnr after his win on Saturday night in Detroit.
Harrison earned a fourth-round knockout over Brian Chaves in the co-feature of a Salita Promotions card at the Fox Theatre. The time of the stoppage was 2 minutes and 59 seconds.
After the fight, Harrison called out Spence, a former unified welterweight champ.
“I think a fight with Errol Spence will please everybody,” Harrison, who won a junior middleweight title back in 2018, said after the fight. “Let’s give the fans what they want to see.”
Harrison, 35, made the final seconds of the fight matter, but he started laying the foundation as early as the first round. After he took some clean shots from Chaves – some of which seemed to rattle him – Harrison dropped his opponent with a left hook followed by a right hand as the round concluded.
The third round was a near replay of the first. Chaves, a 33-year-old from Buenos Aires, Argentina, landed some clean shots on Harrison, only to be dropped in the final second by a right hand. Harrison finished the fight by landing a left hook to Chaves’ body a round later.
Detroit’s Harrison is now 31-4-1 (22 KOs). Chaves, 15-8 (6 KOs), has now been stopped in seven of his past eight fights.
Spence, 28-1 (22 KOs), hasn’t fought since his lone career loss to Terence Crawford in July 2023. It’s unclear whether Spence, a 35-year-old from Desoto, Texas, would be interested in a matchup with Harrison – or any other fight, for that matter.
Heavyweight Pryce Taylor, of Brooklyn, New York, won an eight-round unanimous decision over Michael Coffie of Orlando, Florida.
Scores were 79-73, 80-72 and 80-72 in favor of Taylor.
Taylor, 29, controlled the majority of the action, outworking his opponent as he improved to 10-0 (6 KOs).
The 39-year-old Coffie fell to 13-6 (10 KOs).
In the opening bout, heavyweight Sardius Simmons, of Flint, Michigan, knocked out Colby Madison, of Baltimore, at 1 minute of the first round.
Simmons, 32, dropped Madison with a clubbing left hook, from which Madison was unable to recover and get to his feet.
Simmons improved to 5-0 (3 KOs), while the 42-year-old Madison now holds a record of 11-11-3 (7 KOs).