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Rogan stuns Harrison to extend unbeaten record

Audley Harrison neverfulfilled his potential after winning an Olympic gold medal and this victory will be a huge career boost for Martin Rogan
Audley Harrison neverfulfilled his potential after winning an Olympic gold medal and this victory will be a huge career boost for Martin Rogan

Belfast taxi driver Martin Rogan has caused a huge upset by beating Olympic gold medalist Audley Harrison points.

Harrison paid the price for a negative and lazy display that handed the aggressive and crudely effective Rogan victory on a plate.

The English boxer landed freely with his right hand in the second round but Rogan began roughing him up and stunned the Wembley southpaw with a crisp left hook in the fourth.

Occasionally scoring with the jab, Harrison invited the winner of Prizefighter One to hit him in the sixth, but barely threw a single punch in the seventh with Rogan connecting with a right uppercut.

The same shot sent Harrison, whose caution and constant holding prompted jeers from the crowd, reeling a round later and Rogan did enough to stretch his flawless record to 11 victories.

Dubliner Oisin Fagan takes on Amir Khan later tonight.

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