| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Boxing |
| Event | Light-middleweight / middleweight |
| Club | Denbeath ABC, Leven Cosmos ABC |
| Birth date | c.1949[1] |
Alex "Cy" Harrison (born c.1949) is a former boxer from Scotland who won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Harrison was a member of the Denbeath Amateur Boxing Club in Leven.[2] He represented the Scottish Commonwealth Games team[1] at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand,[3] participating in the light-middleweight category.[4] He won the silver medal after beating Ricky Barnor, Siologologo Afamilioni and Lance Revill[5] before being beaten in the final bout by Lottie Mwale of Zambia.[6][7]
He continued to represent Scotland after the Games[8] and after retaining his Scottish title in February 1975[9] he went on to win the prestigious Light-middleweight ABA Championship at the Empire Pool, Wembley.[10]
A steel worker by profession, he announced his retirement in 1976 when at the time he was described as Scotland's leading amateur boxer and had fought in over 100 bouts and boxed 18 times for Scotland.[11] However, he made a comeback and won the Scottish middleweight title in 1982[12] and boxing out of Cosmos ABC, he finished runner-up to Jimmy Price in the 1982 middleweight ABA Championship final.[13]
References
- ^ "Details of the 89 competitors". The Scotsman. 22 October 1973. p. 18. Retrieved 19 April 2026. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Boxing image is badly mauled". The Scotsman. 21 February 1974. p. 22. Retrieved 19 April 2026. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Christchurch 1974". Team Scotland. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ^ "Scotland Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ^ "Alexander Harrison". Box Rec. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ^ "Silver and no regrets for Cy Harrison". The Scotsman. 2 February 1974. p. 19. Retrieved 19 April 2026. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cy Harrison". Fife Free Press. 3 January 1975. p. 21. Retrieved 19 April 2026. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cy Harrison retains his title". Dundee Courier. 13 February 1975. p. 14. Retrieved 19 April 2026. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "88th National Elite Championships". England Boxing. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ^ "Cy retires from the ring". Dundee Courier. 15 January 1976. p. 16. Retrieved 19 April 2026. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Cy Harrison wins Scots title fight". St. Andrews Citizen. 19 March 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 19 April 2026. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "95th ABA National Championships". England Boxing. Retrieved 19 April 2026.