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`Vicious’ Vivian Harris and Lennox `2 Sharp’ Allen now have something else in common other than being highly rated Guyanese boxers. Both have had fights cancelled this last week. Harris reported yesterday that his scheduled October 24th battle with Mexican Raul Carrillo for the USNBC welterweight title has been called off.“This kid (Carrillo) just pulled out. There were no reasons given. They just said that he is not fighting anymore. I am disappointed because I was really training hard for this contest,” Harris said in a telephone interview from Colorado.
The 36-year-old former World Boxing Association junior welterweight champion was challenging for the USNBC welterweight title. The winner of the bout would have been guaranteed a World Boxing Council top ten ranking.
Harris had been training in Phoenix, Arizona for almost a month but left for Colorado early last week. “I am disappointed but God knows best and when one door is closed another is open. All things happen for a reason. I am going back to my drawing board as I expect that I’ll be back some time soon. When that time comes I’ll be ready and waiting,” Harris, ranked 12th by the World Boxing Organization, said.
Allen shared Harris’ frustrations earlier last week. On Tuesday Julio Garcia, his opponent for the next day’s super middleweight contest, weighed in 15 pounds over the 168 limit. The weight disparity forced the cancellation of the match which was scheduled for the BB King Blues Club in New York and would have been Allen’s first in over a year.
The slick 29-year-old Southpaw last fought in August of 2013 when he won a six rounder against Micheal Gbenga. He turned pro in 2004 and has racked up a record of 18-0 with 10 knockouts.
Harris was declared WBA champion exactly 12 years ago following a second round Technical Knock Out of champion Diosbelys Hurtado in Huston, Texas. He would have three successful defences but was then dethroned by Colombian `swinger’ Carlos Maussa via seventh round knockout.