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Wednesday, 17 May 2006 |
Scottish boxer Scott Harrison in Priory Clinic
Featherweight Scottish boxer Scott Harrison has gone into The Priory Clinic for depression and alcohol problems, according to manager Frank Maloney.
This news was made public after Scott Harrison, 28, cancelled Saturday's bout in defence of his WBO title in Belfast.
Scott Harrison had been arrested on Sunday after trouble outside a Loch Lomond nightclub and he faces trial in Glasgow in September for another matter.
Frank Maloney said: "Scott Harrison was admitted to The Priory this morning for depression and alcohol problems.
"There are obviously some issues and problems and I spent most of last night with Scott, his father and lawyer.
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"At first Scott wouldn't own up to the problem but eventually he admitted it. That explains why he has pulled out.
"We're bitterly disappointed but as his manager and a human being I made the decision."
And on Tuesday, boxing promoter Frank Warren had advised Scott Harrison to seek counselling for "mental problems".
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