HARRIS CHALLENGES HATTON! (boxingtalk.net 7.31.06)
"...Every week it seems there is another press release coming from promoters Dennis Hobson and Arthur Pellulo about how Hatton is being ducked and dodged by so many people. Let's make this crystal clear, I am not ducking Mr. Hatton. I will fight you Ricky in Manchester, England, or Manchester, New Hampshire..." (full story)

HARRIS TEARS UP STEVIE JOHNSTON (boxingtalk.net 7.30.06)
"Harris was too tall, too strong and too prepared..." (full story)

Harris, Clottey victorious! (fightnews.com 7.30.06)
Former WBA jr welter champion Vivian Harris (27-2-1, 18 KOs) took apart valiant late sub Stevie Johnston (39-4-1, 18 KOs) Saturady night at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. Harris dropped Johnson, a former two-time WBC lightweight champion, twice in round one, again in round four and yet again in round seven before referee Raul Caiz Jr. stopped it at 2:15 of the seventh.

Hanshaw finally moving forward after father's death (Las Vegas Review Journal 8.4.06)
They don't understand, Anthony Hanshaw thinks. How could they, he reasons, when even he doesn't understand how his life has changed. (full story)

IT'S NOT PERSONAL, IT'S BUSINESS (hbo.com 7.23.06)
Although Vivian Harris has won a world championship and defended it successfully three times, the toughest opponent he has ever faced has been himself. (full story)

Opportunity knocks for Johnston (nj.com 7.23.06)
When Stevie Johnston got word of an offer to fight Vivian Harris on HBO, he accepted immediately. It didn't matter that the fight was less than two weeks away and Harris is a former WBA junior welterweight champion. Johnston wasn't letting this opportunity get away. (full story)

Li'l But Bad Crashes Back Onto the Scene (thesweetscience.com 7.20.06)
There’s a major welterweight fight in two days and since none of the major welterweights are in it, maybe we can look past it into the past. In nine days, Stevie Johnston – old “Li’l But Bad” himself – returns to fight Vivian Harris with his wife’s words echoing in his ears: “It’s a good thing you’re not fighting Vivian Johnston because I’ll kick your butt.” (full story)

Harris Upbeat Despite Plan Change (fightbeat.com 7.15.06)
Harris was hit with the news on Wednesday night that “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis will no longer be his opponent for the July 29 HBO Boxing After Dark main event. Arnaoutis was forced off of the card after suffering a cut during a late afternoon sparring session. (full story)

Vivan Harris working the pads (see video)

Augustus: I want Vivian Harris! (fightnews.com 7.16.06)
Fan favorite Emmanuel Augustus has contacted Fightnews to let us know he wants Vivian Harris. "He has never fought anyone like me, ask Floyd Mayweather who knows I gave him his toughest fight!" said Augustus. (full story)

Ghana’s Finest, Doin’ It Bronx-Style (fightbeat.com 7.16.06) But we came with a specific mission in mind: to witness Joshua Clottey bring the pain and share it with our readers. On July 29, he will fight undefeated Richard Gutierrez as the televised co-feature on HBO’s Boxing After Dark. (full story)

TNT Chat Transcript: Vivian Harris (boxingtalk.com 5.06.05))
When are you going to fight Cotto and unify... (full transcript)

Vivian Harris: The Junior Welterweight Division's Best Kept Secret (ringsidereport.com 5.27.05) Vivian Harris was born in Guyana in 1978. He started boxing when he was twelve years old, and by 1993 he was Guyana's #1 amateur boxer. When he was sixteen years old his family moved to Brooklyn, New York, a place he has called home ever since. He was the New York Gold Gloves Champion in 1997 after a distinguished amateur career and shortly thereafter, turned pro. (full story)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 FORMER AND FUTURE WORLD CHAMP VICIOUS VIVIAN HARRIS ENGAGES SERVICES OF BROOKLYN BUSINESSMAN JOSE NUNEZ TO MANAGE RESURGENT RING CAREER     

BROOKLYN --Vicious Vivian Harris, the once and future world junior welterweight boxing champion, has engaged the managerial services of Brooklyn businessman Jose Nunez.   

"I now feel I have the proper team in place as I push my way back to a world title at 140 pounds," the 27-year-old fighter originally from Guyana said. "I have a first-rate promoter in Gary Shaw, a competent trainer in Lennox Blackmoore and now I have added the boxing and general business acumen of my longtime friend, Jose Nunez.

"Now all I have to do is to concentrate on my opponents, starting with Mike Arnaoutis on July 29 on HBO's "Boxing After Dark."   

  "I am really excited about working with Vivian," Nunez said. "I know what Gary Shaw  can do and I know how extremely talented Vivian is. Go down the list at 140 pounds, and you can start with robotic Ricky Hatton. and I think it is clear that Vivivan can beat any junior welterweight in the world. Fight fans will see the awesome boxing skills and punching power of Vivian against the very tough Arnaoutis. We're not looking past that bout but anyone who doubts our claim about Vivian being the man at 140 pounds can call me or Gary Shaw."     

 Harris, who stands 5-11 and has a 74-inch reach, won IBA and WBA world title recognition when he shocked Diobelys Hurtado with a two-round stoppage four years ago.     

The Brooklyn-based world champ put his WBA crown on the line against Souleymayne M'baye and won a unanimous 12-round decision. Proving that he is a road warrior, Harris then twice went to Germany to defend against Oktay Urkal. Harris beat Urkal first by a majority 12-round decision and then stopped him in 11 bruising rounds. In a shocking upset, an unfocused Harris was dethroned by Carlos Maussa on June 25, 2005.        

Harris takes a 26-2-1 record with 17 KOs into the Arnaoutis bout which will take place at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.        

Nunez, who owns real estate, Top Choice Records and has other business interests, has been credited with resurrecting the ring career of another great talent, the undefeated junior lightweight Joan Guzman. Dominican Guzman, a former world champion at 122 pounds, just made a sensational HBO pay-per-view debut with a virtuoso performance as he shut out ex-world champ Javier Jauregui over 10 rounds on the Oscar de la Hoya-Ricardo Mayorga card at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.        

 "I am not a poker player but maybe I should take the game up," Nunez said. "I know I got two ring aces in Harris and Guzman. And the best is yet to come for both of these exciting fighters."