Vivian Harris
| Vivian Harris | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Ivan Vivian Harris |
| Nickname(s) | Vicious |
| Rated at | |
| Nationality | Guyanese |
| Born |
June 17, 1978 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 46 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
Ivan Vivian Harris (born June 17, 1978) is a Guyanese professional boxer who held the WBA super lightweight title from 2002 to 2005.
After Harris arrived in the U.S., he began his amateur boxing career, racking up 45 wins, 5 losses, and 32 KO's. In 1995, Harris won the Metros championship, and the New York Golden Gloves two years later. Following these successes, Harris turned professional in 1997.
Boxing Trainer: Lennox Blackmoore, Strength and Conditioning Coach: Farrel Brenner
Harris made his professional debut on November 4, 1997 when he fought Levi Long and KO'd him in the first minute of the first round. In December of the same year, Harris defeated Adam Salas, forcing the referee to stop the bout prematurely.
This pattern of aggressive fighting continued for years. Harris won against several competitors, until he faced Ray Oliveira in early 2000. Harris was not able to match Oliveira's overall punch output, and consequently lost a 10-round decision. Later that year, Harris was matched against Ivan Robinson, a fight which many thought he convincingly won. However, due to New Jersey's consensus scoring system, Harris was forced to accept a draw.
On October 19, 2002, Harris defeated Diobelys Hurtado and captured the WBA junior welterweight title. Harris defended his title twice in the next two years against Souleyman Mbaye and Oktay Urkal, respectively.
In June 2005 Harris was set to fight Colombian boxer Carlos Maussa as a part of the Thunder and Lighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. v. Arturo Gatti pay-per-view. Harris started the fight aggressively, and hurt Maussa in the first round. He continued to apply pressure, gunning for a knockout. However Maussa survived, and started to get stronger as the fight went on.
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