Dusty Harrison

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Harrison and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Dusty Harrison-Hernández
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Real name Arturo Harrison-Hernández
Nickname(s)

Dusty

Dusty
Rated at Welterweight
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach 74 in (189 cm)
Nationality American
Born May 21, 1994
Washington, D.C.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 23
Wins 23
Wins by KO 12
Losses 0
Draws 0
No contests 0

Arturo "Dusty" Harrison Hernández (born May 21, 1994) is an American professional boxer in the Welterweight division.[1][2]

Dusty is the current WBC Youth World Welterweight Champion.[3]

Amateur career

Hernández turned professional at age 16 in 2011 after over 200 amateur bouts, leading his handlers to bill him as the youngest professional fighter in America.[4] He is of Puerto Rican descent.[5]

Professional career

On June 11, 2011 Dusty won his pro debut against the veteran Alphonso Alexander, at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi.[6] After a second win in Mississippi over Anthony Bowman,[7] Hernández returned to his hometown to register his third professional win by first-round knockout over Terrell Davis on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson.[8]

Hernández was named 2012 Prospect of the Year by Stiff Jab, a boxing and MMA website based in Washington, DC.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Professional boxing record for Dusty Harrison from BoxRec
  2. ↑ Dusty Harriso. prizefightpromoters.com
  3. ↑ Satterfield, Lem (February 12, 2013). "Harrison scores fourth straight knockout". Ringtv.com. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
  4. ↑ Gary “Digital” Williams (March 28, 2011). "Prize Fight inks 16-year-old". Boxing News.
  5. ↑ Michael Walters (September 3, 2012). "5 Fighters Who Could Be the Next Puerto Rican Boxing Icon". Bleacher Report.
  6. ↑ Saturday 11 June 2011. boxrec.com.
  7. ↑ "Stiff Jab — Fresh Meat: Dusty Harrison". stiffjab.com. April 16, 2012
  8. ↑ "Stiff Jab — Dusty Harrison vs Terrell Davis". stiffjab.com. December 10, 2011
  9. ↑ Gautham Nagesh, Trey Pollard, and Jessica Chen (January 28, 2013) "Stiff Jab — Stiff Jab 2012 Prospect Of The Year: Dusty...". stiffjab.com.
  10. ↑ Gene Wang (April 16, 2013). "D.C. boxer Dusty Hernandez-Harrison, 18, keeps his cool, lands May 18 bout". Washington Post.

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