Guyana’s former world champion Vivian Harris (32-9-2, 19 KOs), now has his eyes set on another shot at the world championship belt after his latest upset win in Mexico. Harris, who took the fight at a late notice, won a 10-round majority decision over Jorge “Maromerito” Paez Jr. (37-5-1, 22 KOs) in a welterweight matchup two Saturday nights ago at the Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico.
The televised fight was the main event by Zanfer Promotions where two judges scored the bout 96-94, 96-94 for Harris, while the other Judge scored it a 95-95 draw. This is now the third straight win for Harris, who used his height advantage and experience to outsmart “Maromerito” in the fight.
Harris was due to fight unbeaten British welterweight Bradley Skeete earlier in the month on the