The result will also have strengthened chairman Barry Hearn's view that the competition format is sacrosanct.

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"Audley is realistic and he sees this as his last chance, " Prizefighter promoter Barry Hearn told BBC Sport.

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However, Sullivan himself has come under fire amid the growing row, with Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn accusing the Hammers owner of "hypocrisy".

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And that could come in the form of Prizefighter promoter Barry Hearn, who told BBC Sport after Friday's victory that he is trying to arrange a deal with Harrison.

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However, Harrison, who won promoter Barry Hearn's Prizefighter tournament last October to keep his career afloat, admitted that defeat to his Polish opponent at Alexandra Palace would end his career.

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Arum claims that despite frequent conversations with English promoters Frank Warren and Barry Hearn, the relative lack of exposure given to his fighters on English television presents a problem in matching fighters from either side of the Atlantic.

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