Scott Harrison admitted to depression and alcohol problems

The announcement comes after the 28-year-old featherweight from Scotland cancelled Saturday's defence of his WBO title in Belfast.

Harrison was arrested on Sunday after an incident outside a Loch Lomond nightclub. He faces trial in Glasgow in September on a separate matter.

Manager Frank Maloney said he has gone to The Priory's Glasgow clinic.

He said: "Scott Harrison was admitted to The Priory this morning for depression and alcohol problems.

"There are obviously some issues and problems and I spent most of last night with Scott, his father and lawyer.

"At first Scott wouldn't own up to the problem but eventually he admitted it. That explains why he has pulled out.

"We're bitterly disappointed but as his manager and a human being I made the decision."

On Tuesday, boxing promoter Frank Warren urged Harrison to seek counselling for "mental problems".

Harrison, from Cambuslang, near Glasgow, was arrested on Sunday following an alleged incident in Balloch, Dunbartonshire.