SCOTT HARRISON may have blown his last chance to rescue his career after he was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.

The 30-year-old former world featherweight champion had been scheduled to appear before a hearing of the British Boxing Board of Control in London on May 13 in a bid to win back his licence.

That meeting is now in doubt after the latest incident involving the troubled fighter, who claimed as recently as a fortnight ago that he was training twice a day after overcoming his alcohol and addiction problems.

Harrison also threatened to sue BBBC officials if they did not hold an emergency hearing to discuss his application to have his licence re-instated. The Cambuslang man accused the organisation of ruining his best years and insisted that he had done nothing worse than commit a few misdemeanours.

If Harrison is charged by the police, though, it seems certain the BBBC will pull the plug on the planned meeting. Simon Block, general secretary of the BBBC, yesterday refused to prejudge the situation, but he did express concern Harrison that may have may overstepped the mark yet again.

"I was disappointed to hear this news," he said, "but we must wait to see if this proves to be true or not." While Block is taking a softly-softly approach, a boxing insider claimed that Harrison has gone a step too far.

"I don't think there will be a meeting if Scott is charged by police," he said. "There is only so much people will put up with and the boxing authorities are growing increasingly fed-up with all the adverse publicity."

In addition to having to satisfy fight chiefs that he is physically fit after an absence of 21/2 years, Harrison must also prove he is mentally equipped to handle the pressures of a ring comeback.

The BBBC is also understood to be concerned about the damage Harrison's behaviour is doing to the sport's image.

Harrison was sentenced to 200 hours community service by Glasgow Sheriff Court in March after admitting resisting arrest and breach of the peace charges at a city pub in March 2006. It remains unclear whether he has begun serving the sentence and it may be that the BBBC would not grant him a licence until he has done so.

Harrison also faces a court case in Spain over allegations of a violent attack on the Costa del Sol in October 2006 for which he could be facing 11 years in jail, if convicted although the BBBC insists they will not take the matter into consideration when deciding his appeal.