By David Field, PA Sport Boxing Correspondent, Sydney

Audley Harrison took time out to dance in Sydney on Wednesday night, and Britain's super-heavyweight medallist does not intend to be static on his size-15s against Italy's Paolo Vidoz in Friday's Olympic semi-final either.

With the result against Ukraine's Oleksii Mazikin almost safe, Audley showboated - it was his moment and the big man was out to enjoy it.

Vidoz, surely, will not allow him such a luxury. But Harrison insisted: "There'll be plenty of time for that, he's got slow feet, that's going to be one of my advantages, my foot speed, my hand speed.

"I can't just sit with him because he's going to have fun on the inside. It will be technical and tactical.

"I didn't want to think ahead, because I made that mistake at the world championships, but as soon as I saw the draw, I thought Russian, Italian and Cuban.

"I got two out of three right. I'm fairly confident I'm going to pull it off but it's going to be a tough fight. Expect it to be thrills and spills."

Harrison is well-familiar with the 30-year-old Vidoz, having beaten him in a European qualifier in Athens in December.

It was a tight 5-3 and both men know more about each other as a result.

Vidoz dismantled America's Calvin Brock in his opening fight, displaying fast hands and big pressure.

But he was cagier in his quarter-final against Nigeria's Samuel Peter and was a shade fortunate to win by such a wide margin as 14-3.

Harrison, 28, added: "The Italian is probably the other best fighter in the group.

"When I met Vidoz before, it was my toughest fight to date, so I know it's going to be a tussle, a great fight.

"I got revenge over the Russian (Alexeii Lezin) in my first fight, the Russian got revenge over the Italian at the Europeans.

"I know the Italian will want revenge over me. I know I'm going to have to be at the top of my game, I'm really looking forward to it.

"We both respect each other, but it's going to be a good clash of styles."

He has a bronze already in the bank and his value will soar if he lands the gold on Sunday.

That ultimate dream is two wins away. Just two wins.

In Olympic competition, that is still the proverbial mountain to climb.

If Harrison gets past Vidoz, he will meet either Rustam Saidov, of Uzbekistan, or the man from Kazakhstan Mukhtarkhan Dildebekov, the world silver medallist who put out the fancied Cuban Alexis Rubalcaba in the quarters.

"The money side and the fame are secondary for me, it's not my main motivation," added Harrison.

"What gets me up in the morning, the hours and hours of training, is actually the glory of competing in the ring, that's my arena. I enjoy myself in there.

"Getting to the top of boxing is going to mean money, it's going to mean fame.

"There's also going to be lots of pitfalls. I've had some good lessons, I've seen a lot of people fall the wrong way. I'll probably fall like everyone else, but I'll pick myself up and dust myself off.

"I stayed amateur to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games. The future's bright, but the future has always been bright for me. I'm having fun, I'm meeting people who are helping me."

A capacity crowd saw Harrison's second victory. Union Jacks were in evidence, and they chanted his name.

It was almost like performing at York Hall in London's East End, tucked away in the same neighbourhood as his club Repton.

He admitted: "I was relishing it, I didn't go in there feeling daunted. You have to prepare yourself to turn professional, by doing your homework, doing your revision.

"It's like having a degree. If you pass you get a gold medal, you set yourself up for a good job, you are very employable as a professional."

Harrison, of the BSc (hons) degree, may be boxing for the Olympic dream, but obviously realises his true worth if he can become the first British boxer to mount the podium since Chris Finnegan in Mexico in 1968.

Finnegan was also the last finalist, though eight bronzes have been won in the interim.

Including Finnegan, six Britons have reached Olympic finals since the Second World War - 1956, Melbourne: Terry Spinks, Dick McTaggart (both gold) and Tommy Nicholls (silver); 1948, London: John Wright and Don Scott (both silver).