Maurice Core (born 22 June 1965) is British former
boxer and now a boxing trainer. He won the British light-heavyweight title in 1992 and went on to fight for the European title.
Career
Born in
Manchester, Core started boxing at the Champs Camp gym in
Moss Side in 1982, where he was trained by
Phil Martin. Core had 65 amateur fights before beginning his professional career. During his time as an amateur he was charged with nine attempted murders and imprisoned in
Strangeways Prison; He was later cleared and awarded substantial damages.
[Bunce, Steve (2000)]
Champs Camp tells a Moss Side story
, '' The Observer'', 8 October 2000. Retrieved 22 February 2015 His first pro fight was a win over Dennis Banton in 1990. He won 9 of his first 10 pro fights, with a drawn fight against
Nicky Piper in May 1990.
In September 1992 he fought
Noel Magee for the vacant British light-heavyweight title, stopping Magee in the 9th round to take the title.
[Maylett, Chris (2013)]
‘Hard Core’ – Career Interview with former British champion Maurice Core
", britishboxers.co.uk, 6 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2015 He successfully defended the title in December 1993 against
Simon Harris, stopping the Londoner in the 11th round. Martin's death from cancer in April 1994 deeply affected Core. He went on to challenge
Fabrice Tiozzo
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for the European title but was stopped in the fourth round — Core's first defeat as a pro. Core moved on to work with
Jimmy Tibbs for his last few fights,
beating Eric French and
Frank Minton
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in 1995 before his final fight, a loss to
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in July 1996.
After retiring from boxing he became a trainer at the Moss Side gym where he had learned his trade, going on to work with fighters such as
Carl Thompson Carl Thompson may refer to:
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,
Michael Jones,
Prince Naseem Hamed and
Michael Katsidis.
, '' Sporting Life'', 19 October 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015
References
External links
Career record
at boxrec.com
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1965 births
Living people
Light-heavyweight boxers
English male boxers
Boxers from Manchester