Maurice Core (born 22 June 1965) is a British former boxer and now a boxing trainer.
Born in Manchester, Core started boxing at the Champs Camp gym in Moss Side in 1982, where he was trained by Phil Martin.
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.
[2] He successfully defended the title in December 1993 against Simon Harris, stopping the Londoner in the 11th round.
He went on to challenge Fabrice Tiozzo for the European title but was stopped in the fourth round — Core's first defeat as a pro.