Maurice Harris
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Wilbur Maurice Harris (born February 21, 1976), nicknamed "Sugar Moe", is the former United States Boxing Association heavyweight champion. A professional competitor since 1992, he holds notable victories over Siarhei Liakhovich, David Izon, James Thunder, and Jeremy Williams. As a professional, Harris also faced world champions and contenders Larry Holmes, Vaughn Bean, Derrick Jefferson, Chris Byrd, Henry Akinwande, Fres Oquendo, Tony Thompson, Kubrat Pulev, Amir Mansour, Alexander Ustinov, and Albert Sosnowski.
Professional career
Maurice Harris turned pro at 16 as a light heavyweight in 1992, and faced many up-and-coming prospects and comebacking champions. In his early professional years, he lost to future number one contender Vaughn Bean, and defeated 18-0-0 David Izon.
On May 12, 2001, Harris lost a 12-round decision in his first attempt to win the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA) heavyweight title against future world heavyweight champion Chris Byrd.
In 1997 he lost a disputed split decision to former champion Larry Holmes. He followed the Holmes bout with a seven fight winning streak in 1998-99. This included defeating former number one heavyweight contender Jeremy Williams, and culminated in a fight on HBO with Derrick Jefferson. In what was labeled as the 1999 Ring Magazine knockout of the year, Harris was brutally knocked out by a vicious left hook.
In 1998 Harris was the chief sparring partner for heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis and maintained this position for several years.
In 2002, Harris knocked out future heavyweight champion 19-0 Siarhei Liakhovich in the 9th round. Later that year, Harris won the Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament "Fistful of Dollars" in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The round-robin exhibition event consisted of eight heavyweights doing battle in three, three-minute rounds. Harris outpointed Gerald Nobles, future number one contender Tony Thompson and Israel Garcia in the same evening to win the $100,000 purse.[1]
Comeback
After a three-year layoff, Harris made a comeback in 2010 in the heavyweight division. Under the guidance of promoter Mario Yagobi of Boxing360, Harris returned to the ring. Harris won the vacant United States Boxing Association heavyweight title in his second opportunity with a 12-round unanimous decision over Nagy Aguilera at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota. However, on May 27, 2011, Harris lost an eliminator bout for the IBF # 2 position at Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada. On July 16, 2011, Harris defended his USBA heavyweight title in Atlantic City, New Jersey on July 16, 2011, with a 12th-round knockout over challenger Derric Rossy.
Professional boxing record
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 26–22–3 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Ivan Dychko | KO | 1 (8), 1:39Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 06/07/2018 | Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood FLScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Loss | 26–21–3 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Kubrat Pulev | KO | 1 (8), 1:59Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 05/12/2015 | Template:Flagicon Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, HamburgScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| Loss | 26–20–3 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Alexander Ustinov | KO | 1 (10) | 10/10/2015 | Template:Flagicon El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela | |
| Draw | 26–19–3 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Grover Young | SD | 8 | 05/09/2015 | Template:Flagicon Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood | |
| Loss | 26–19–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Andrey Fedosov | KO | 2 (8) | 18/04/2014 | Template:Flagicon Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana | |
| Loss | 26–18–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Amir Mansour | UD | 12 | 23/08/2013 | Template:Flagicon Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover, Delaware | For vacant USBA heavyweight and World Boxing Federation Intercontinental heavyweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Win | 26–17–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Jason Bergman | SD | 6 | 03/05/2013 | Template:Flagicon University of California of PA Convocation Center, California, Pennsylvania | |
| Loss | 25–17–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Albert Sosnowski | SD | 3 | 20/06/2012 | Template:Flagicon London, England | |
| Loss | 25–16–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Edmund Gerber | UD | 8 | 05/05/2012 | Template:Flagicon Erfurt, Germany | |
| Win | 25–15–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Derric Rossy | TKO | 12 | 16/07/2011 | Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | USBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:35 of the 12th round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Loss | 24–15–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Tony Thompson | TKO | 3 | 27/05/2011 | Template:Flagicon Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 24–14–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Nagy Aguilera | UD | 12 | 06/08/2010 | Template:Flagicon Hinckley, Minnesota, United States | USBA Heavyweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Win | 23–14–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Robert Hawkins | UD | 8 | 15/04/2010 | Template:Flagicon New York City, United States | |
| Win | 22–14–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Julius Long | UD | 6 | 26/03/2010 | Template:Flagicon Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 21–14–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Billy Zumbrun | UD | 6 | 29/01/2010 | Template:Flagicon Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |
| NC | 20–14–2 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Flagicon Rodney Wallace | NC | 4 | 17/11/2007 | Template:Flagicon Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | 20-14-2 | Template:Flagicon Tye Fields | RTD | 4 | 14/07/2006 | Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 20-13-2 | Template:Flagicon Franklin Edmondson | UD | 8 | 26/01/2006 | Template:Flagicon Charleston, South Carolina, United States | |
| Loss | 19-13-2 | Template:Flagicon Fres Oquendo | KO | 10 | Mar 1, 2003 | Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 19-12-2 | Template:Flagicon Sergei Liakhovich | KO | 9 | 01/06/2002 | Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 18-12-2 | Template:Flagicon Henry Akinwande | KO | 1 | 16/06/2001 | Template:Flagicon Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| Loss | 18-11-2 | Template:Flagicon Chris Byrd | UD | 12 | 12/05/2001 | Template:Flagicon New York City, United States | USBA Heavyweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Win | 18-10-2 | Template:Flagicon Harold Sconiers | UD | 8 | 16/12/2000 | Template:Flagicon Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 17-10-2 | Template:Flagicon Bradley Rone | UD | 8 | 05/08/2000 | Template:Flagicon Madison, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Loss | 16-10-2 | Template:Flagicon Derrick Jefferson | KO | 6 | 06/11/1999 | Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 16-9-2 | Template:Flagicon Israel Cole | UD | 10 | 11/09/1999 | Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 15-9-2 | Template:Flagicon Jeremy Williams | UD | 10 | 19/06/1999 | Template:Flagicon New York City, United States | |
| Win | 14-9-2 | Template:Flagicon Louis Monaco | TKO | 1 | May 22, 1999 | Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 13-9-2 | Template:Flagicon Artis Pendergrass | TKO | 4 | Dec 19, 1998 | Template:Flagicon Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 12-9-2 | Template:Flagicon Orion Sistrunk | KO | 1 | 01/10/1998 | Template:Flagicon Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 11-9-2 | Template:Flagicon Danny Wofford | DQ | 6 | 27/06/1998 | Template:Flagicon Alexandria, Virginia, United States | |
| Win | 10-9-2 | Template:Flagicon Rashid Latif | KO | 1 | 18/04/1998 | Template:Flagicon Alexandria, Virginia, United States | |
| Loss | 9-9-2 | Template:Flagicon Larry Holmes | SD | 10 | 29/07/1997 | Template:Flagicon New York City, United States | |
| Win | 9-8-2 | Template:Flagicon Jimmy Thunder | KO | 7 | 20/05/1997 | Template:Flagicon Lyndhurst, New Jersey, United States | Thunder knocked out at 2:44 of the seventh round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Win | 8-8-2 | Template:Flagicon Sam Hampton | TKO | 4 | 26/04/1997 | Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 7-8-2 | Template:Flagicon Gerald Nobles | KO | 3 | 30/07/1996 | Template:Flagicon Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Harris knocked out at 1:20 of the third round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Win | 7-7-2 | Template:Flagicon Terrell Nelson | UD | 6 | 16/07/1996 | Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 6-7-2 | Template:Flagicon Dayton Wheeler | MD | 6 | 19/06/1996 | Template:Flagicon Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 6-6-2 | Template:Flagicon David Izon | UD | 8 | 15/03/1996 | Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 5-6-2 | Template:Flagicon Dale Brown | KO | 3 | 16/08/1995 | Template:Flagicon Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 5-5-2 | Template:Flagicon Vaughn Bean | KO | 3 | 29/10/1994 | Template:Flagicon Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 5-4-2 | Template:Flagicon John Andrade | TKO | 6 | 27/06/1994 | Template:Flagicon Providence, Rhode Island, United States | |
| Draw | 5-3-2 | Template:Flagicon Zuri Lawrence | PTS | 4 | 21/06/1994 | Template:Flagicon Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 5-3-1 | Template:Flagicon Richie Brown | UD | 4 | 23/04/1994 | Template:Flagicon Schenectady, New York, United States | |
| Win | 4-3-1 | Template:Flagicon Ettol Windham | UD | 4 | 22/03/1994 | Template:Flagicon Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Draw | 3-3-1 | Template:Flagicon Richie Brown | PTS | 4 | 21/01/1994 | Template:Flagicon New York City, United States | |
| Win | 3-3 | Template:Flagicon Tom Murray | TKO | 1 | 01/10/1993 | Template:Flagicon New York City, United States | |
| Loss | 2-3 | Template:Flagicon Scott Lopeck | KO | 3 | 07/05/1993 | Template:Flagicon New York City, United States | |
| Loss | 2-2 | Template:Flagicon Richard Frazier | TKO | 4 | 20/03/1993 | Template:Flagicon New York City, United States | |
| Win | 2-1 | Template:Flagicon Michael Taylor | TKO | 1 | 27/02/1993 | Template:Flagicon Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 1-1 | Template:Flagicon Anthony Harris | TKO | 1 | 12/02/1993 | Template:Flagicon Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Loss | 0-1 | Template:Flagicon Joe Kenna | UD | 4 | 04/12/1992 | Template:Flagicon Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States |
References
External links
- Template:Boxrec
- Maurice Harris - Boxing360 Biography, Boxing
- USBA Heavyweight Champion Maurice Harris on Brink of Living his Dream, April 28, 2011
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