Former Manchester light-heavyweight Maurice Core moved quickly as a pro and won a British title within a dozen fights.

He trained out of the legendary Champs Camp and was extremely close to trainer Phil Martin. Maurice boxed the likes of Noel Magee, Fabrice Tiozzo, Mark Prince, and Nicky Piper but Martin's death hit him hard and he hung the gloves up after just 18 fights.

He became a trainer, worked with the likes of Naseem Hamed – whom he travelled extensively with (stories of Michael Jackson and Puff Daddy among others), Carl Thompson, Bobby Vanzie and Steve Foster Jr and his extraordinary story includes a spell in jail for a string of attempted murders he didn't commit.