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. He followed the Holmes bout with a seven fight winning streak in 1998-1999.
This included defeating former number one heavyweight contender Jeremy Williams, and culminated in a fight on Home Box Office 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. The round-robin exhibition event consisted of eight heavyweights doing battle in three, three-minute rounds.
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.
However, on May 27, 2011, Harris lost an eliminator bout for the IBF # 2 position at Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.