Maurice Brantley (born September 19, 1968, in Kansas City, Missouri) is a professional boxer in the Middleweight division. Pro career Early in his career Maurice beat the veteran Reggie Strickland by a six round decision. WBO NABO Middleweight Championship In his first effort at a World Championship he would lose to champion Brian Barbosa in Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York; the fight was televised on HBO. On October 17, 2003 Brantley knocked out by three-time World Champion, American Antonio Margarito and the bout was the main event on a TeleFutura fight card. References 1968 births Living people American male boxers African-American boxers Light-middleweight boxers Super-middleweight boxers Middleweight boxers Boxers from Missouri Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople