HOUSTON – Former professional boxing champion Maurice “Termite” Watkins has signed an exclusive management deal with talent management firm Liner Entertainment Group Inc in Houston, Texas.
Maurice “Termite” Watkins is a former boxer from Houston, Texas. Nicknamed Termite, he was born into a family involved in the insect extermination business and is a professional fumigator.
Watkins turned professional boxer on May 21, 1974 and defeated Cesar Cortez by KO in round one in Houston. During his career, Watkins fought some of the best fighters in the Lightweight and Jr. Welterweight divisions.
Maurice “Termite” Watkins always loved a good fight. With a nickname like Termite and a scrawny little kid, his options were endless. From the age of 10 his passion was to be a champion. He realized this dream many times by becoming our country’s first 16-year-old Golden Gloves champion (with an amateur record of 128 wins and 10 losses) by becoming a professional boxer (with a record of 58 wins and 5 losses). , 2 draws and 48 knockouts) and by ending his career with a fight for the coveted world title!
After the September 11 attacks, Termite felt an overwhelming desire to help our military—he believed it was a calling from God—to serve his country. He asked what he could do for his country. The surprising answer was pest control, the business he learned from his father as a child. The Coalition needed someone to go to Iraq to rid military camps of snakes, scorpions and bugs, so Termite made his way to Iraq.
Through a series of events, he was soon asked to coach the Iraqi boxing team and qualify for the 2004 Olympics. He inspired the world and will inspire you too with his story of incredible endurance overcoming daunting obstacles to help Iraq achieve its Olympic dreams!
After the Olympics, Termite returned to Houston and got back to relative normalcy: working a day job and continuing to train local boxers at his personal gym. Life remained mostly calm. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic and a business trip to Dallas in early March, and suddenly it all stopped… By the grace of God, Termite recovered and continued to work.
In addition to mentoring children today, he continues to inspire and motivate through speaking engagements across the country.
That Termite has fought for world championships, battled addiction, beaten COVID-19 and even coached Iraqi boxers for the Olympics has caught the eyes and ears of Sylvester Stallone’s production company, Balboa Productions, and they are making a feature film that will focus on Termite life focused. The script is currently being written. Release date and time TBD…so stay tuned.
Dianna Liner and her team at Liner Entertainment Group Inc will handle Termite’s day-to-day career as a public figure. The Liner Entertainment Group team will be working on everything from booking commitments, endorsement deals, PR and more! watch a video about termites.
