Henry Maske
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Born | Henry Maske 6 January 1964 |
Nationality | German |
Other names | Gentleman[1][2][3] |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light Heavyweight |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 32 |
Wins | 31 |
Wins by KO | 11 |
Losses | 1 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men’s Boxing | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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1988 Seoul | Middleweight |
World Amateur Championships | ||
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1989 Moscow | Light Heavyweight |
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1986 Reno | Middleweight |
European Amateur Championships | ||
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1985 Budapest | Middleweight |
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1987 Turin | Middleweight |
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1989 Athens | Middleweight |
Henry Maske (born 6 January 1964, in Treuenbrietzen, Bezirk Potsdam) is a German former professional boxer, and one of Germany's most popular sports figures.
Amateur career
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Maske was an Olympic Gold Medalist 1988 in Seoul (middleweight) for East Germany. His results were:
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Helman Palije (Malawi) 5-0
- Defeated Sello Mojela (Lesotho) walk-over
- Defeated Michele Mastrodonato (Italy) 5-0
- Defeated Chris Sande (Kenya) 5-0
- Defeated Egerton Marcus (Canada) 5-0
Maske won the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow and the silver medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, Nevada.
Pro career
During his career, Maske was a five-time boxing champion of East Germany. After reunification in 1990, he turned professional, and became the IBF world title holder in the light heavyweight category on 20 March 1993. Maske defended his title ten times between 1993-96.[4]
He retired in 1996 after suffering a split decision loss at the hands of Virgil Hill.[5] In 2007, he won in a rematch.[3]
Post-boxing life
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Max_Schmeling_Denkmal_Maske_Eggers_Klitschko.jpg/220px-Max_Schmeling_Denkmal_Maske_Eggers_Klitschko.jpg)
As of 2010, Maske owns ten McDonald's franchises in Germany.[6] Maske works as a boxing commentator for the first German television channel (ARD).
Comeback
After an 11-year retirement, he avenged his only defeat as a professional against Virgil Hill. The fight was held on 31 March 2007, in Munich; Maske won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.[citation needed]
Professional boxing record
Acting
Maske played the lead role in the 2010 biopic Max Schmeling, for which he took several months of acting lessons. However, critique were largely negative on his performance in the film.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Think twice about returning to the ring after a long layoff". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Boxing Info: Virgil Hill Vs Henry Maske". saddoboxing.com.
- ^ a b Brichzi, Dirk. "Maske-Erfolg gegen Hill: Seelenfrieden für den Gentleman", Spiegel.de; accessed 1 April 2007. Template:De icon
- ^ Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pretoria. German Sporting Icons; accessed 8 September 2011.
- ^ Kammerer, Roy. "After decade of retirement, Henry Maske is back", USAToday.com, 31 March 2007; accessed 1 January 2016.
- ^ Öchsner, Thomas; Uhlmann, Steffen (27 August 2010). "Reden wir über Geld: Henry Maske 'Es war klasse, die Rechnung zu schreiben'", Süddeutsche Zeitung; retrieved 22 December 2011.
External links
- Official webpage; accessed 1 January 2016.Template:De icon
- Boxing record for Henry Maske from BoxRec (registration required)
- Profile, Leverkusen.com
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Treuenbrietzen
- People from Bezirk Potsdam
- German male boxers
- Sportspeople from Brandenburg
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- German male film actors
- National People's Army military athletes
- Olympic boxers of East Germany
- Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Olympic gold medalists for East Germany
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Germany's Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- World light-heavyweight boxing champions
- International Boxing Federation champions
- Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold
- Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Members of the Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia