Oleg Maskaev
| Oleg Maskaev Олег Маскаев |
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| Real name | Oleg Alexandrovich Maskaev | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Big O | ||||||||||||
| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Reach | 201 cm (79 in) | ||||||||||||
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2 March 1969 Abay, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan) |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 46 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 7 | ||||||||||||
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Oleg Alexandrovich Maskaev (Russian: Олег Александрович Маскаев; born 2 March 1969) is a Russian-American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2013, and held the WBC heavyweight title from 2006 to 2008.
Maskaev, a former mine worker, began his career in the 1980s as an amateur boxer in the Soviet Union, where he held a victory over later WBC world champion Vitali Klitschko. He was the champion of the Soviet Army and later the national cup winner. Representing Uzbekistan, he won a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games. His professional boxing career began in 1993.
Oleg is known for his powerful right-hand punch: he has knocked out former WBO heavyweight challenger Derrick Jefferson, contender Alex Stewart, and twice knocked out former WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman. However, he is also noted for a weak chin that was evident in his knockout losses to contenders Oliver McCall, David Tua, Kirk Johnson, Lance Whitaker, Corey Sanders and journeyman Nagy Aguilera.
His most famous victories have been his two wins over Hasim Rahman. Maskaev knocked Rahman off balance, sending his rival out of the ring in the 8th round on November 6, 1999. This fight is also notable for the famous "chair incident", in which noted referee, Steve Smoger, who was backup referee for this fight, was struck in the head by a chair thrown by a fan who was later arrested.
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