Henry Maske

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Henry Maske
Henry Maske and Manfred Wolke (right)
Statistics
Real name	Henry Maske
Nickname(s)	Gentleman
Rated at	Light Heavyweight
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Nationality	German
Born	(1964-01-06) January 6, 1964 Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	31
Wins by KO	8
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

Henry Maske
Medal record

Competitor for East Germany
Men’s Boxing
Olympic Games
Gold	1988 Seoul	Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold	1986 Reno	Middleweight
Gold	1989 Moscow	Light Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold	1985 Budapest	Middleweight
Gold	1987 Turin	Middleweight
Gold	1989 Athens	Middleweight

Henry Maske (born January 6, 1964 in Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg) is a retired German boxer, and one of Germany's most popular sports figures.

Amateur career

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

In addition, Maske won the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow and the silver medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno.

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 and 1996.^[1] He retired in 1996 after suffering a split-decision loss at the hands of Virgil Hill.^[2] In 2007, he won in a rematch.^[3]

Life After Boxing

Maske and Wladimir Klitschko with German sculptor Carsten Eggers, after the unveiling of the Max Schmeling monument in Hollenstedt on May 21, 2010.

As of 2010, Maske owns nine McDonalds franchises in Germany.^[4] Maske also 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 March 31, 2007, in Munich, Germany. Maske won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.

Professional boxing record

31 Wins (11 KOs), 1 Loss
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	50-5	Virgil Hill	UD	12	31/03/2007	Munich, Bayern, Germany
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" \|Loss	42-1	Virgil Hill	SD	12	23/11/1996	Munich, Bayern, Germany	Lost IBF light heavyweight title. For WBA, & vacant Lineal light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	36-5	John Scully	UD	12	25/05/1996	Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany	Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	16-0-1	Duran Williams	UD	12	17/02/1996	Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	37-2-1	Graciano Rocchigiani	UD	12	14/10/1995	Munich, Bayern, Germany	Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	37-1-1	Graciano Rocchigiani	UD	12	27/05/1995	Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	14-0	Egerton Marcus	UD	12	11/02/1995	Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany	Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	33-9	Iran Barkley	RTD	9	08/10/1994	Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	16-1	Andrea Magi	UD	12	04/06/1994	Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	18-0-1	Ernesto Magdaleno	TKO	9	26/03/1994	Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	15-12-3	David Vedder	UD	12	11/12/1993	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	27-3-1	Anthony Hembrick	UD	12	18/09/1993	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	33-4-2	Charles Williams	UD	12	20/03/1993	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	Won IBF light heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	24-16-1	Frank Minton	KO	2	02/10/1992	Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	8-1-1	Samson Cohen	KO	6	19/09/1992	Kassel, Hessen, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	11-7-2	Lenzie Morgan	PTS	10	27/06/1992	Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	11-1-1	Steve McCarthy	DQ	9	04/04/1992	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	29-8	Leslie Stewart	KO	7	06/03/1992	Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	26-18-1	Tom Elton Collins	TKO	8	06/12/1991	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	17-7	Darryl Fromm	KO	2	08/11/1991	Paris, France
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	10-5-2	Mike Peak	KO	9	12/10/1991	Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	24-6-1	Rodrigo Benech	UD	8	13/09/1991	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	27-6-2	Yawe Davis	PTS	10	31/05/1991	Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	26-16-7	Miguel Angel Maldonado	PTS	8	28/02/1991	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	7-6-1	Salim Muhammad	PTS	8	25/01/1991	Hollywood, Florida, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	6-8-2	Glazz Campbell	PTS	8	07/12/1990	Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	38-11-1	Sean Mannion	PTS	8	16/11/1990	Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	22-24	Cordwell Hylton	KO	3	31/10/1990	Wembley, London, United Kingdom
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	15-7	Mike Brothers	KO	2	05/10/1990	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	39-25-6	Jorge Juan Salgado	PTS	6	07/09/1990	Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	7-9	Mike Aubrey	PTS	6	01/06/1990	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" \|Win	0-6	Antonio Arvizu	KO	1	09/05/1990	Wembley, London, United Kingdom	Professional debut.

Actor

He played the title role in the 2010 film Max Schmeling.

References

↑ Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pretoria. German Sporting Icons, accessed September 8, 2011.
↑ Kammerer, Roy. After decade of retirement, Henry Maske is back, USA Today, March 31, 2007.
↑ Brichzi, Dirk. "Maske-Erfolg gegen Hill: Seelenfrieden für den Gentleman", Der Spiegel, accessed April 1, 2007
↑ Öchsner, Thomas; Uhlmann, Steffen (August 27, 2010). "Reden wir über Geld: Henry Maske 'Es war klasse, die Rechnung zu schreiben'". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

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Awards
Preceded by Dieter Baumann	German Sportsman of the Year 1993	Succeeded by Markus Wasmeier
Achievements
Preceded by Charles Williams	IBF Light Heavyweight Champion 1993-03-20 – 1996-11-23	Succeeded by Virgil Hill

v t e Olympic Boxing Champions in Men's Middleweight

1904: 145-158 lb (65.8-71.7 kg), 1908: 140-158 lb (63.5-71.7 kg), 1920-1936: 147-160 lb (66.7-72.6 kg), 1948: 67-73 kg 1952-2000: 71-75 kg, 2004-2012: 69-75 kg

1904: Charles Mayer (USA) 1908: Johnny Douglas (GBR) 1920–1924: Harry Mallin (GBR) 1928: Piero Toscani (ITA) 1932: Carmen Barth (USA) 1936: Jean Despeaux (FRA) 1948: László Papp (HUN) 1952: Floyd Patterson (USA) 1956: Gennadiy Shatkov (URS) 1960: Eddie Crook, Jr. (USA) 1964: Valeri Popenchenko (URS) 1968: Chris Finnegan (GBR) 1972: Vyacheslav Lemeshev (URS) 1976: Michael Spinks (USA) 1980: José Gómez (CUB) 1984: Shin Joon-Sup (KOR) 1988: Henry Maske (GDR) 1992: Ariel Hernández (CUB) 1996: Ariel Hernández (CUB) 2000: Jorge Gutiérrez (CUB) 2004: Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (RUS) 2008: James DeGale (GBR) 2012: Ryōta Murata (JPN)

v t e World Amateur Boxing Champions in Men's Light Heavyweight

1974 – 2011: up to 81 kg

1974: Mate Parlov (YUG) 1978: Sixto Soria (CUB) 1982: Pablo Romero (CUB) 1986: Pablo Romero (CUB) 1989: Henry Maske (GDR) 1991: Torsten May (GER) 1993: Ramón Garbey (CUB) 1995: Antonio Tarver (USA) 1997: Aleksandr Lebziak (RUS) 1999: Michael Simms (USA) 2001: Yevgeniy Makarenko (RUS) 2003: Yevgeniy Makarenko (RUS) 2005: Yerdos Zhanabergenov (KAZ) 2007: Abbos Atoev (UZB) 2009: Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) 2011: Julio César la Cruz (CUB) 2013: Julio César la Cruz (CUB)

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Persondata
Name	Maske, Henry
Alternative names
Short description	Boxer
Date of birth	January 6, 1964
Place of birth	Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg
Date of death
Place of death

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