Oleg Maskaev
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Oleg Alexandrovich Maskaev ' onMouseout='HidePop("47178")' href="/topics/Taraz">Zhambyl
Taraz
Taraz , is a city and a center of the Jambyl Province in Kazakhstan. It is located in the south of Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, on the Talas River...

, Kazakh SSR
Kazakh SSR
The Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Kazakh SSR for short, was one of republics that made up the Soviet Union.At in area, it was the second largest constituent republic in the USSR, after the Russian SFSR. Its capital was Alma-Ata . Today it is the independent state of...

) is a Russian
Russia
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 professional boxer
Boxing
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 and a former WBC
World Boxing Council
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 heavyweight champion. He is an ethnic Mordvin.

Boxing career

Maskaev, a former mine worker, began his career in the 1980s as an amateur boxer
Amateur boxing
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 in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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, where he held a victory over world champion Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...

. He was the champion of the Soviet Army
Soviet Army
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 and later the national cup winner. 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
Derrick Jefferson
Derrick Lavon Jefferson is a heavyweight turned boxer.-Amateur:Jefferson became the 1994 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion handing Michael Grant his only amateur loss in the semifinals.-Pro:...

, contender Alex Stewart
Alex Stewart
Alex Stewart is a professional boxer, who represented Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.-Amateur career:...

, and twice knocked out former WBC
World Boxing Council
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 heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman
Hasim Rahman
Hasim Sharif Rahman is an American professional boxer. Rahman is the former Lineal, WBC, IBO, & IBF heavyweight champion...

. However, he is also noted for a weak chin
Chin (boxing)
In combat sports such as boxing, kickboxing and mixed martial arts, a fighter's chin is a figurative term that refers to a his/her ability to tolerate physical trauma to the head without being knocked unconscious...

 that was evident in his knockout losses to contenders Oliver McCall
Oliver McCall
Oliver "The Atomic Bull" McCall is an American professional Heavyweight boxer best known for winning the WBC Heavyweight Championship in 1994 after scoring an upset knock out victory over Lennox Lewis, in Lewis' home town of London, England, followed by his infamous in-ring meltdown in the rematch...

, David Tua
David Tua
David "Tuamanator" Tua is a New Zealand professional heavyweight boxer, fighting out of South Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.He is a former WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Heavyweight champion....

, Kirk Johnson, Lance Whitaker
Lance Whitaker
Lance Whitaker is an American heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata...

, Corey Sanders and journeyman Nagy Aguilera
Nagy Aguilera
Nagy Aguilera De La Rosa is a Dominican professional boxer in the Heavyweight division.-Professional career:Nagy Aguilera gained notoriety when he knocked out former WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev in the first round on December 11, 2009 in what was considered a major upset...

.

His most famous victories have been his two wins over Hasim Rahman
Hasim Rahman
Hasim Sharif Rahman is an American professional boxer. Rahman is the former Lineal, WBC, IBO, & IBF heavyweight champion...

. 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
Steve Smoger
Steve Smoger is an American boxing referee. He works exclusively on the East Coast, and is often featured as the referee in world title or major fights taking place at East Coast venues...

, who was backup referee for this fight, was struck in the head by a chair thrown by a fan who was later arrested.
He later fought Rahman again and defeated him for the WBC heavyweight title by knocking him out in the 12th round on August 12 2006. His second win over Rahman was preceded by a streak of victories that helped rejuvenate Maskaev's career and earned him the "Comeback fighter of the Year" award in The Ring
The Ring (magazine)
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 magazine in 2006.

Maskaev won his first title defense against Peter Okhello on December 10 2006 by unanimous decision.

Maskaev fought against Samuel Peter
Samuel Peter
Samuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a professional heavyweight boxer and the former WBC heavyweight champion....

 for the WBC Heavyweight title on March 8 2008 and was doing well in the early rounds, despite Peter's repeated rabbit punching and the referee's warnings. In the 5th round Maskaev landed some of his best shots on his opponents chin, but to no avail: Peter was seemingly unaffected, visibly shaking Oleg. He lost 5 of the 6 rounds, with Peter winning by TKO
Knockout
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 with 3 seconds remaining in the sixth round.

In late 2008 he beat opponent Robert Hawkins
Robert Hawkins (boxer)
Robert Hawkins is a journeyman heavyweight boxer who fought many contenders and champions in the 1990s and 2000s.-Early life:...

 by UD after 10 rounds and then defeated but unheralded Rich Boruff on March 14, 2009 via first round KO, giving him mandatory contender status to the WBC Heavyweight Championship currently held by Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...

. He fought Nagy Aguilera
Nagy Aguilera
Nagy Aguilera De La Rosa is a Dominican professional boxer in the Heavyweight division.-Professional career:Nagy Aguilera gained notoriety when he knocked out former WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev in the first round on December 11, 2009 in what was considered a major upset...

 on December 11 in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

 at the Memorial Auditorium
Memorial Auditorium
Memorial Auditorium may refer to:* Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York* Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex , Kitchener, Ontario* Memorial Auditorium , California...

 in a tune up fight for his eliminator with Nagy Aguilera
Nagy Aguilera
Nagy Aguilera De La Rosa is a Dominican professional boxer in the Heavyweight division.-Professional career:Nagy Aguilera gained notoriety when he knocked out former WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev in the first round on December 11, 2009 in what was considered a major upset...

, but was shockingly knocked out in the first round. Getting stunned with a overhand right-left hook combo and knocked down soon after, another barrage by Aquilera hit Maskaev hard knocking him out.
Maskaev did not land a punch in the fight, and has since stated that he may retire following the loss.

Nationality

Maskaev was born in Taraz
Taraz
Taraz , is a city and a center of the Jambyl Province in Kazakhstan. It is located in the south of Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan, on the Talas River...

 to Mordvin parents. He has lived in the U.S.
United States
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 since 1999 with his wife, Svetlana, and four daughters. He acquired US citizenship
Citizenship
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 in 2004. He currently resides in West Sacramento, California
California
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. Before his first encounter with Hasim Rahman in 2006, he said "I would say I'm a proud Russian-American. So right now, I'm a citizen of America, of [the] United States... Whoever is going to win is going to be American."
In the run-up to his title defense against Peter Okhello, he stated regarding his citizenship: "Russian. I don't want to talk about that anymore. I will walk to the ring under the Russian flag and Russian anthem as I'm now a Russian citizen."
Russian president Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
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 granted him Russian citizenship on December 9, 2006.

Professional boxing record

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|Loss
|36–7
|align=left|  Nagy Aguilera
Nagy Aguilera
Nagy Aguilera De La Rosa is a Dominican professional boxer in the Heavyweight division.-Professional career:Nagy Aguilera gained notoriety when he knocked out former WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev in the first round on December 11, 2009 in what was considered a major upset...


|TKO
|1
|11/12/2009
|align=left|  Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...

, California
California
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, United States
United States
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|36–6
|align=left|  Rich Boruff
|TKO
|1
|14/03/2009
|align=left|  Ice Palace, Saransk
Saransk
Saransk is a city in central European Russia and the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, as well as its financial and economic center. It is located in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about east of Moscow...

, Russia
Russia
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|35–6
|align=left|  Robert Hawkins
Robert Hawkins (boxer)
Robert Hawkins is a journeyman heavyweight boxer who fought many contenders and champions in the 1990s and 2000s.-Early life:...


|UD
|10
|06/09/2008
|align=left|  Red Square
Red Square
Red Square is a city square in Moscow, Russia. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod...

, Moscow
Moscow
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, Russia
Russia
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Loss
|34–6
|align=left|  Samuel Peter
Samuel Peter
Samuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a professional heavyweight boxer and the former WBC heavyweight champion....


|TKO
|6
|08/03/2008
|align=left|  Plaza de Toros, Cancun
Cancún
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, Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo
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, Mexico
Mexico
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|34–5
|align=left|  Okello Peter
|UD
|12
|10/12/2006
|align=left|  Olympisky Sport Hall, Moscow
Moscow
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, Russia
Russia
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|33–5
|align=left|  Hasim Rahman
Hasim Rahman
Hasim Sharif Rahman is an American professional boxer. Rahman is the former Lineal, WBC, IBO, & IBF heavyweight champion...


|TKO
|12
|12/08/2006
|align=left|  Thomas & Mack Center
Thomas & Mack Center
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, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
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, Nevada
Nevada
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, United States
United States
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|32–5
|align=left|  Sinan Samil Sam
Sinan Samil Sam
Sinan Şamil Sam is a German born Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. As a professional boxer, Sam won the EBU and WBC International titles in the heavyweight division.- Amateur career :...


|UD
|12
|12/11/2005
|align=left|  Sporthalle, Alsterdorf
Alsterdorf
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, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

, Germany
Germany
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|31–5
|align=left|  Livin Castillo
|TKO
|3
|24/06/2005
|align=left|  Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
United States
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|30–5
|align=left|  Quinn Navarre
|KO
|3
|22/01/2005
|align=left|  Coushatta Casino Resort, Kinder
Kinder, Louisiana
Kinder is a town in Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,148 at the 2000 census.The Lieutenant Douglas B. Fournet Memorial Park , an American Legion enterprise, was dedicated on June 11, 1988, in Kinder to remember those who died in military service to the nation.Kinder was...

, Louisiana
Louisiana
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, United States
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|29–5
|align=left|  David Defiagbon
David Defiagbon
David Dejiro Defiagbon was a Nigerian boxer. Nicknamed "The Dream", Defiagbon fought for Canada and won the heavyweight silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Amateur:...


|SD
|10
|23/07/2004
|align=left|  Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|28–5
|align=left|  Craig Tomlinson
|TKO
|2
|16/04/2004
|align=left|  Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...


|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|27–5
|align=left| Julius Francis
Julius Francis
Julius Francis is a former British Heavyweight champion boxer - who participated in many noteworthy boxing matches in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2007 he also participated in a mixed martial arts bout....


|TKO
|2
|27/11/2003
|align=left|  Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, Chekhov
Chekhov, Moscow Oblast
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, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...


|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|26–5
|align=left|  Dennis McKinney
|TKO
|1
|25/09/2003
|align=left|  Huntington Townhouse, Huntington Station
Huntington Station, New York
Huntington Station is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 29,910 at the 2000 census....

, New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|25–5
|align=left|  Sedreck Fields
Sedreck Fields
Sedreck Sylvester Fields, born September 11, 1972, in Augusta, GA, is a heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "Big Buck", Fields is a journeyman fighter who fought several significant fighters of his era.Fields turned pro in 1997 and won 22 fights while losing 37...


|TKO
|9
|06/09/2003
|align=left|  Sport Palace
Palace of Sports
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, Kiev
Kiev
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, Ukraine
Ukraine
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