Henry Maske

Henry Maske
Henry Maske and Manfred Wolke (right)
Statistics
Real name	Henry Maske
Nickname(s)	Gentleman[1][2][3]
Rated at	Light Heavyweight
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Nationality	German
Born	6 January 1964 Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, East Germany (now Germany)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	31
Wins by KO	11
Losses	1

Henry Maske

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

Henry Maske (born 6 January 1964, in Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg) is a German former professional 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

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

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 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.

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.

References

1. "Think twice about returning to the ring after a long layoff". ESPN.com.
2. "Boxing Info: Virgil Hill Vs Henry Maske". saddoboxing.com.
3. Brichzi, Dirk. "Maske-Erfolg gegen Hill: Seelenfrieden für den Gentleman", Spiegel.de; accessed 1 April 2007. (German)
4. Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pretoria. German Sporting Icons; accessed 8 September 2011.
5. Kammerer, Roy. "After decade of retirement, Henry Maske is back", USAToday.com, 31 March 2007; accessed 1 January 2016.
6. 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.(German)
• Professional boxing record for Henry Maske from BoxRec
• Profile, Leverkusen.com