Henry Maske

Henry Maske
250px 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) 6 January 1964 Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, East Germany (now Germany)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	31
Wins by KO	8
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

Henry Maske

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

Henry Maske (born 6 January 1964, 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.

He retired in 1996 after suffering a split decision loss at the hands of Virgil Hill. In 2007, he won in a rematch.

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. 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

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

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.

External links

• Official webpage; accessed 1 January 2016.(German)
• Professional boxing record for Henry Maske from BoxRec
• Profile, Leverkusen.com

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