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{{Infobox boxer
| name = Oleg Maskaev<br>{{small|Олег Маскаев}}
| image = Oleg Maskaev.jpg
| realname = {{nowrap|Oleg Alexandrovich Maskaev}}
| nickname = The Big O
| weight = [[Heavyweight]]
| height = 1.91 m
| reach = 201 cm
| nationality = {{plainlist|
*Russian
*American
}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|3|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Abay (town)|Abay]], [[Kazakh SSR]],<br>[[Soviet Union]]<br>(now Kazakhstan)
| style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total = 46
| wins = 39
| KO = 28
| losses = 7
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[amateur boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{UZB}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1994 Asian Games|1994 Hiroshima]] | [[Boxing at the 1994 Asian Games|Super heavyweight]]}}
}}

'''Oleg Alexandrovich Maskaev''' ({{lang-ru|Олег Александрович Маскаев}}; born 2 March 1969) is a Russian-American former [[professional boxer]] who competed from 1993 to 2013, and held the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[heavyweight]] title from 2006 to 2008.

==Professional career==
Maskaev, a former mine worker, began his career in the 1980s as an [[Amateur boxing|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 [[Boxing at the 1994 Asian Games|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 (boxer)|Alex Stewart]], and twice knocked out former [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] heavyweight champion [[Hasim Rahman]]. However, he is also noted for a weak [[chin (boxing)|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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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 (magazine)|The Ring]] magazine in 2006.

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

Maskaev fought against [[Samuel Peter]] 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 [[Knockout|TKO]] with 3 seconds remaining in the sixth round.

In late 2008 he beat opponent [[Robert Hawkins (boxer)|Robert Hawkins]] 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]]. He fought [[Nagy Aguilera]] on December 11 in [[Sacramento, California]] at the [[Memorial Auditorium (Sacramento)|Memorial Auditorium]] in a tune up fight, but was knocked out in the first round. Getting stunned with an 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, however he returned to the ring 3 years after the loss, to knock out [[Owen Beck]]. In 2013, he decisioned Jason Gavern in a 10-round fight.

==Nationality==
Maskaev was born in [[Taraz]] to [[Mordvin]] parents. He has lived in the [[United States|U.S.]] since 1999 with his wife, Svetlana, and four daughters. He acquired US [[citizenship]] in 2004. He currently resides in [[West Sacramento]], [[California]]. Before his second 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?id=2545745&columnist=rafael_dan|title='Last Line of Defense' theme miffs Maskaev|date=11 August 2006|publisher=}}</ref>
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."<ref>[http://www.fightnews.com/sukachev21.htm fightnews.com]</ref>
Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]] granted him Russian citizenship on December 9, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2006/12/09/rusbox/|title=Президент России предоставил гражданство Олегу Маскаеву|publisher=}}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|ko-wins=28
|ko-losses=7
|dec-wins=11
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|46
|{{yes2}}Win
|39–7
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Danny Williams (boxer)|Danny Williams]]
|UD
|10
|4 Nov 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{small|[[Basket-Hall Krasnodar|Basket-Hall]], [[Krasnodar]], Russia}}
|
|-
|45
|{{yes2}}Win
|38–7
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Gavern
|UD
|10
|26 May 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{small|Sports Complex Mordovia, Saransk, Russia}}
|
|-
|44
|{{yes2}}Win
|37–7
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Owen Beck]]
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|2:59}}
|30 Dec 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{small|Sports Palace Quant, Moscow, Russia}}
|
|-
|43
|{{no2}}Loss
|36–7
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Nagy Aguilera]]
|TKO
|1 (10), {{small|1:54}}
|11 Dec 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Sacramento Memorial Auditorium|Memorial Auditorium]], [[Sacramento, California]], US}}
|
|-
|42
|{{yes2}}Win
|36–6
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Rich Boruff
|TKO
|1 (10), {{small|1:35}}
|14 Mar 2009
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{small|Ice Palace, [[Saransk]], Russia}}
|
|-
|41
|{{yes2}}Win
|35–6
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Hawkins (boxer)|Robert Hawkins]]
|UD
|10
|6 Sep 2008
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{small|[[Red Square]], Moscow, Russia}}
|
|-
|40
|{{no2}}Loss
|34–6
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Samuel Peter]]
|TKO
|6 (12), {{small|2:56}}
|8 Mar 2008
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} {{small|Plaza de Toros, [[Cancún]], Mexico}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost WBC heavyweight title}}
|-
|39
|{{yes2}}Win
|34–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UGA}} [[Okello Peter]]
|UD
|12
|10 Dec 2006
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{small|[[Olympic Stadium (Moscow)|Olympic Stadium]], Moscow, Russia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBC heavyweight title}}
|-
|38
|{{yes2}}Win
|33–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hasim Rahman]]
|TKO
|12 (12), {{small|2:17}}
|12 Aug 2006
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Thomas & Mack Center]], Paradise, Nevada, US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of WBC world champions#Heavyweight|WBC heavyweight title]]}}
|-
|37
|{{yes2}}Win
|32–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Sinan Şamil Sam]]
|UD
|12
|12 Nov 2005
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Alsterdorfer Sporthalle]], [[Hamburg]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won WBC International heavyweight title}}
|-
|36
|{{yes2}}Win
|31–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ECU}} Livin Castillo
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|1:30}}
|24 Jun 2005
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US}}
|
|-
|35
|{{yes2}}Win
|30–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Quinn Navarre
|KO
|3 (10), {{small|2:47}}
|22 Jan 2005
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Coushatta Casino Resort, [[Kinder, Louisiana]], US}}
|
|-
|34
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[David Defiagbon]]
|{{abbr|SD|Split decision}}
|10
|23 Jul 2004
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Etess Arena]], Atlantic City, New Jersey, US}}
|
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Tomlinson
|TKO
|2 (10), {{small|1:18}}
|16 Apr 2004
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City|Tropicana Casino & Resort]], Atlantic City, New Jersey, US}}
|
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Julius Francis]]
|TKO
|2 (10)
|27 Nov 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{small|Olimpiysky Sport Palace, [[Chekhov, Moscow Oblast|Chekhov]], Russia}}
|
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis McKinney
|TKO
|1 (10)
|25 Sep 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Townhouse, Huntington, New York, US}}
|
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Sedreck Fields
|TKO
|9 (10)
|6 Sep 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UKR}} {{small|[[Palace of Sports, Kiev|Palace of Sports]], [[Kiev]], Ukraine}}
|
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Gary Winmon
|TKO
|1 (8)
|28 Jun 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[DC Armory]], [[Washington, DC]], US}}
|
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MKD}} Errol Sadikovski
|TKO
|1 (10)
|15 Feb 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Multi-Purpose Center, [[Lewiston, Maine]], US}}
|
|-
|27
|{{no2}}Loss
|22–5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Corey Sanders]]
|TKO
|8 (10), {{small|2:45}}
|17 Mar 2002
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Gold Country Casino, [[Oroville, California]], US}}
|
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} David Vedder
|TKO
|6 (10), {{small|1:45}}
|30 Nov 2001
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Reno Hilton|Hilton]], [[Reno, Nevada]], US}}
|
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Nix
|TKO
|6 (10), {{small|0:53}}
|25 Aug 2001
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Flamingo Laughlin|Flamingo]], [[Laughlin, Nevada]], US}}
|
|-
|24
|{{no2}}Loss
|20–4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lance Whitaker]]
|KO
|2 (12), {{small|1:03}}
|10 Mar 2001
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Caesars Palace]], [[Paradise, Nevada]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title}}
|-
|23
|{{no2}}Loss
|20–3
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kirk Johnson]]
|KO
|4 (12), {{small|0:51}}
|7 Oct 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Mohegan Sun Arena]], [[Montville, Connecticut]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost PABA heavyweight title}}
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Derrick Jefferson]]
|TKO
|4 (10), {{small|2:10}}
|20 May 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US}}
|
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Sedreck Fields
|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}
|7 (10), {{small|3:00}}
|2 Mar 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Ramada Inn, [[Rosemont, Illinois]], US}}
|
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hasim Rahman]]
|KO
|8 (10), {{small|0:40}}
|6 Nov 1999
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Boardwalk Hall]], Atlantic City, New Jersey, US}}
|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|17-2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Shane Sutcliffe]]
|TKO
|2 (12), {{small|2:56}}
|20 May 1999
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Grand Casino Tunica|Grand Casino]], [[Tunica, Mississippi]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained PABA heavyweight title}}
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Wooden
|TKO
|3 (12), {{small|0:41}}
|4 Feb 1999
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel, [[Worley, Idaho]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained PABA heavyweight title}}
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marion Wilson]]
|UD
|8
|8 Dec 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Roseland Ballroom]], New York City, New York, US}}
|
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Toakipa Tasefa]]
|KO
|1 (12), {{small|1:15}}
|2 Oct 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Sudduth Coliseum]], [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant PABA heavyweight title}}
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Courage Tshabalala
|KO
|9 (10), {{small|2:55}}
|9 Jun 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{small|State Circus, Moscow, Russia}}
|
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Booker T Word
|TKO
|4 (10), {{small|2:47}}
|9 Jan 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[The Claridge Hotel (Atlantic City)|The Claridge]], Atlantic City, New Jersey, US}}
|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Alex Stewart (boxer)|Alex Stewart]]
|TKO
|7 (10)
|27 Sep 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{small|[[Great Moscow State Circus|State Circus]], [[Moscow]], Russia}}
|
|-
|12
|{{no2}}Loss
|10–2
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[David Tua]]
|TKO
|11 (12), {{small|1:16}}
|5 Apr 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] International heavyweight title}}
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Rodney Blount
|KO
|2 (6), {{small|1:55}}
|7 Feb 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Las Vegas Hilton]], [[Winchester, Nevada]], US}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Ralph West
|TKO
|3 (10), {{small|1:03}}
|12 Sep 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Hilton, [[Huntington, New York]], US}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|DOM}} Fernely Feliz
|UD
|8
|20 Aug 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Paramount Theater (Madison Square Garden)|Paramount Theater]], [[New York City, New York]], US}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Robinson
|TKO
|7 (8), {{small|1:35}}
|9 Jun 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Fernwood Resort, [[Bushkill, Pennsylvania]], US}}
|
|-
|7
|{{no2}}Loss
|6–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Oliver McCall]]
|TKO
|1 (10), {{small|1:38}}
|24 Feb 1996
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Richmond Coliseum|Coliseum]], [[Richmond, Virginia]], US}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Nikolay Kulpin
|UD
|12
|29 Sep 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|[[York Hall]], [[London]], England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[Pan Asian Boxing Association|PABA]] [[heavyweight]] title}}
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Thomas
|{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}}
|6
|25 Aug 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Bally's Park Place]], [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], US}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Hawkins (boxer)|Robert Hawkins]]
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|4 (6), {{small|1:05}}
|30 Jun 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|[[Pennsylvania Convention Center|Convention Center]], [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], US}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Whitfield
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|8
|11 Apr 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Martin's West, [[Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland|Woodlawn, Maryland]], US}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Harrison
|TKO
|4 (6)
|4 Mar 1995
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|The Roxy, [[Boston, Massachusetts]], US}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Alexander Miroshnichenko]]
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|3 (6)
|17 Apr 1993
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} {{small|[[Taraz]], Kazakhstan}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Professional debut}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Boxrec|id=006688}}

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{{s-new}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Pan Asian Boxing Association|PABA]] [[heavyweight]] champion
|years=29 September 1995 – July 1996<br>Vacated}}
{{s-vac|next=[[Joe Bugner]]}}
{{s-break}}
{{s-vac|last=Joe Bugner}}
{{s-ttl|title=PABA heavyweight champion
|years=2 October 1998 – 7 October 2000<br>Vacated}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Kirk Johnson]]}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Sinan Şamil Sam]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[World Boxing Council|WBC]] International heavyweight champion
|years=12 November 2005 – April 2006<br>Vacated}}
{{s-vac|next=Sinan Şamil Sam}}
{{s-text|style=background:#C1D8FF; font-weight: bold;|text=World boxing titles}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Hasim Rahman]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[List of WBC world champions#Heavyweight|WBC heavyweight champion]]
|years=12 August 2006 – 8 March 2008}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Samuel Peter]]}}
{{s-ach|aw}}
{{s-before|before=[[Ike Quartey]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year#2000s|''The Ring'' Comeback of the Year]]
|years=2006}}
{{s-after|after=[[Paulie Malignaggi]]}}
{{s-end}}

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