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

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
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win		Virgil Hill	UD	12	31/03/2007	Munich, Bayern, Germany
Loss		Virgil Hill	SD	12	23/11/1996	Munich, Bayern, Germany
Win		John Scully	UD	12	25/05/1996	Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Win		Duran Williams	UD	12	17/02/1996	Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Graciano Rocchigiani	UD	12	14/10/1995	Munich, Bayern, Germany
Win		Graciano Rocchigiani	UD	12	27/05/1995	Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Egerton Marcus	UD	12	11/02/1995	Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
Win		Iran Barkley	RTD	9	08/10/1994	Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Andrea Magi	UD	12	04/06/1994	Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Ernesto Magdaleno	TKO	9	26/03/1994	Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		David Vedder	UD	12	11/12/1993	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Anthony Hembrick	UD	12	18/09/1993	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Charles Williams	UD	12	20/03/1993	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Frank Minton	KO	2	02/10/1992	Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Win		Samson Cohen	KO	6	19/09/1992	Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Win		Lenzie Morgan	PTS	10	27/06/1992	Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win		Steve McCarthy	DQ	9	04/04/1992	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Leslie Stewart	KO	7	06/03/1992	Berlin, Germany
Win		Tom Elton Collins	TKO	8	06/12/1991	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Darryl Fromm	KO	2	08/11/1991	Paris, France
Win		Mike Peak	KO	9	12/10/1991	Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win		Rodrigo Benech	UD	8	13/09/1991	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Yawe Davis	PTS	10	31/05/1991	Berlin, Germany
Win		Miguel Angel Maldonado	PTS	8	28/02/1991	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Salim Muhammad	PTS	8	25/01/1991	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win		Glazz Campbell	PTS	8	07/12/1990	Berlin, Germany
Win		Sean Mannion	PTS	8	16/11/1990	Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win		Cordwell Hylton	KO	3	31/10/1990	Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win		Mike Brothers	KO	2	05/10/1990	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Jorge Juan Salgado	PTS	6	07/09/1990	Berlin, Germany
Win		Mike Aubrey	PTS	6	01/06/1990	Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win		Antonio Arvizu	KO	1	09/05/1990	Wembley, London, United Kingdom

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.

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