Henry Maske


Henry Maske is a German former professional boxer and one of Germany's most popular sports figures. He held the IBF light heavyweight title from 1993 until 1996.

Amateur career

Maske was born in Treuenbrietzen, Bezirk Potsdam. He was an Olympic Gold medallist 1988 in Seoul for East Germany. His results were:

Olympic results

Below is the record of Henry Maske, an East German middleweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:
Maske won the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow and the silver medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, Nevada. His toughest opponents were Cubans, particularly Angel Espinosa, whom he met three times in 1987–1988, losing all three by a 0–5 unanimous decision, and luckily for him, Maske didn't met Espinosa at Seoul as Cuba boycotted the 1988 Olympics.

Professional 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 and 1996.
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.

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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
32Win31–1Virgil HillUD1231 Mar 2007Munich, Germany
31Loss30–1Virgil HillSD1223 Nov 1996Munich, GermanyLost IBF light heavyweight title;
For WBA light heavyweight title
30Win30–0John ScullyUD1225 May 1996Leipzig, GermanyRetained IBF light heavyweight title
29Win29–0Duran WilliamsUD1217 Feb 1996Dortmund, GermanyRetained IBF light heavyweight title
28Win28–0Graciano RocchigianiUD1214 Oct 1995Munich, GermanyRetained IBF light heavyweight title
27Win27–0Graciano RocchigianiUD1227 May 1995Dortmund, GermanyRetained IBF light heavyweight title
26Win26–0Egerton MarcusUD1211 Feb 1995Frankfurt, GermanyRetained IBF light heavyweight title
25Win25–0Iran BarkleyRTD9, 3:008 Oct 1994Halle, GermanyRetained IBF light heavyweight title
24Win24–0Andrea MagiUD124 Jun 1994Dortmund, GermanyRetained IBF light heavyweight title
23Win23–0Ernesto MagdalenoTKO9 26 Mar 1994Dortmund, GermanyRetained IBF light heavyweight title
22Win22–0David VedderUD1211 Dec 1993Düsseldorf, GermanyRetained IBF light heavyweight title
21Win21–0Anthony HembrickUD1218 Sep 1993Düsseldorf, GermanyRetained IBF light heavyweight title
20Win20–0Charles WilliamsUD1220 Mar 1993Düsseldorf, GermanyWon IBF light heavyweight title
19Win19–0Frank MintonKO2 2 Oct 1992Berlin, Germany
18Win18–0Samson CohenRTD5, 3:0019 Sep 1992Kassel, Germany
17Win17–0Lenzie MorganPTS1027 Jun 1992Halle, Germany
16Win16–0Steve McCarthyDQ9 4 Apr 1992Düsseldorf, Germany
15Win15–0Leslie StewartKO7 6 Mar 1992Berlin, Germany
14Win14–0Tom Elton CollinsTKO8, 1:356 Dec 1991Düsseldorf, Germany
13Win13–0Darryl FrommKO2 8 Nov 1991Paris, France
12Win12–0Mike PeakKO9 12 Oct 1991Halle, Germany
11Win11–0Rodrigo BenechUD813 Sep 1991Düsseldorf, Germany
10Win10–0Yawe DavisPTS1031 May 1991Berlin, Germany
9Win9–0Miguel Angel MaldonadoPTS828 Feb 1991Düsseldorf, Germany
8Win8–0Salim MuhammadPTS825 Jan 1991Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
7Win7–0Glazz CampbellPTS87 Dec 1990Berlin, Germany
6Win6–0Sean MannionPTS816 Nov 1990Hamburg, Germany
5Win5–0Cordwell HyltonTKO3, 2:4431 Oct 1990London, England
4Win4–0Mike BrothersKO2 5 Oct 1990Düsseldorf, Germany
3Win3–0Jorge Juan SalgadoPTS67 Sep 1990West Berlin, West Germany
2Win2–0Mike AubreyPTS61 Jun 1990Düsseldorf, West Germany
1Win1–0Antonio ArvizuKO1 9 May 1990London, England

Television viewership

Germany

DateFightViewership Source
20 March 1993Henry Maske vs. Charles Williams3,100,000
11 February 1995Henry Maske vs. Egerton Marcus11,000,000
27 May 1995Henry Maske vs. Graciano Rocchigiani I13,180,000
14 October 1995Henry Maske vs. Graciano Rocchigiani II17,590,000
17 February 1996Henry Maske vs. Duran Williams15,030,000
25 May 1996Henry Maske vs. John Scully12,360,000
23 November 1996Henry Maske vs. Virgil Hill I17,500,000
31 March 2007Henry Maske vs. Virgil Hill II15,990,000
Total viewership105,750,000

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.