On April 25, 2009, a 42-year-old Maselino Masoe (29-5, 27 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBO title held by 29-year-old Hungarian boxer Károly Balzsay (20-0, 14 KOs).
Masoe came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days. Balzsay was on a 20-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.
Károly Balzsay stopped Maselino Masoe via KO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight title. Balzsay improves his record to 21-0 (15 KOs), while Masoe adds a loss to his record at 29-6.
On February 23, 2008, a 41-year-old Maselino Masoe (27-4, 26 KOs) and William Gare met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Masoe came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 25 days.
Maselino Masoe lost to William Gare via TKO in the 4th round, and adds an loss to his record at 27-5.
On July 8, 2006, a 40-year-old Maselino Masoe (26-3, 25 KOs) and Randy Griffin met in the ring.
Masoe came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 86% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days.
Maselino Masoe lost to Randy Griffin via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 26-4.
On March 11, 2006, the 39-year-old WBA (Regular) middleweight world champion, Maselino Masoe (26-2, 25 KOs), faced a 27-year-old German boxer Felix Sturm (24-1, 11 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Masoe came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 10 months, and 10 days. Sturm was on a 4-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 21 days.
Felix Sturm defeated Maselino Masoe via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title. Sturm improves his record to 25-1, while Masoe adds a loss to his record at 26-3.
On December 10, 2000, a 34-year-old Maselino Masoe (18-1, 17 KOs) and Tito Mendoza met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Masoe came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Maselino Masoe lost to Tito Mendoza via TKO in the 3rd round, and adds an loss to his record at 18-2.
On March 5, 2000, a 33-year-old Maselino Masoe (14-0, 13 KOs) and Santiago Samaniego met in the ring.
Masoe came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 22 days.
Maselino Masoe lost to Santiago Samaniego via TKO in the 5th round, and adds an loss to his record at 14-1.