Oleg Maskaev
Career, Record, Stats
Oleg Maskaev (The Big O) is a 55-year-old retired Russian professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 20 years, 6 months, and 18 days, Maskaev amassed a record of 39-7, which includes 28 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Oleg Maskaev's Boxing Career
Oleg Maskaev was born in Abay, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union on March 2, 1969. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on April 17, 1993 against Alexander Miroshnichenko. Maskaev defeated Miroshnichenko via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Maskaev became a world champion at the age of 37 after 37 professional fights. He challenged Hasim Rahman for the WBC heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the final round of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Maskaev's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Danny Williams at age 44, on November 4, 2013.
Some of Oleg Maskaev's best fights have been against Hasim Rahman, Alex Stewart, Julius Francis, and Danny Williams. For a complete list of Maskaev's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Oleg Maskaev".
Maskaev has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Oleg Maskaev Losses".
Oleg Maskaev's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Nov 04, 2013 | 44 | 
Danny Williams 40 44-18  | win | UD 10 |
45 | May 26, 2013 | 44 |  Jason Gavern | win | UD 10 |
44 | Dec 30, 2012 | 43 | Owen Beck | win | TKO 3 |
43 | Dec 11, 2009 | 40 | 
Nagy Aguilera 23 14-2 | loss | TKO 1 |
42 | Mar 14, 2009 | 40 | Rich Boruff | win | TKO 1 |
41 | Sep 06, 2008 | 39 | Robert Hawkins | win | UD 10 |
40 | Mar 08, 2008 | 39 | 
Samuel Peter 27 29-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
39 | Dec 10, 2006 | 37 | Okello Peter | win | UD 12 |
38 | Aug 12, 2006 | 37 | 
Hasim Rahman 33 41-5-2 | win | TKO 12 |
37 | Nov 12, 2005 | 36 | Sinan Şamil Sam | win | UD 12 |
36 | Jun 24, 2005 | 36 | Livin Castillo | win | TKO 3 |
35 | Jan 22, 2005 | 35 | Quinn Navarre | win | KO 3 |
34 | Jul 23, 2004 | 35 | David Defiagbon | win | SD 10 |
33 | Apr 16, 2004 | 35 | Craig Tomlinson | win | TKO 2 |
32 | Nov 27, 2003 | 34 | 
Julius Francis 38 23-14-1 | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Sep 25, 2003 | 34 | Dennis McKinney | win | TKO 1 |
30 | Sep 06, 2003 | 34 | Sedreck Fields | win | TKO 9 |
29 | Jun 28, 2003 | 34 | Gary Winmon | win | TKO 1 |
28 | Feb 15, 2003 | 33 | Errol Sadikovski | win | TKO 1 |
27 | Mar 17, 2002 | 33 | 
Corey Sanders 27 22-6 | loss | TKO 8 |
26 | Nov 30, 2001 | 32 | David Vedder | win | TKO 6 |
25 | Aug 25, 2001 | 32 | Brian Nix | win | TKO 6 |
24 | Mar 10, 2001 | 32 | 
Lance Whitaker 28 23-1 | loss | KO 2 |
23 | Oct 07, 2000 | 31 | 
Kirk Johnson 28 29-0-1 | loss | KO 4 |
22 | May 20, 2000 | 31 | Derrick Jefferson | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Mar 02, 2000 | 31 | Sedreck Fields | win | RTD 7 |
20 | Nov 06, 1999 | 30 |
Hasim Rahman 26 31-1 | win | KO 8 |
19 | May 20, 1999 | 30 | Shane Sutcliffe | win | TKO 2 |
18 | Feb 04, 1999 | 29 | Jeff Wooden | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Dec 08, 1998 | 29 | Marion Wilson | win | UD 8 |
16 | Oct 02, 1998 | 29 | Toakipa Tasefa | win | KO 1 |
15 | Jun 09, 1998 | 29 | Courage Tshabalala | win | KO 9 |
14 | Jan 09, 1998 | 28 | Booker T Word | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Sep 27, 1997 | 28 | 
Alex Stewart 33 41-6 | win | TKO 7 |
12 | Apr 05, 1997 | 28 | 
David Tua 24 26-0 | loss | TKO 11 |
11 | Feb 07, 1997 | 27 | Rodney Blount | win | KO 2 |
10 | Sep 12, 1996 | 27 | Ralph West | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Aug 20, 1996 | 27 | Fernely Feliz | win | UD 8 |
8 | Jun 09, 1996 | 27 | Mike Robinson | win | TKO 7 |
7 | Feb 24, 1996 | 26 | 
Oliver McCall 30 26-6 | loss | TKO 1 |
6 | Sep 29, 1995 | 26 | Nikolay Kulpin | win | UD 12 |
5 | Aug 25, 1995 | 26 | Joe Thomas | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Jun 30, 1995 | 26 | Robert Hawkins | win | KO 4 |
3 | Apr 11, 1995 | 26 | Mike Whitfield | win | UD 8 |
2 | Mar 04, 1995 | 26 | Jimmy Harrison | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Apr 17, 1993 | 24 | Alexander Miroshnichenko | win | TKO 3 |