Biography
Oleg Maskayev is a Russian professional boxer with a right-hand pillar, speaking in a heavy weight category. Lives in Sacramento, California.Childhood and youth
Oleg Aleksandrovich Maskaev was born on March 2, 1969 in the city of Abay, Kazakhstan. By nationality, Mordvin, but he considers himself a Russian and proud of it. Boxer's father served in the army, then worked in the mine. Brother, Alexander Maskaev, graduated from the Tyumen Art School, Faculty of Machine Painting.
In school over Oleg, high school students were killed, the money was chosen. At the age of 11, his father brought the boy to the Boxing School to learn to defend himself.
In 1983, Maskayev took the title of champion of Kazakhstan among young men. But the boxer career did not think. He graduated from the Mountain Institute and went to work into a slaughter. Military service passed in Uzbekistan. In the army, the guy got into the sports company, played for the CSKA club. Reached to the younger lieutenant.
Boxing
In 1991, Oleg defeated Vitaly Klitschko at the Championship of the Armed Forces in Tashkent. Twice fell on the floor by Nokdaun, the coach threw the towel, and the battle ended in the first round. Amateur career completed with a 108 victory record and 10 defeats.The first professional battle man spent on April 17, 1993 against Alexander Miroshnichenko, Bronze Prize-winner Olympiad-1988. Oleg won the technical knockout in the third round, since it was well prepared, and the Miroshnichenko novice underestimated.
The victory helped Maskayev to leave in the USA. In Russia, athletes massively leaving the criminal business, but Oleg wished himself a more worthy biography, although he received many "tempting" proposals to engage in a racket. The decision was not easy, the family remained in Uzbekistan. The authorities did not release it from the country, and the boxer himself was declared deserter.
In America, Oleg shot a room from a former Muscovite for $ 300 per month. Soon he realized that the owner of the apartment was sitting on drugs, and moved to another place.
Due to the lack of money, I still had to participate in the crime. Maskaev helped the "great people" from the Wednesday of Russian emigrants to return the gold, stolen by Bukhar Jews. Boxer did not beat anyone, just scorched. Earned Money Oleg sent his wife and children to Uzbekistan.
At the beginning, Oleg's career did not bother, taken to the ring against the strongest rivals, which led to a large number of lesions. On April 5, 1997, a big oh, as a fighter was called by that time, I came up with David Tua. It lasted 11 rounds, drove away from shocks, but in the end was knocked out.
On November 8, 1999, a fight with Hasim Rakhman was held. Masayev won the knockout in the eighth round. The final blow was so strong that the enemy fell out of the rings. It seems more amazing if you know that at this point Oleg broke his hand.
Rahman's team ran up to him to assist, but the organizers insisted on the continuation of the fight. Because of this, a fight began in the hall to which the fans of both boxers were connected.
After that, the Russian lost the battle by Kirk Johnson, knockout in the fourth round, October 7, 2000. Oleg went into the ring, confident in his triumph. On the eve, the NVO channel promised to sign a multi-million dollar contract with him in case of victory. In addition, the athlete was born the youngest daughter Victoria. The Russian wanted to pause, to stay with his family, but the manager rushed to earn it. As led to a sad result.
After that, Maskaev began to lose battles. NVO forgot about the contract, and the manager recorded it in the "shot down pilots": demanded to compensate for the losses that he suffered because of the defeats of Oleg, and even connected to the russian mafia. But the boxer said that he had nothing to anyone, and remained intact, since he had an influential patron.
In 2002, he was defeated by Corey Sanders, who laid the Russian left hook in the 8th round. The referee ordered to continue the battle, and Oleg, having received three more worn, was finally defeated.
In June 2003, Maskayev had a fight with Mike Tyson, organized by the promoter Sedrik Kushner. But at the last moment, negotiations with the challenges of the black boxer were broken. Tyson's team did not want Mike to flew over the ropes like Rahman.
For several years, Maskaev did not lose. From 2006 to 2008 there was a heavyweight world champion, according to WBC.
In 2012, after a three-year break, he went to the ring against Jamaitz Owen Beck, defeating knockout in the third round. In the Instagram account of the Agency RIA Novosti, a photo of a happy athlete appeared, who called his wife straight from the ring to report his success.
In November 2013, Danny Williams came out in Krasnodar. Both athletes exitted to the 6th round. In the final, in turn fell to the floor from fatigue, and the referee did not even counted the knockdown by making a discount on age. Big Oh glasses won the glasses. It was the last fight.
In October 2019, Oleg completed his career and announced a desire to work by the coach at the Boxing School of his name, which appeared in Saransk in 2007.
Personal life
A man always defeated his personal life, took care of the family. His wife is called Svetlana, she gave the Oleg of four children: Anna, Alexander, Oles and Victoria.
Athlete growth of 191 cm, weight 91 kg.
Maskaev is a believer, Protestant Baptist.
Oleg Maskaev now
In April 2020, Oleg stated that she was ready to return to the ring if he was given two months to prepare. The head of the Russian Boxing Federation Umar Kremlin expressed his willingness to organize a fight with Mike Tyson, provided that the revenue money go to charity.Achievements
- 1995-1999 - Champion of the Panasian Boxing Association in Heavy Weight
- 2006-2008 - World WBC Champion in severe weight category