Oleg Maskaev

Oleg Alexandrovich Maskaev (; born 2 March 1969) is a Kazakhstan-born Russian and American former professional boxer, who competed from 1995 to 2013, and held the WBC heavyweight title from 2006 to 2008. Throughout his career, he represented the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, the United States, and Russia.

Biography Oleg Maskaev was born in Abay, Karaganda, Soviet Kazakhstan, to Russian parents. His father is Moksha from the Zubova Polyana district of Mordovia, while his mother is Ukrainian from Kuban, southern Russia.

Amateur career Maskaev, a former mine worker, began his boxing career in the 1980s as an amateur in his hometown Abay. In 1991, he stopped future WBC world champion Vitali Klitschko in the second round.

Maskaev was the champion of the Soviet Army and later the national cup winner. In the run-up to his title defense against Peter Okhello, he stated regarding his citizenship: "Russian. I don't want to talk about that anymore. I will walk to the ring under the Russian flag and Russian anthem as I'm now a Russian citizen." Russian president Vladimir Putin granted him Russian citizenship on December 9, 2006.

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