News - Hasim Rahman

Heavyweight contender Oleg Maskaev said today that he is "extremely ready" for his fight August 12 pay-per-view title challenge against WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman. "I will put up a good fight and the best will win," he promised. Maskaev, who was born in Kazakhstan, also stated that he takes exception to the billing of this fight as "America's Last Line of Defense." read more ...

World heavyweight champion Hasim 'The Rock' Rahman is training in Las Vegas while #1 rated mandatory challenger Oleg Maskaev is in the Poconos. Rahman trains each day at the Top Rank gym which is located on Business Lane. Chief trainer Thell Torrance is with 'The Rock,' directing the workouts. "The Rock is in his toning-up phase of training," said manager Steve Nelson. Maskaev is running 6 miles a day on mountain trails, then read more ...

Moments ago former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world "Iron" Mike Tyson told Boxingtalk.com that he will gladly accept Top Rank's offer to make his commentating debut doing the international broadcast of the Hasim Rahman-Oleg Maskaev rematch. "It's a beautiful thing Greg, I just want to thank Mr. Arum for this opportunity to fulfill my desire of sharing my boxing knowledge with the the rest of the world." read more ...

"He going to be at the wrong end of the knockout on August 12th," promised WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman today at a Top Rank press conference at the Copacabana in New York City to officially announce his August 12 title defense against Oleg Maskaev at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. "It's going to be an exciting fight while it lasts......I'm so excited about this fight. I'm going to beat him, I'm going to beat him bad." read more ...

The last time heavyweight Oleg Maskaev stepped into the ring with Hasim Rahman he knocked him clean out of it - the ring, that is. So when the two re-engage on August 12 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas it should be the same result, right? Well that depends on who you ask. It's been almost seven years since Rahman found himself in the unusual position of being in Jim Lampley's lap. Since that winter night in Atlantic read more ...

WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman is in Miami, Oklahoma to do commentary on tonight's ESPN2 card featuring heavyweights Jameel McCline vs Rob Calloway. On the telecast, The Rock is expected to announce that his next title defense against Oleg Maskaev will take place on August 12 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas read more ...

The World Boxing Council has decided by a majority vote to confirm Oleg Maskaev as the next challenger to WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman. The free negotiations period begins today for the Rahman vs. Maskaev mandatory defense and if no agreement is reached, a purse offer will be held on May 1st in the WBC Executive Offices in Mexico City. Both fighters should agree that the winner of the Rahman vs. Maskaev fight must fight James Toney as read more ...

Only five days after WBC heayweight champ successfully defended his title with a controversial draw, Hasim Rahman has been on a whirl-wind pace. Last night the two-time champ received a plaque from Rochester, NY mayor Robert Duffy who officially declared March 23 “Hasim Rahman Day” in the city which “Rock” considers his second home. The ceremony took place at the Blue Cross Arena during an intermission at the Boxing At the Roc show headlined read more ...

The sweat glistening on heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman's ripped torso had yet to even cool yet discussions were already underway for the "Rock’s next opponent. Rahman (41-5-2, 33 KO's) had just fought to a majority draw against James Toney on Saturday night in a fight in which most observers felt Rahman won. At the post-fight press conference early Sunday morning though, a noticeably agitated Toney (69-4-3, 43 KO's) went off on read more ...

WBC heavyweight champion Hasim "Rock" Rahman told Boxingtalk.com, "I feel that I won and I'm going to maintain the fact that I won. Just because two judges scored it a draw doesn't mean I have to score it a draw. My boxing record isn't necessarily my record. I definitely feel that I clearly won the fight. I was really able to do what I wanted to do and I fought James inside and outside, I mixed it up. I thought I was the busier fighter, I had the read more ...