News - Oleg Maskaev

With Wladimir Klitschko vs Samuel Peter a done deal for September 24, WBC Int´l champ Sinan Samil Sam will now face Oleg Maskaev in a WBC eliminator. The fight goes to purse bids on August 8th. read more ...

Heavyweight contender Oleg Maskaev (31-5, 25 KOs) scored a third round TKO over Livin Castillo (10-3, 7 KOs) Friday night at the Trump Taj Mahal Resort in Atlantic City. Maskaev dropped Castillo twice in the third before the bout was stopped. Castillo was a late, late replacement for Dale Crowe, who didn't show up on Wednesday. Crowe was a sub for Terrence Lewis. read more ...

Even after most of the boxing world counted out Oleg, a 1999 win over former heavyweight champ Hasim Rahman plays fresh in Oleg's mind, as well as an amateur match with the soon-to-be champ Vitali Klitschko, who failed to come out for the second round. Oleg recalls, "He doesn't want to admit it, he says I didn't stop him, he says there was something wrong with his right hand, but that wasn't true... and will I finally have a chance in the future, so I would like to fight him again." read more ...

Before a raucous crowd of around 3,000 at Coushatta Resort Casino, WBC #5 heavyweight Oleg Maskaev stopped journeyman Quinn Navarre with a big overhand right at 2:47 of round three. Referee Russel Naquin reached the count of ten before Navarre (30-13, 20KO's) could get to his feet. After a slow start in the first round, Maskaev (30-5, 24KO's) landed cleaner, sharper punches to Navarre in the second round. "I felt good out there tonight," said Maskaev read more ...