Fight Hasim Rahman L TKO 12 (12) Oleg Maskaev

"I´m practicing in our training camp in Armenia at the moment, 2,000 meters high, in preparation for the fight versus Monte Barrett. That's why I had no possibility to see Oleg's fight on the TV. But I was sure that Oleg would get the title, as I stated before. I want to congratulate Oleg and wish him all the best. He is – as we say in Russian – a "Molodjez!" (a great guy). "Now all the heavyweight champions come from the former Soviet Union read more ...

After nine rounds, Hasim Rahman was ahead on two scorecards and seemed to have the momentum, however, it was Maskaev who dug deep down to sweep rounds ten and eleven on the official cards, before stopping "The Rock" in the twelfth, thus taking the verdict out of the hands of judges Jerry Roth, Glen Trowbridge and Anek Hongtongkam read more ...

The new champ didn’t say much. The former champ, having skipped the presser for a check-up at the hospital, didn’t say anything. And another champ, holding a belt of another flavor, put it all in perspective for a crowd dismayed at watching “America’s Last Line of Defense,” as the show was billed, broken when upsetter Oleg Maskaev made history by cementing East European-born fighters’ hold on all four heavyweight belts read more ...

Oleg Maskaev stopped Hasim Rahman in the 12th round Saturday night with a dramatic last-minute rally to win the WBC heavyweight title. read more ...

Former Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson raises the arms of WBC World Heavyweight Champion Hasim Rahman and #1 ranked contender Oleg Maskaev after the weighin for their upcoming World Heavyweight Championship rematch on Top Rank's "America's Last Line of Defense" championship card at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Saturday, August 12 ,live on HBO Pay-Per-View . Rahman weighed in at 235 and Maskaev tipped the scales at 238 read more ...

The controversy rages over the promotional tagline for Saturday night’s World Heavyweight Championship bout between Hasim Rahman (41-5-2, 33 KOs) and Oleg Maskaev (32-5, 25 KOs ). The event, which will take place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas , has been dubbed “ America ’s Last Line of Defense.” Rahman is the only reigning American-born heavyweight champion in a weight class that is becoming dominated by Eastern Europeans read more ...

WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman says he's taking taking the "America's Last Line of Defense" them of Saturday's title defense against Oleg Maskaev very seriously. "All the other belt holders are not American and they trying to get a clean sweep," says The Rock. "So, they going to send me out there to represent my country and I will do that....I need to hold it down for my country. I feel like if I lose this fight, I let me down, my family down, my read more ...

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 ...