Henry Maske (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛnʁi ˈmaskə], audio^ⓘ; born 6 January 1964) is a German former professional boxer and one of Germany's most popular sports figures. He held the IBF light heavyweight title from 1993 until 1996.

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Henry Maske
Maske in 2016
Born	Henry Maske (1964-01-06) 6 January 1964 (age 60) Treuenbrietzen, East Germany
Nationality	German
Other names	Gentleman[1][2][3]
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light Heavyweight
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[4]
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	31
Wins by KO	11
Losses	1

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Quick Facts Medal record, Representing East Germany ...

Henry Maske

Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Men's boxing
Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
	1989 Moscow	Light Heavyweight
	1986 Reno	Middleweight
European Amateur Championships
	1983 Varna	Middleweight
	1985 Budapest	Middleweight
	1987 Turin	Middleweight
	1989 Athens	Middleweight

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Maske was born in Treuenbrietzen, Bezirk Potsdam. He was an Olympic Gold medallist 1988 in Seoul (middleweight) for East Germany. His results were:^[5]

During his career, Maske was a five-time boxing champion of East Germany. After reunification in 1990, he turned professional, and became the IBF world title holder in the light heavyweight category on 20 March 1993.^[6] Maske defended his title ten times between 1993 and 1996.^[7]

He retired in 1996 after suffering a split decision loss at the hands of Virgil Hill.^[8] In 2007, he won in a rematch.^[3]

As of 2010, Maske owns ten McDonald's franchises in Germany.^[9] Maske works as a boxing commentator for the first German television channel (ARD).

After an 11-year retirement, he avenged his only defeat as a professional against Virgil Hill. The fight was held on 31 March 2007, in Munich; Maske won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.^[10]

Maske played the lead role in the 2010 biopic Max Schmeling, for which he took several months of acting lessons. However, critique were largely negative on his performance in the film.^[16]