Career
Maske was an Olympic Gold Medalist 1988 in Seoul (middleweight) for East Germany. His results were:
1st round bye
Defeated Helman Palije (Malawi) 5-0
Defeated Sello Mojela (Lesotho) walk-over
Defeated Michele Mastrodonato (Italy) 5-0
Defeated Chris Sande (Kenya) 5-0
Defeated Egerton Marcus (Canada) 5-0
After reunification in 1990, he turned professional, and became the IBF world title holder in the light heavyweight category on 20 March 1993. He retired in 1996 after suffering a split decision loss at the hands of Virgil Hill.
As of 2010, Maske owns ten McDonald"s franchises in Germany.
Maske works as a boxing commentator for the first German television channel (Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator). After an 11-year retirement, he avenged his only defeat as a professional against Virgil Hill.
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.
