By Mark Vester

According to the Sacramento Bee, former heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev (36-6, 27KOs) will continue his bid for another title shot on December 11 when he takes a tuneup against 23-year-old Nagy Aguilera (14-2, 9 KOs) at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento. Aguilera has two defeats on his record; one by a close split decision and another by disqualification.

If Maskaev wins, next up could be a final eliminator against Ray Austin. The winner would face WBC champion Vitali Klitschko, who returns on December 12 against Kevin Johnson in Switzerland.

"Oleg drew interest from Nevada for his next fight, but he wanted it to be near his new hometown," said Maskaev's promoter, Dennis Rappaport.

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