East German Boxer Defeats Cuban

Henry Maske of East Germany, moving up in weight, denied Pablo Romero of Cuba his third world amateur boxing championship Sunday night at Moscow.

Maske scored an 18-11 decision over Romero in the 178-pound class.

Romero won gold medals at 178 in the world championships at Munich in 1982 and at Reno, Nev., 1986. Maske was a silver medalist in the 1986 championships and a gold-medal winner at the 1988 Olympics at 165 pounds.

Maske was the only one of five East German finalists to win. The Soviet Union won five gold medals, including four Sunday night, in the 12 finals held over two days. Cuba won four titles. Romania and the United States each won one.