Denis Lebedev boxer

Denis Lebedev boxer
bouts
35
won
32
lost
2
draw
0
Status
active
Division
cruiserweight
Debut
2001-02-27
Height
5′ 11″/180cm
Reach
71½″/182cm
Age
39
Born
1979-08-14
Death
-
Nationality
Russia

Denis Aleksandrovich Lebedev (Russian: Денис Александрович Лебедев; born 14 August 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed between 2001 and 2019. He is a former unified cruiserweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 2012 to 2018, and the IBF title in 2016, and challenged once for the WBO title in 2010.In August 2016, Lebedev was ranked as the world's best active cruiserweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB). In November 2019, he was ranked as the world’s ninth best active cruiserweight by BoxRec.Lebedev turned pro in 2001. In 2004, Lebedev won the vacant Russian light heavyweight title in a shut out 10-round decision win against Artem Vychkin. Following this victory, Lebedev took four years out and returned in 2009 fighting at cruiserweight.In 2009, having a record of 16 wins, 11 by knockout, Lebedev beat Cuban Eliseo Castillo who held a win over Michael Moorer, but was not highly regarded. Lebedev then managed to knockout former WBO titleholder Enzo Maccarinelli. In 2010 he also stopped 2005 amateur world champion Aleksandr Alekseyev by one-punch knockout. This guaranteed him a shot at Marco Huck's WBO title.Lebedev challenged Marco Huck for the WBO cruiserweight title on 18 December 2010 at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin. Lebedev lost by a very controversial split decision, when both the Dutch and Spanish judges had Huck with 115–113 in front, while the US judge scored it 116–112 for Lebedev. Many experts at ringside thought Lebedev had deserved the decision. After the fight, Marco Huck claimed that he was boxing with a broken rib from the 4th round on.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2018-11-24 Mike Wilson WWWWWW Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo WIN
Unanimous decision
2018-09-07 Hizni Altunkaya WWWLWL Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk WIN
KO
2017-07-09 Mark Flanagan WWWWWW DIVS, Ekaterinburg WIN
Unanimous decision
2016-12-03 Murat Gassiev WWWWW Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow LOST
Split-decision
2016-05-21 Victor Emilio Ramirez WWWWWD Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow WIN
Technical knockout
2015-11-04 Lateef Kayode WWWW Tatneft Arena, Kazan WIN
Technical knockout
2015-04-10 Youri Kayembre Kalenga LWWWWW Luzhniki, Moscow WIN
Unanimous decision
2014-09-27 Pawel Kolodziej WWWWWW Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow WIN
KO
2013-05-17 Guillermo Jones WWWWWW Crocus City Hall, Myakinino NC
No Contest
2012-12-17 Santander Silgado WWWWWW Crocus City Hall, Myakinino WIN
KO
2012-04-04 Shawn Cox WWWWWW Crocus City Hall, Myakinino WIN
KO
2011-11-04 James Toney LWWWW Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow WIN
Unanimous decision
2011-05-21 Roy Jones Jr WLWWLL Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow WIN
KO
2010-12-18 Marco Huck WWWWWW Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg LOST
Split-decision
2010-07-17 Alexander Alekseev WWLWWW Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin WIN
KO
2010-02-22 Ignacio Esparza WWWWLW Udmurtia Circus, Izhevsk WIN
KO
2009-12-17 Ali Ismailov WWWWLW Gladiator Fight Club, Saint Petersburg WIN
Corner retirement
2009-07-18 Enzo Maccarinelli WWWLWL M.E.N. Arena, Manchester WIN
Technical knockout
2009-03-22 Eliseo Castillo WWLWWL Mashinostroitel, Balashikha WIN
Technical knockout
2008-12-17 Dmitry Adamovich LWLLLL KRC Arbat, Moscow WIN
Technical knockout
2008-09-06 Nick Okoth LWLLLL M.E.N. Arena, Manchester WIN
Technical knockout
2008-07-19 Archil Mezvrishvili WWWLLW Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, Chekhov WIN
KO
2004-09-24 Artem Vychkin LDLLLW Ice Palace, Novosibirsk WIN
Unanimous decision
2004-07-06 Bagrat Makhkamov LWLDLW Krylia Sovetov, Moscow WIN
Technical knockout
2003-06-26 Evgen Bubilich WW Krylia Sovetov, Moscow WIN
Unanimous decision
2003-05-29 Sergey Karanevich LWWWWL Centr na Tulskoy, Moscow WIN
Unanimous decision
2003-03-15 Berry Butler WWWLWW Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg WIN
KO
2002-10-03 Dzmitri Yaumenenka LLL Giant Hall, Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg WIN
Technical knockout
2002-09-10 Roman Babaev LLLWLW Krylia Sovetov, Moscow WIN
Corner retirement
2002-04-23 Dmitry Adamovich WW Krylia Sovetov, Moscow WIN
KO
2001-12-26 Rikhsiboy Shamirzaev WWDWLW KRC Arbat, Moscow WIN
Technical knockout
2001-11-07 Mirzohid Jianbaev LWLL KRC Arbat, Moscow WIN
Technical knockout
2001-06-09 Nourdine Melikh LLWLLL Sportpalace Druzhba, Moscow WIN
Technical knockout
2001-03-06 Denis Deryabkin LL CSKA, Moscow WIN
Unanimous decision
2001-02-27 Teimuraz Kekelidze LWLLLL Moscow WIN
Unanimous decision