Denis Lebedev

Denis Lebedev (born August 14, 1979), is a Russian professional boxer from Stary Oskol. He is the WBA Cruiserweight Champion.

Professional career

Lebedev turned pro in 2001. In 2009 he beat Cuban Eliseo Castillo who holds a win over Michael Moorer but was not highly regarded. Lebedev then managed to KO former WBO titleholder Enzo Maccarinelli. In 2010 he also KOd 2005 amateur world champion Alexander Alexeev by one-punch knockout KO2. This guaranteed him a shot at Marco Huck's WBO title.

Lebedev vs. Huck

Lebedev lost to Huck on the 18th of December 2010 in Berlin 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.^[1] After the fight, Marco Huck claimed that he was boxing with a broken rib from the 4th round on.

Lebedev vs. Jones Jr.

In May 2011, Denis knocked out Roy Jones, Jr. with 2 seconds left in their 10 round bout. The controversy arose when Lebedev blatantly sucker punched Jones, when it was absolutely clear that Jones was not responsive and was out on his feet. The final punch put Jones out cold on the canvas and he did not regain his senses for more than 5 minutes amid active medical help.^[2] After the bout, Lebedev said that he had nothing to be sorry about.^[3] The referee was also accused of incompetence because he did not stop the fight even though Jones could no longer defend himself which lead to Jones taking unnecessary damage.^[4] Roy Jones when asked about his feelings on the sucker punch responded "I forgive him".^[5]

Lebedev vs. Guillermo Jones

Denis Lebedev was left with a shocking eye injury after losing his WBA world cruiserweight title to Guillermo Jones. By the end of the bout, he could not see out of the injured eye but two judges had him winning 96-94 while the third had scored the bout 97-93. It was called in the eleventh round. However, Jones was stripped of his title later in the year for failing a drug test for this fight, resulting in Lebedev being reinstated as Champion by the WBA.^[6]

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (19 knockouts), 1 Loss, 0 Draws, 1 No contest[7]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background-color: #c5d2ea; text-align:center" |NC	25-1-1	Guillermo Jones	KO	11 (12), 1:54	2013-05-17	Crocus City Hall, Moscow	Original KO loss; result overturned after Jones failed post fight drug test.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	25–1	Santander Silgado	KO	4 (12), 2:16	2012-12-17	Crocus City Hall, Moscow	Retained WBA Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24–1	Shawn Terry Cox	KO	2 (12), 2:40	2012-04-04	Crocus City Hall, Moscow	Retained Interim WBA Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23–1	James Toney	UD	12	2011-11-04	Megasport Arena, Moscow	Won Interim WBA Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22–1	Roy Jones, Jr.	KO	10 (10), 2:58	2011-05-21	Sport Complex Krylatskoe, Moscow
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	21–1	Marco Huck	SD	12	2010-12-18	Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin	For WBO Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21–0	Alexander Alexeev	KO	2 (12), 2:43	2010-07-17	Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	WBO Cruiserweight title eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20–0	Ignacio Esparza	KO	4 (12), 2:59	2010-02-22	Udmurtia Circus, Izhevsk	Retained WBO Intercontinental Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19–0	Ali Ismailov	RTD	6 (12), 3:00	2009-12-17	Gladiator Fight Club, Saint Petersburg	Retained WBO Intercontinental Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18–0	Enzo Maccarinelli	TKO	3 (12), 2:20	2009-07-18	M.E.N. Arena, Manchester	Won vacant WBO Intercontinental Cruiserweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17–0	Eliseo Castillo	TKO	5 (8), 2:50	2009-03-22	Mashinostroitel, Balashikha
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16–0	Dzmitri Adamovich	TKO	4 (10), 2:19	2008-12-17	KRC Arbat, Moscow
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15–0	Nick Okoth	TKO	2 (8), 2:47	2008-09-06	M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14–0	Archil Mezvrishvili	KO	1 (8), 1:35	2008-07-19	Olimpiyskiy Sports Palace, Chekhov
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13–0	Artem Vychkin	UD	10	2004-09-24	Ice Palace, Novosibirsk	Won vacant Russian Light Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12–0	Bagrat Makhkamov	TKO	2 (8)	2004-07-06	Krylia Sovetov, Moscow
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11–0	Yevhen Bubylych	UD	8	2003-06-26	Krylia Sovetov, Moscow
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10–0	Siarhei Karanevich	UD	6	2003-05-29	Centr na Tulskoy, Moscow
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9–0	Berry Butler	KO	4 (8), 2:48	2003-03-15	Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8–0	Dzmitri Yavmenenka	TKO	2 (4)	2003-03-15	Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7–0	Roman Babaev	RTD	(4) 6, 3:00	2002-09-10	Krylia Sovetov, Moscow
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6–0	Dzmitri Adamovich	KO	5 (8)	2002-04-23	Krylia Sovetov, Moscow
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5–0	Rihsiboy Shamirzaev	TKO	9 (12)	2001-12-26	KRC Arbat, Moscow	Retained Russia Light Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4–0	Mirzohid Jianbaev	TKO	4 (6)	2001-11-07	KRC Arbat, Moscow
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3–0	Nourdine Melikh	TKO	3 (12), 1:50	2001-06-09	Sportpalace Druzhba, Moscow	Won vacant Russia Light Heavyweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2–0	Denis Deryabkin	UD	6	2001-03-06	CSKA, Moscow
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1–0	Teymuraz Kekelidze	UD	6	2001-02-27	Moscow

References

External links

• Boxrec Pro record

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