Denis Lebedev: record, next fight and profile →
Top heavyweight Alexander Povetkin of Russia is hoping to score another knockout of Dillian White, when the two boxers collide in a rematch. The first bout took place back in August, at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood.
This past Saturday night at Matchroom's Fight Camp in Brentwood, Alexander Povetkin of Russia won the interim world heavyweight championship of the World Boxing Council (WBC), after a sensation knockout of Dillian Whyte.
Former WBA and IBF cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev has made it clear that he's not planning to fight again, and this time he is serious. Back on December 21, Lebedev came of retirement and lost a unanimous decision to South African puncher Thabiso Mchunu.
Denis Lebedev is a master of comebacks. He had accomplished a sweet return several times in his career but this one, against Thabiso Mchunu, has provent to be a fault. The South African got one of his nicest wins - if not the nicest - and acquired a vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title after twelve rounds of his own best, which has been scripted as a wide unanimous decision in his favour. Scores were 120-107, 119-108, and 115-112 for Mchunu.
Explosive knockout artist Dmitriy Kudryashov was forced to go the distance for the first time in his career. It was also the first time he had to rely on the judges to deliver a win that many will argue he did not deserve. The WBC #7 ranked cruiserweight contender from Volgodonsk was awarded a questionable split decision win over Vaclav Pejsar in their 10-round affair Saturday evening at Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Former cruiserweight titlist Denis Lebedev returns to the ring after a brief retirement, facing veteran contender Thabiso Mchunu. Their scheduled 12-round World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver cruiserweight title fight takes place Saturday evening at Ivan Yarygin Sports Palace in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
The Russian Boxing Federation will offer Sergey Kovalev the opportunity to fight in Russia next year, according to statements made to Tass by the Secretary General of the RBF, Umar Kremlev. Last month, Kovalev lost his WBO light heavyweight title when he was knocked out in the eleventh round in Las Vegas. Canelo had moved up by two weight divisions to challenge Kovalev for his title.
According to the Russian Boxing Federation, former WBA/IBF cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev will halt his retirement plans and come back to the ring this coming December. Lebedev (32-2, 23 KOs) is expected to fight former title challenger Thabiso Mchunu (21-5, 13 KOs) of South Africa on Dec. 21 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Former world cruiserweight boxing champion Denis Lebedev retired on Thursday aged 39 after a lengthy and colorful career. Lebedev won the interim WBA cruiserweight title in 2011 against James Toney, and successfully defended it eight times to 2017.
The team behind Russian boxer Denis Lebedev have been unable to reach an agreement with Arsen Goulamirian, according to promotional company World of Boxing. Earlier in June, the World Boxing Association (WBA) announced that the winner of the WBA (Super) belt in the cruiserweight division, Lebedev, had agreed to have a mandatory fight with the WBA's "regular" champion of the weight class, Goulamirian.