Lebedev, Gassiev in Talks For Crushing Fight: IBF Issues Order
Cruiserweight Denis Lebedev is finding out that it's not always easy to be a unified world champion. The Russian puncher is now hit with two mandatory defenses on the table.
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Tony Bellew: I'll Face That Bitch David Haye on That Joker Channel!
LIVERPOOL, England -- A dream came true for Tony Bellew, who turned a Hollywood fantasy into reality by becoming a world champion for the first time on Sunday.
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Glowacki Hopes To Get Usyk To Poland, Then Wants Lebedev
WBO cruiserweight world champion Krzysztof Glowacki (26-0, 16 KOs) is fully focused on making a mandatory defense against 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Oleksandr Usyk (9-0, 9 KOs).
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Focal Point: Lebedev Rises To Top Of Red-Hot Cruiserweight Division
By Alexey Sukachev - Time is of the essence. For the cruiserweight division, that time is now, as boxing fans will struggle to currently find a more exciting weight division – and not even limited to the incredible action produced in recent weeks. American cable network Showtime recently attempted to create that magic with....
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WBA: Lebedev vs. Shumenov in 120 Days, Winner Faces Dorticos
According to World Boxing Association President Gilberto Mendoza Jr., WBA 'regular' cruiserweight champion Beibut Shumenov (17-2, 11KOs) will have 120 days to face WBA 'super' cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (29-2, 22KOs). The winner will have to take on WBA interim-champion Yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20KOs).
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Denis Lebedev Demolishes Victor Ramirez in Two, Unifies Titles
MOSCOW -- Denis Lebedev (29-2, 22KOs) blew away Victor Ramirez (22-3-1, 17KOs) in two rounds to unify the WBA/IBF cruiserweight world titles. Lebedev stunned Ramirez in the second with a hard hook and then unloaded with punches to send him down. Ramirez beat the count, but then it was target practice with hard shots over and over as Ramirez was trapped against the ropes. The referee was forced to step in and wave off the fight after Ramirez's hands dropped to his side and he was sitting duck.
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Lebedev, Ramirez Make Weight For Cruiserweight Title Unifier
Denis Lebedev and Victor Ramirez both easily made weight for the first cruiserweight title fight unification clash since 2008, as the pair of beltholders collide Saturday evening at Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia. Lebedev (28-2, 21KOs) tipped the scales at 198.7 lbs., while Ramirez - a two-term titlist from Argentina - checked in at a trim and ready 198.6 lbs.
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Denis Lebedev vs. Victor Ramirez, Cruiserweights Still Scheduled
By Cliff Rold - Amid the dark cloud that was PED revelations scuttling the much-anticipated Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin bout, a silver lining has been widely overlooked. That fight is off. The card is still. And they’ve got a hell of a chief support bout ready to play violent main event. With players largely unfamiliar to...
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Lebedev-Ramirez Unification, Other Bouts Still a Go For May 21
According to promoter Andrei Ryabinsky of World of Boxing, the event on May 21 at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia will still go forward as planned.
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Shumenov Wants Lebedev-Ramirez Winner, Then Wlodarczyk
LAS VEGAS - World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim Cruiserweight World champion Beibut Shumenov (16-2, 10 KOs) is targeting the May 21st unification title winner between WBA titlist Denis Lebedev (28-2, 21 KOs) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Victor Emilio "El Tyson de Abasto" Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KOs).
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