So Long, Denis Lebedev – And Thanks For The Action-Packed Fights!

07/12/201907/11/2019 James Slater

So Long, Denis Lebedev - And Thanks For The Action-Packed Fights! Russian cruiserweight and former champ Denis Lebedev has announced his retirement from the sport – At age 39 and seemingly unable to secure any further meaningful fights, the gutsy southpaw who engaged in a number of thrillers during his 34 bout, 18 year pro career announced his decision to “say goodbye” on social media.

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Either In Russia Or The UK, Denis Lebedev/Lawrence Okolie Clash Being Looked At For The Summer

04/01/201904/01/2019 James Slater

The career of the seriously tough and battle-hardened Denis Lebedev could be reaching its finale. With a fight in the works between the Russian southpaw and Britain’s up and coming Lawrence Okolie being discussed by promoters Vadim Kornilov and Eddie Hearn, the fight to contest the WBA cruiserweight title recently vacated by Oleksand Usyk, the fight could happen this summer.

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Big Fight Card In Monaco This Saturday, From Super-Fly To Heavyweight

11/21/201811/20/2018 James Slater

Eddie Hearn’s latest fight card in Monaco comes this Saturday and it could prove to be a fun night of fights.

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Oleksandr Usyk Ordered To Defend WBA Cruiser Belt Against Denis Lebedev

09/05/2018 James Slater

Politics, politics. In what could prove to be bad news for Tony Bellew, and possibly frustrating news for Oleksandr Usyk, the recently crowned four-belt cruiserweight king may have to face Denis Lebedev next.

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Top 10 by Decade – Part II: Cruiserweights

03/21/201803/21/2018 Rummys Corner

Ranking fighters across different eras is a very tricky business. In Part 1 of the new “Top 10 by Decade” series, we explored the heavyweight division with a new scoring experiment designed to try and objectively identify the Top 10 heavyweights from each decade, from the 1930s through the 2000s, while also providing a snapshot of what things look like in the current decade.

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Denis Lebedev-Fabio Maldonado: “Russia’s Mayweather-McGregor fight!”

10/13/2017 James Slater

This August’s huge Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor crossover Super Fight sure has started a trend. In light of the staggering amount of money and interest the Boxing Vs.

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Results: Lebedev defeats Flanagan

07/10/201707/09/2017 Jeff Sorby

WBA cruiserweight title holder Denis Lebedev (30-2, 22 KOs) got back on the winning track tonight in beating Australian Mark Flanagan (22-4, 15 Kos) in defeating him by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision on Sunday night in front of a big crowd at the DIVS in Ekaterinburg, Russia.

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With Australian boxing given a massive boost by Horn-Pacquiao, Mark Flanagan aims to join Horn with win over Denis Lebedev

07/06/2017 James Slater

Whether you agreed with the verdict or not, the recent Jeff Horn-Manny Pacquiao fight and its outcome gave Australian boxing one enormous lift.

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Murat Gassiev out-points Denis Lebedev to take IBF cruiserweight crown

12/03/201612/03/2016 James Slater

Tonight at The Ice Palace in Moscow, unbeaten challenger Murat Gassiev scored a 12-round split decision victory over defending IBF cruiserweight champ Denis Lebedev.

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Dennis Lebedev vs. Murat Gassiev: From Russia with Blood

12/02/2016 Chris Carlson

Mandatory challenger Murat Gassiev battles unified cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev in bout that has explosive written all over it. The cruiserweight division is for the most part off the radar away from mainstream attention.

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