i heard that he will be automatically awarded the title if Usyk vacates, also i heard that WBA ordered the Usyk-Lebedev fight, the deadline is 10 march 2019. this video from Polish boxing portal ringpolska.pl literally says that. (it's in Polish, i just give the link as a source)
I think that would be fairly good match up for Lebedev. Diablo seems to me to have declined further and I can’t see what he could possibly trouble Lebedev with at this stage.
I haven’t been able to find any credible sources to confirm what you’ve said. However, I did manage to find only one article that mentions this:
In the Monte Carlo main event, former cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev of Russia scored an uninspired points win over previously unbeaten and untested Mike Wilson.
The fight was uneventful and showed that Lebedev, though a class above Oregon's Wilson, is past his prime and has chosen his recent opponents carefully with good reason. Official scores were 117-111 and 119-109 (twice). Lebedev seemed unwilling or unable to try for a kncokout.
The fight was announced as a WBA eliminator and Lebedev is the WBA champion in recess whose promoters appear to hold considerable sway with the WBA. Although the WBA is notoriously shifty with multiple champions per weight class, this could turn out to be a very significant win for Lebedev, as world champion Oleksandr Usyk may vacate the WBA title, and Lebedev the winner mayverywellwindupinheritingtheWBAbeltwithoutbeatingachampionorevenalegitimate contender.
This would be an utter disgrace if it happened!
Denis Lebedev was allowed to retain ownership of his WBA Super World Cruiserweight title, despite losing. Then he lost his belt outside the ring (shortly after successfully defending it), without suffering a defeat, without failing a drug test, without bringing the sport into disrepute and nor due to inactivity. And may soon regain the very same WBA title again, without having to beat a champion or even a legitimate contender.
