Denis Lebedev

Name: Denis Lebedev
Birth Name: Денис Александрович Лебедев
Hometown: Chekhov, Russia
Birthplace: Stary Oskol, Russia
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 180cm
Reach: 182cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainers: Vladimir Lavrov (2001-2004), Valeriy Belov (2008-2010), Kostya Tszyu (2011-2013), Freddie Roach (2014-present)
Managers: Vladimir Hryunov (2008-2013), Vadim Kornilov (2014-present)
Promoter: Andrey Ryabinsky (2014-present).

Amateur Career

• 1997 European Junior Championships Gold medalist in Birmingham, England (75kg):
  • Defeated Michele Aramini (Italy) KO 1
  • Defeated Gabrid Orudzhiev (Azerbaijan) RSC 3
  • Defeated Hasan Kilic (Turkey) RSC 3
  • Defeated Gyorgy Hidvegi (Hungary) 6:4
• 1998 Goodwill Games Bronze medalist in New York, United States (81kg):
  • Defeated Tomasz Borowski (Poland) 10:5
  • Lost to Olanda Anderson (United States) 1:5

Regional & Minor Titles

• Russia light heavyweight title x2
• WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
• interim WBA World cruiserweight title

Professional Record

Championship Record

• 6 opponents (4 by KO) beaten in World Cruiserweight Title fights.
• 6-2-0-1 (4 KO's) in world championship bouts.
• 4-2-0-1 (3 KO's) against former or current world champions.
  • Won against Enzo Maccarinelli, Roy Jones Jr, James Toney & Victor Emilio Ramirez.
  • Lost against Marco Huck & Murat Gassiev.
  • N/C with Guillermo Jones.

Preceded by: Guillermo Jones Declared Champion in Recess	WBA Cruiserweight Champion 2012 Oct – 2013 May 17	Succeeded by: Guillermo Jones
Preceded by: Guillermo Jones Stripped	WBA Cruiserweight Champion 2013 Oct – 2016 May 21 Upgraded to Super Champion 2016 May 21 – 2018 Jan 31 Super Champion Declared Champion in Recess 2018 Jan 31 – 2019 Apr 30 Champion in Recess 2019 Apr 30 – 2019 Jun 30 Super Champion	Succeeded by: Beibut Shumenov Regular Champion
Preceded by: Victor Emilio Ramirez	IBF Cruiserweight Champion 2016 May 21 – 2016 Dec 3	Succeeded by: Murat Gassiev