Denis Lebedev

Quick Facts

Full Name	Denis Lebedev
Occupation	Professional Boxer
Date Of Birth	Aug 14, 1979(1979-08-14)
Age	45
Birthplace	Stary Oskol
Country	Russia
Birth City	Belgorod Oblast
Horoscope	Leo

Denis Lebedev Biography

Denis Lebedev is one of the most popular and richest Professional Boxer who was born on August 14, 1979 in Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, Russia.

Denis Aleksandrovich Lebedev (Russian: Денис Александрович Лебедев ; born 14 August 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed between 2001 and 2019. He is a former unified cruiserweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 2012 to 2018, and the IBF title in 2016, and challenged once for the WBO title in 2010.

Lebedev turned pro in 2001. In 2004, Lebedev won the vacant Russian light heavyweight title in a shut out 10-round decision win against Artem Vychkin. Following this victory, Lebedev took four years out and returned in 2009 fighting at cruiserweight.

Denis Lebedev Net Worth

Denis Lebedev is one of the richest Professional Boxer from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Denis Lebedev 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lebedev wanted to make a quick return to the ring by November 2014. Krzysztof Włodarczyk (49-3-1,35 KOs) and Roy Jones Jr. (59-8, 41 KOs) both declared their interest in fighting Lebedev. By October, Lebedev pushed his ring return to 2015. The WBA ordered Lebedev to make a defence against their Interim champion Youri Kalenga (21-1, 14 KOs). Kalenga became Interim champion after defeating former European champion Mateusz Masternak in June 2014. On 16 March, a day before the scheduled purse bids, a deal was reached for Lebedev vs. Kalenga to take place on 10 April at the Luzhniki Palace of Sports in Russia. Both fighters were dropped once each in the fight and went the full 12 round distance. Lebedev claimed the unanimous decision with judges’ scores of 116–111, 115–112 and 116–110. Lebedev started the fight the better boxer, however was caught off balance in round 4 following a left hand from Kalenga, which dropped him. He spent the next couple of rounds more cautious and in round 7, landed a punch to Kalenga’s jaw dropping him.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Denis Lebedev Dating?

According to our records, Denis Lebedev married to Anna Lebedeva. As of December 1, 2023, Denis Lebedev’s is not dating anyone.

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On 16 November, it was announced that Lebedev would fight undefeated Colombian boxer Santander Silgado (23–0, 17 KOs) at the City Hall on 17 December 2012. Silgado started off well but was knocked out for a full ten count in round 4. After the fight, Hryunov stated that Lebedev would next fight at the Madison Square Garden and they would target Eddie Chambers (36-3, 18 KOs). The fight would see Chambers dropping down from heavyweight and making his cruiserweight debut.

Facts & Trivia

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Lebedev made his first defence of the interim world title at the Crocus City Hall in Myakinino, Russia, on 4 April 2012 against Shawn Cox. In round 2, Cox threw a straight right hand which missed, and walked into a Lebedev counter power left hook to the head, knocking him out. With this win, Lebedev qualified for a shot at the full WBA world champion Guillermo Jones.