Denis Lebedev is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n professional boxer from Stary Oskol

Stary Oskol

Stary Oskol is a city in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located south of Moscow, on the Oskol River. Population: 221,163 ; 215,898 ; -History:...

. He is a contender in the Cruiserweight division.

Professional career

Lebedev turned pro in 2001. In 2009 he beat Cuban Eliseo Castillo who holds a win over Michael Moorer

Michael Moorer

Michael Lee Moorer is a retired American boxer who is a former light heavyweight and heavyweight World Champion.-Biography:Moorer is a native of Monessen, Pennsylvania, which is in Southwestern Pennsylvania.-Professional career:...

 but was not highly-regarded. Lebedev then managed to KO former WBO titleholder Enzo Maccarinelli

Enzo Maccarinelli

Enzo Maccarinelli is a Welsh professional boxer who fights in the light heavyweight division. He is a former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight title holder and also held the European title at that weight limit...

. In 2010 he also KOd 2005 amateur world champion Alexander Alexeev by one-punch knockout KO2. This guaranteed him a shot at Marco Huck

Marco Huck

Marco Huck is a German professional boxer of Bosniak origin. He is the current WBO Cruiserweight Champion.Marco started Taekwando and kickboxing at the age of ten...

's WBO title.

Lebedev vs. Huck

Lebedev lost to Huck on the 18th of Dezember 2010 in Berlin by a very controversial split decision, when both the Dutch and the Spanish referee had Huck with 115-113 in front, while the US referee scored it 116-112 for Lebedev. Most experts saw Lebedev as the winner, among them even German born Henry Maske

Henry Maske

Henry Maske is a German boxer, one of Germany's most popular sports figures.-Amateur career:Maske was an Olympic Gold Medalist 1988 in Seoul for East Germany...

, former world boxing champion and now commentator for German television. After the fight, Marco Huck claimed that he was boxing with a broken rib from the 4th round on.

Lebedev vs. Jones Jr.

In May 2011, Denis knocked out Roy Jones, Jr. with 2 seconds left in their 10 round bout.

Professional boxing record

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|23–1
|align=left| United States James Toney

James Toney

James Nathanial Toney is an American professional boxer who has held world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight divisions. Toney currently fights in the heavyweight division in boxing and also now competes in mixed martial arts.-Boxing career:Toney's amateur boxing...

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|22–1
|align=left| United States Roy Jones Jr.

Roy Jones Jr.

Roy Jones, Jr. is an American boxer. As a professional he has captured numerous world titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight divisions...

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|align=left| Germany Marco Huck

Marco Huck

Marco Huck is a German professional boxer of Bosniak origin. He is the current WBO Cruiserweight Champion.Marco started Taekwando and kickboxing at the age of ten...

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|21–0
|align=left| Russia Alexander Alexeev
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|20–0
|align=left| Mexico Ignacio Esparza

Ignacio Esparza

Ignacio Esparza Lozano is a Mexican professional boxer in the Cruiserweight division. He's the former Mexican National and WBA Fedebol Cruiserweight Champion.-Professional career:...

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|19–0
|align=left| Azerbaijan Ali Ismailov
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|18–0
|align=left| Wales Enzo Maccarinelli

Enzo Maccarinelli

Enzo Maccarinelli is a Welsh professional boxer who fights in the light heavyweight division. He is a former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight title holder and also held the European title at that weight limit...

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|align=left| Cuba Eliseo Castillo

Eliseo Castillo

Eliseo Castillo is a professional boxer. He is the younger brother of Heavyweight boxer Elieser Castillo.-Amateur career:...

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|16–0
|align=left| Belarus Dzmitri Adamovich
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|15–0
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|14–0
|align=left| Georgia (country) Archil Mezvrishvili
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|13–0
|align=left| Russia Artem Vychkin
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|12–0
|align=left| Uzbekistan Bagrat Makhkamov
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|11–0
|align=left| Ukraine Yevhen Bubylych
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|10–0
|align=left| Belarus Siarhei Karanevich
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|9–0
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|8–0
|align=left| Belarus Dzmitri Yavmenenka
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|7–0
|align=left| Azerbaijan Roman Babaev
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|6–0
|align=left| Belarus Dzmitri Adamovich
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|5–0
|align=left| Uzbekistan Rihsiboy Shamirzaev
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|4–0
|align=left| Uzbekistan Mirzohid Jianbaev
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|3–0
|align=left| Algeria Nourdine Melikh
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|2–0
|align=left| Russia Denis Deryabkin
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|1–0
|align=left| Georgia (country) Teymuraz Kekelidze
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External links

• Boxrec Pro record