Denis Lebedev Boxing News
Oleksander Usyk vacates WBA cruiserweight title
March 27th, 2019
By Tim Royner: Cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk vacated his World Boxing Association title on Wednesday after the WBA ordered him to defend it against ‘Champion in Recess’ Denis Lebedev (32-2, … read full story ←
WBA orders Usyk vs. Lebedev
March 20th, 2019
By Jim Dower: in what could prove to be a pointless endeavor, the WBA has ordered IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk to make a defense against his World Boxing Association … read full story ←
Oleksandr Usyk could face Povetkin or Luis Ortiz next
January 5th, 2019
By Mike Smith: Oleksander Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk reportedly says there’s a seventy percent chance of Oleksander, 31, moving up to heavyweight to face either Luis ‘King Kong’ Ortiz (30-1, … read full story ←
Denis Lebedev defeats Mike Wilson – RESULTS
November 24th, 2018
By Scott Gifoid: WBA cruiserweight champion in recess Denis Lebedev (32-2, 23 KOs) looked impressive in defeating Mike Wilson (19-1, 8 KOs) by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision in … read full story ←
Yafai-Gonzalez, Lebedev-Wilson & Hunter-Ustinov – preview
November 23rd, 2018
By Tim Royner: WBA super flyweight champion Kal Yafai (24-0, 15 KOs) will be headlining this Saturday night on November 24 against #14 WBA Israel Gonzalez on Sky Sports at … read full story ←
Lebedev, Yafai, Buglioni & Zhang on Nov.24 in Monaco
October 15th, 2018
By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn’s November 24th card in Monaco will see Kal Yafai, Frank Buglioni, Denis Lebedev and Zhilei Zhang in separate fights. The card is taking place at … read full story ←
Denis Lebedev stops Hizni Altunkaya – Results
September 7th, 2018
By Jeff Aranow: Former IBF/WBA/WBC cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (31-2, 23 KOs) made easy work of little known 30-year-old Hizni Altunkaya (30-3, 17 KOs) in defeating him by a 3rd … read full story ←
WBA orders Oleksandr Usyk vs. Denis Lebedev, Bellew fight in jeopardy
September 5th, 2018
By Scott Gilfoid: Tony Bellew fans got some bad news on Wednesday with the World Boxing Association ordering WBA ‘Super World’ cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to face WBA ‘Champion in … read full story ←
Dorticos elevated to full WBA champion for Gassiev fight
February 1st, 2018
By Jim Dower: The World Boxing Association has made WBA Super World cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev ‘champion in recess; which now makes Yunier Dorticos (22-0, 21 KOs) the full WBA … read full story ←
Boxing’s Least Worthy Champions
January 11th, 2018
By Donavan Leonard: Unfortunately for boxing fans, there is no yearly playoff to determine the worthy holder of the crown in each division. While a plethora of titles is a … read full story ←
