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Lebedev Could Retire After Next Fight, Ready For Okolie

Longtime cruiserweight veteran Denis Lebedev may hold the final match in his career in the summer as the full world champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), according to the boxer's manager ...
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Gassiev Praises Sergey Kovalev, Ready To Face Lebedev Again

Murat Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) is diligently preparing for the second semifinal of the World Boxing Super Series, which is about to take place on February 3 in Sochi, Russia. Gassiev, the IBF ...
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Denis Lebedev on Roy Jones: The Fight Will Not Be Easy

Denis Lebedev (21-1, 16 KOs), WBO #1 ranked cruiserweight and 2010 Russian fighter of the year, continues his preparations for the upcoming showdown with ring legend Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 41 KOs), ...
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Denis Lebedev: I Think Yunier Dorticos Will Beat Murat Gassiev

WBA "super" cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev believes his countryman, IBF champion Murat Gassiev, will get beaten by WBA 'regular' champion Yunier Dorticos when they collide early next year in the ...
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Denis Lebedev Crushes Altunkaya in 3, Abdullaev Beats Lundy

Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk, Russia - Returning for the first time since July of 2017, former WBA crusierweight world champion Denis Lebedev (31-2, 23 KOs) scored a crushing third round knockout ...
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Lebedev vs. Okolie WBA Title Clash Targeted For July

Eddie Hearn, promoter for undefeated British and Commonwealth cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (12-0, 9 KOs), is targeting a July world title fight for his man, against veteran Denis Lebedev.
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Denis Lebedev May Push For Mandatory Shot at Usyk

According to promoter Andrei Ryabinsky, his side is currently mulling the possibility of pushing for Denis Lebedev (30-2, 22 KOs) to get a mandatory shot at WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO heavyweight champion ...
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Lebedev Wants Unification Fight After Kayode Defense

On November 4th, WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (27-2) will face Lateef Kayode (21-0) at the Basket-Hall Arena in Kazan, Russia. BoxingScene.com recently spoke to the champion to get his ...
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Denis Lebedev Makes Decision To Retire From Boxing

Given recent developments, there stood a chance that Denis Lebedev would celebrate his 40th birthday before seeing a boxing ring. His latest statement all but confirms it. The multi-term cruiserweight ...
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Murat Gassiev: Lebedev Improved A lot Since Hiring Roach

As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, WBA/IBF cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (29-2, 22 KOs) will be making his mandatory defense against challenger Murat Gassiev (23-0, 17 KOs) in late ...
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Sanchez: Lebedev-Gassiev Should Be ‘Fight Of the Year’ Candidate

Abel Sanchez expects fireworks when Murat Gassiev challenges Denis Lebedev for the IBF cruiserweight title Saturday in Moscow. Sanchez – who trains the bigger, younger Gassiev – likened this bout ...
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Ola Afolabi Expects Denis Lebedev To Knock Huck Out

Ola Afolabi lost a close twelve round decision to WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck last year. He spoke with reporter Alexander Pavlov about Huck's defense on Saturday against unbeaten Russian ...