Denis Lebedev
Career, Record, Stats
Denis Lebedev (The White Swan) is a 45-year-old Russian professional boxer. He is a former cruiserweight world champion, and 2 world-championship elevations. 23 years, 6 months, and 23 days into his career, Lebedev's record stands at 32-3, which includes 23 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Denis Lebedev's Boxing Career
Denis Lebedev was born in Stary Oskol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on August 14, 1979. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on February 27, 2001 against Teymuraz Kekelidze. Lebedev defeated Kekelidze via 6-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Lebedev got his first shot at a world title at the age of 31 after 21 professional fights. On December 18, 2010 Lebedev challenged Marco Huck's WBO cruiserweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
He then got elevated as the WBA cruiserweight champion at the age of 33 after 26 professional fights, and had his first world-title defense fight against Santander Silgado on December 17, 2012. He stopped Silgado in the 4th of the 12-round fight.
Lebedev then went on to successfully win the IBF cruiserweight world title as well.
Lebedev's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Thabiso Mchunu at age 40, on December 21, 2019.
Some of Denis Lebedev's best fights so far have been against Enzo Maccarinelli, James Toney (HOFer), and Roy Jones Jr. (HOFer). For a complete list of Lebedev's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Denis Lebedev".
Lebedev has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Denis Lebedev Losses".
Denis Lebedev's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | Dec 21, 2019 | 40 | 
Thabiso Mchunu 31 21-5  | loss | UD 12 |
35 | Nov 24, 2018 | 39 |  Mike Wilson | win | UD 12 |
34 | Sep 07, 2018 | 39 | Hizni Altunkaya | win | KO 3 |
33 | Jul 10, 2017 | 37 | Mark Flanagan | win | UD 12 |
32 | Dec 03, 2016 | 37 | 
Murat Gassiev 23 23-0 | loss | SD 12 |
31 | May 21, 2016 | 36 | Victor Emilio Ramírez | win | TKO 2 |
30 | Nov 04, 2015 | 36 | Lateef Kayode | win | TKO 8 |
29 | Apr 10, 2015 | 35 | Youri Kalenga | win | UD 12 |
28 | Sep 27, 2014 | 35 | Paweł Kołodziej | win | TKO 2 |
27 | May 17, 2013 | 33 | 
Guillermo Jones 41 38-3-2 | nc | NA
|
26 | Dec 17, 2012 | 33 | Santander Silgado | win | KO 4 |
25 | Apr 04, 2012 | 32 | Shawn Cox | win | KO 2 |
24 | Nov 04, 2011 | 32 | 
James Toney 43 73-6-3 | win | UD 12 |
23 | May 21, 2011 | 31 | 
Roy Jones Jr. 42 54-7 | win | KO 10 |
22 | Dec 18, 2010 | 31 | 
Marco Huck 26 30-1 | loss | SD 12 |
21 | Jul 17, 2010 | 30 | Aleksandr Alekseyev | win | KO 2 |
20 | Feb 22, 2010 | 30 | Ignacio Esparza | win | KO 4 |
19 | Dec 17, 2009 | 30 | Ali Ismailov | win | RTD 6 |
18 | Jul 18, 2009 | 29 | 
Enzo Maccarinelli 28 29-3 | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Mar 22, 2009 | 29 | Eliseo Castillo | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Dec 17, 2008 | 29 | Dzmitri Adamovich | win | TKO 4 |
15 | Sep 06, 2008 | 29 | Nick Okoth | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Jul 19, 2008 | 28 | Archil Mezvrishvili | win | KO 1 |
13 | Sep 24, 2004 | 25 | Artem Vychkin | win | UD 10 |
12 | Jul 06, 2004 | 24 | Bagrat Makhkamov | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Jun 26, 2004 | 24 | Yevhen Bubylych | win | UD 8 |
10 | May 29, 2003 | 23 | Siarhei Karanevich | win | UD 6 |
9 | Mar 15, 2003 | 23 | Berry Butler | win | KO 4 |
8 | Oct 03, 2002 | 23 | Dzmitri Yavmenenka | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Sep 10, 2002 | 23 | Roman Babaev | win | RTD 4 |
6 | Apr 23, 2002 | 22 | Dzmitri Adamovich | win | KO 5 |
5 | Dec 26, 2001 | 22 | Rihsiboy Shamirzaev | win | TKO 9 |
4 | Nov 07, 2001 | 22 | Mirzohid Jianbaev | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Jun 09, 2001 | 21 | Nourdine Melikh | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Mar 06, 2001 | 21 | Denis Deryabkin | win | UD 6 |
1 | Feb 27, 2001 | 21 | Teymuraz Kekelidze | win | UD 6 |