Denis Lebedev (32-3, 23) was born in Stary Oskol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on August 14, 1979. At the age of 21 years on February 27, 2001, he made his professional boxing debut against Teymuraz Kekelidze, winning the fight via 6-round unanimous decision.
On his 22nd career fight at 31 years old, Denis Lebedev got a shot at the WBO cruiserweight titles against Marco Huck on December 18, 2010 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a cruiserweight world champion (WBA) on December 17, 2012 at the age of 33 years old, on his 26th career fight, after defeating Santander Silgado via 4th-round KO.
Lebedev's last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Thabiso Mchunu at age 40 on December 21, 2019. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Denis Lebedev's best fights have been against James Toney, Enzo Maccarinelli, Roy Jones Jr., Marco Huck, Murat Gassiev, Shawn Cox and Paweł Kołodziej.
Lebedev has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36  | Dec 21, 2019 40 years, 4 months 32-3 (23) | 31 years, 9 months 21-5 (13) | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS |
35 | Nov 24, 2018 39 years, 3 months 32-2 (23) | Mike Wilson | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
34 | Sep 7, 2018 39 years 31-2 (23) | Hizni Altunkaya | CR | 3 | KO | WIN |
33 | Jul 10, 2017 37 years, 10 months 30-2 (22) | Mark Flanagan | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Super) |
32  | Dec 3, 2016 37 years, 3 months 29-2 (22) | 23 years, 1 months 23-0 (17) | CR | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost IBF |
31 | May 21, 2016 36 years, 9 months 29-1 (22) | Victor Emilio Ramírez | CR | 2 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Defended WBA (Super) |
30 | Nov 4, 2015 36 years, 2 months 28-1 (21) | Lateef Kayode | CR | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
29 | Apr 10, 2015 35 years, 7 months 27-1 (20) | Youri Kalenga | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA |
28 | Sep 27, 2014 35 years, 1 months 26-1 (20) | Paweł Kołodziej | CR | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
27  | May 17, 2013 33 years, 9 months 25-1 (19) | 41 years 38-3-2 (30) | CR | 11 | KO | NC |
26 | Dec 17, 2012 33 years, 4 months 25-1 (19) | Santander Silgado | CR | 4 | KO | WIN Defended WBA |
25 | Apr 4, 2012 32 years, 7 months 24-1 (18) | Shawn Cox | CR | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBA Interim |
24  | Nov 4, 2011 32 years, 2 months 23-1 (17) | 43 years, 2 months 73-6-3 (44) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA Interim |
23  | May 21, 2011 31 years, 9 months 22-1 (17) | 42 years, 4 months 54-7 (40) | CR | 10 | KO | WIN |
22  | Dec 18, 2010 31 years, 4 months 21-1 (16) | 26 years, 1 months 30-1 (23) | CR | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBO |
21 | Jul 17, 2010 30 years, 11 months 21-0 (16) | Aleksandr Alekseyev | CR | 2 | KO | WIN |
20 | Feb 22, 2010 30 years, 6 months 20-0 (15) | Ignacio Esparza | CR | 4 | KO | WIN |
19 | Dec 17, 2009 30 years, 4 months 19-0 (14) | Ali Ismailov | CR | 6 | RTD | WIN |
18  | Jul 18, 2009 29 years, 11 months 18-0 (13) | 28 years, 10 months 29-3 (22) | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Mar 22, 2009 29 years, 7 months 17-0 (12) | Eliseo Castillo | LHW | 5 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Dec 17, 2008 29 years, 4 months 16-0 (11) | Dzmitri Adamovich | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Sep 6, 2008 29 years 15-0 (10) | Nick Okoth | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Jul 19, 2008 28 years, 11 months 14-0 (9) | Archil Mezvrishvili | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN |
13 | Sep 24, 2004 25 years, 1 months 13-0 (8) | Artem Vychkin | LHW | 10 | UD | WIN |
12 | Jul 6, 2004 24 years, 10 months 12-0 (8) | Bagrat Makhkamov | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
11 | Jun 26, 2004 24 years, 10 months 11-0 (7) | Yevhen Bubylych | LHW | 8 | UD | WIN |
10 | May 29, 2003 23 years, 9 months 10-0 (7) | Siarhei Karanevich | LHW | 6 | UD | WIN |
9 | Mar 15, 2003 23 years, 7 months 9-0 (7) | Berry Butler | LHW | 4 | KO | WIN |
8 | Oct 3, 2002 23 years, 1 months 8-0 (6) | Dzmitri Yavmenenka | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
7 | Sep 10, 2002 23 years 7-0 (5) | Roman Babaev | LHW | 4 | RTD | WIN |
6 | Apr 23, 2002 22 years, 8 months 6-0 (4) | Dzmitri Adamovich | LHW | 5 | KO | WIN |
5 | Dec 26, 2001 22 years, 4 months 5-0 (3) | Rihsiboy Shamirzaev | LHW | 9 | TKO | WIN |
4 | Nov 7, 2001 22 years, 2 months 4-0 (2) | Mirzohid Jianbaev | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
3 | Jun 9, 2001 21 years, 9 months 3-0 (1) | Nourdine Melikh | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
2 | Mar 6, 2001 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (0) | Denis Deryabkin | 6 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Feb 27, 2001 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Teymuraz Kekelidze | 6 | UD | WIN |
