Denis Lebedev, former world cruiserweight champion, retires at 39
Former world cruiserweight boxing champion Denis Lebedev announced his retirement Thursday at age 39, ending a lengthy and colorful career...
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Denis Lebedev outpoints Mike Wilson, Michael Hunter stops Alexander Ustinov
It was an easy win for Denis Lebedev in a fight that was hard to watch.
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Denis Lebedev: ‘Everything Mike WIlson does well, we did our homework and we can counter’
Despite his advancing years, Denis Lebedev is determined to remain a factor in a highly competitive cruiserweight division.
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Gray Matter: Aleksandr Usyk-Tony Bellew and a Denis Lebedev in the WBA ointment
A Usyk-Bellew fight looked nailed on, but when did anything in this sport ever come easy?
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Alexey Zubov wants to join the top tier of the cruiserweights, targets Denis Lebedev
As boxing’s cruiserweight division makes its biggest impact in years, fringe contender Alexey Zubov wants a piece of the action.
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Lebedev retains title with wide decision over Flanagan
Russian cruiserweight Denis Lebedev bounced back from December’s loss with a near-shutout victory in his home country.
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Qudratillo Abduqahorov faces Dmitry Mikhaylenko on July 10
Qudratillo Abduqahorov spent eight weeks in Las Vegas under the watchful eye of veteran trainer Ken Adams to prepare for his July 10 fight with Dmitry Mikhaylenko.
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Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans continue to buzz about the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin showdown and the excellent year that 2017 has become (while some continue to mope and others make fun of the mopers).
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Murat Gassiev: ‘I want to move up to heavyweight’
New IBF cruiserweight titlist Murat Gassiev want to move to heavyweight the division someday but wants to win more belts at the 200 pound limit beforehand.
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RING Ratings update: Cruiserweight division gets more interesting
Murat Gassiev shot up the cruiserweight ratings after his split-decision victory over Denis Lebedev on Saturday in Moscow.
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