Boxer Denis Lebedev: biography, career, family

The biography of Denis Lebedev is full of bright sports victories and triumphs. This boxer is a clear example of the strength of the Russian spirit and will. In an interview Lebedev said that it is easier to kill than to take the belt in the ring. With this we can not disagree! The boxing biography of Denis Lebedev almost does not know failures and defeats, except for two cases. In his career, he lost only twice - to the 5-times world champion German Marco Huku (although many believed that this fight was to be won by a Russian) and compatriot Murat Gassiev (first defense of Lebedev's IBF title).

Denis Lebedev: biography and career

The birthplace of Denis is Old Stary Oskol, here he was born on August 14th in 1979 year. In his family, everyone was tied up in sports - father and elder brother were boxers, and mother - gymnast. At the age of six, Denis enrolled in the gymnastics section, but after several years gave up this sport and went into boxing. I quickly got used to it and began to show good results. So, in 1997 he went to the amateur championship of Europe in Birmingham (England), where he won first place.

A few years later he was taken to the army, to CSKA (central sport center), where he continues to train hard and prepare for a professional career.

After the demobilization began to perform light heavyweight. From 2001 to 2004 he had 13 victorious fights, after which he decided to leave the big boxing. As Denis himself claimed, he made a choice in favor of the family.

Denis Lebedev: biography and family

In school years, Lebedev met his love. Her name is Anna, she is fond of music and knows all the rules of boxing by heart. Spouses raise three daughters who also go in for sports. In several interviews Denis Lebedev claimed that the best support comes from his wife, for which he values and loves her. Sports biography of Denis Lebedev (boxer's family in the photo below) was interrupted for 4 years (from 2004 to 2008) due to the fact that the athlete decided to devote himself to home, rather than training.

Denis Lebedev is currently

To date, the boxer lives in the city of Chekhov (Moscow region). Lebedev continues to train, and also bring up his daughters and make his beloved wife happy.

At one time Denis was coached by the Russian ex-boxer and professional Kostya Ju. Together, they have achieved incredible success by overcoming rivals such as Roy Jones, James Toney and many others. At the moment, the trainer of Lebedev is an American specialist Freddie Roach.

Biography of Denis Lebedev, whose personal life has developed successfully (a photo with the family below), continues to be supplemented with sports and family achievements. It is rumored that the reigning WBA champion Denis Lebedev is again waiting for the family to replenish.

The fight between Lebedev and James Toney

In November 2011, in Moscow, a battle took place between a 32-year-old Russian Denis Lebedev and a 43-year-old experienced American, James Toney. The fight wore the character of the fight for the temporary title of world champion under the WBA version. This fight was expected by everyone! In the sports biography of Denis Lebedev, there was still no such thing - the opponent deliberately lost 27 kilograms in order to match the weight category of a Russian. Before the battle, the American behaved, frankly, rudely, provocatively and in a boorish manner. He broke several open training sessions, repeatedly rude to the Russian press, and was also permanently expressed by profanity and overly eccentric himself was leading the weigh-in. Quotes of bookmakers vividly testified that Denis Lebedev is considered the favorite in this fight.

From the first minute the boxers went ahead and immediately spilled a couple of good punches. Nevertheless, the age played a significant role: Denis was much faster, so he held the advantage throughout all rounds. Tony, in turn, demonstrated excellent skills in defense, and also showed a master class on counterattack. But no matter how hard the American tried, Denis Lebedev inflicted more blows, due to which he won the fight.

The legendary battle against the experienced American Roy Jones

In May 2011, boxer Denis Lebedev was honored to fight the 42-year-old legend of world boxing.

During the fight, the Russian constantly dominated, but from time to time he received the hardest "punchy" in response. In the fourth round, Denis accurately kissed Jones' face, he fell on the platform - this was the first evidence of success. Further rounds were measured and equal, but the ninth was behind the American - Lebedev missed a powerful blow, but everything was able to stand firm. The decisive round was the tenth: the Russian boxer conducted a series of good strikes, after which Roy was in a "standing knockdown", Denis looked at the judge and did not notice that he wanted to stop the fight. As a result, Lebedev puts the final powerful blow, and Jones falls flat on the platform of the ring. It was a beautiful and difficult victory by knockout of the Russian boxer. By the way, Roy Jones could not bring to life for ten minutes.