Boxing champ Lebedev retires after fights fall through
MOSCOW — Former world cruiserweight boxing champion Denis Lebedev has retired aged 39 after a lengthy and colorful career. Lebedev won the interim WBA cruiserweight title in 2011 against James Toney, and successfully defended it eight times to 2017. He also held the IBF belt in 2016, winning it from Victor Emilio Ramirez before losing
