Russian boxer Denis Lebedev defended his world title – RBC

The Russian boxer Lebedev defended his world title

The Russian boxer Denis Lebedev defended his title of world champion in the first Heavyweight title by the WBA. In the fight against the Nigerian Lateef Kayode, who was part of the boxing evening in Kazan, Lebedev won by TKO. The fight was left in the eighth round after Kayode got knocked down twice.

The first round both fighters had a cautious and almost did not attack each other. The second round of Kayode had a slight advantage, but in the future initiative Lebedev, who has won all subsequent rounds. From the sixth round Lebedev, hardly missing a beat an opponent, and in the seventh he sent Kayode knocked down.

In the eighth round in the first seconds Kayode again missed the kick Lebedev, and was on the floor, and after the next knockdown the referee stopped the fight.

Before the fight Lebedev – Kayode two Russian boxers lost their matches. Rahim Chahkiev knockout lost the fight for the title of world champion in the first heavyweight with IBO Nigerian Oloyu Afolabi. The battle ended in the fifth round.

Dmitry Kudryashov prematurely lost the fight Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodoloyu and lost the title of WBC Silver in the first heavy weight.

will finish boxing match fight between Poles Mariusz Vahom and Russian Alexander Povetkin.