Lebedev vs Kalenga

Who won Lebedev vs Kalenga?

Denis Lebedev beat Youri Kayembre Kalenga by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, April 10th, 2015, at Luzhniki, Moscow.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 116-110 in favor of winner Denis Lebedev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA cruiserweight championship of the world.

Lebedev vs Kalenga stats

Back in April 2015, Denis Lebedev stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Youri Kayembre Kalenga made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Lebedev had a slight advantage in power over Kalenga, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Kalenga's 67%.

Denis Lebedev was the older man by 9 years, at 36 years old.

Kalenga had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lebedev.

Denis Lebedev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Youri Kayembre Kalenga was an orthodox fighter.

Lebedev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 9 years earlier than Kalenga, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 191 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Kalenga's 191.

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Lebedev's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lebedev vs Kalenga?

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