Lebedev may return in early 2018

WBA world champion in the cruiserweight division Denis Lebedev of Russia may return to the ring in early 2018, sports manager Vadim Kornilov told. This July in Yekaterinburg Lebedev successfully defended his WBA when defeated Mark Flanagan of Australia by unanimous decision.

"Denis recently defended his title and has no obligations this year so far," Kornilov said. "Until we discussed the date of his next fight, we are just starting to work on the variants of the fight. I think that Denis will return to the ring at the beginning of next year."