Russian Boxer Knocked Out With Swollen Eyes

Panama's Guillermo Jones unleashed on local favorite Denis Lebedev to win back the WBA cruiser-weight title in brutal fashion.

In his first fight since 2011, Jones inflicted a horrific bruise on the Russian's right eye before flooring him with 56 seconds left in the 11th round.

But questions will be asked as to whether Lebedev should have been pulled out having suffered a cut in the first round which worsened as the fight progressed. By the end of the bout, he could not see out of the injured eye but two judges had him winning 96-94 while the third had scored the bout 97-93. 

The win improved Guillermo record to 39-3 with two draws and 31 knockouts after his first bout since stopping Michael Marrone in November 2011. It was the first loss for Lebedev in five fights, since going down to Marco Huck in December 2010.

The Russian dropped to 25-2 with 19 knockouts.

Source: The Sun