Mairis Briedis

Mairis Briedis
Statistics
Weight(s) Cruiserweight
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Reach 80 in (203 cm)
Nationality Latvian
Born (1985-01-13) January 13, 1985
Riga, Latvia
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 22
Wins 22
Wins by KO 18
Losses 0

Mairis Briedis (born January 13, 1985) is a Latvian professional boxer. He is the first Latvian to win a boxing world title, having held the WBC cruiserweight title since April 2017.[1]

Professional career

Early career

At the age of 24, Mairis Briedis, who previously served as a police officer in Riga, turned professional in 2009. He racked up multiple wins in his home country and abroad, including a second round TKO of former heavyweight title challenger Danny Williams.[2] He captured the IBA cruiserweight title along the way.

Briedis' first fight of note came in 2015, when he moved up in weight and traveled to Russia to face former heavyweight title challenger Manuel Charr. Briedis knocked out his much bigger opponent with a single punch in the fifth round.[3][4][5]

In 2016, Briedis knocked out hard-hitting Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodola in a slug fest, to capture the WBC Silver cruiserweight championship.[6][7] This made him the mandatory challenger for the winner of Tony Bellew and Ilunga Makabu.[8] Briedis was ringside for the fight and congratulated the victorious Bellew in his dressing room afterwards.

Briedis then fought in the UK for the first time in a stay busy fight against Simon Vallily on the undercard of Bellew's first title defence against BJ Flores.[9][10][11] Bellew vacated his title in early 2017, meaning the vacant title would be on the line in Briedis' next fight.[12][13][14]

WBC cruiserweight champion

Briedis vs. Huck

On April 1, 2017 Briedis captured the vacant WBC cruiserweight title when he traveled to Germany to defeat Marco Huck by a dominant unanimous decision. He was able to outbox the two-time champion Huck and prevent him from having any success on the inside during the fight. Some boxing pundits had Briedis winning every round in the fight.[15][16][17] The IBO title became vacant due to Briedis not paying the sanctioning fees.[18]

World Boxing Super Series

On June 2, 2017 Briedis announced that he would take part in the inaugural World Boxing Super Series, where the winner would receive a grand prize as well as the Muhammad Ali Trophy. Briedis described the bracket style tournament as the 'Champions League of boxing'.[19]

Briedis vs. Perez

At the Draft Gala, which took place on July 8 in Monte Carlo, Briedis chose former heavyweight contender Mike Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs) as his quarter final opponent. Perez had been out of action for 25 months before moving down to the 200 pound limit division and won his first fight at that weight in a first-round knockout win on June 10, 2017.[20] On July 22, the WBSS announced the fight would take place in Briedis' home country of Latvia at the Riga Arena in Riga on September 30, 2017. This would be the 8th time Briedis fights at the arena.[21][22]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
22 fights 22 wins 0 losses
By knockout 18 0
By decision 4 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 N/A N/A Cuba Mike Perez N/A – (12) 30 Sep 2017 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia Defending WBC cruiserweight title;
World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight quarter-finals
22 Win 22–0 Germany Marco Huck UD 12 1 Apr 2017 Germany Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany Won vacant WBC cruiserweight title
21 Win 21–0 United Kingdom Simon Vallily TKO 3 (8), 2:36 15 Oct 2016 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
20 Win 20–0 Nigeria Olanrewaju Durodola TKO 9 (12), 2:58 14 May 2016 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia Won WBC Silver cruiserweight title
19 Win 19–0 South Africa Danie Venter TKO 2 (12), 2:05 21 Feb 2016 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
18 Win 18–0 Hungary Laszlo Hubert TKO 2 (6), 2:42 6 Nov 2015 Germany Palais, Frankfurt, Germany
17 Win 17–0 Germany Manuel Charr KO 5 (10), 2:55 22 Aug 2015 Russia Akhmat-Arena, Grozny, Russia
16 Win 16–0 Germany Emre Altintas TKO 2 (6), 1:35 28 Jun 2015 Germany Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern, Germany
15 Win 15–0 Germany Bjoern Blaschke TKO 4 (6), 1:45 10 Apr 2015 Germany Kongress Und Sportzentrum, Hessen, Germany
14 Win 14–0 Belgium Ismail Abdoul UD 12 14 Nov 2014 Latvia Olympic Hall, Liepāja, Latvia Retained IBA cruiserweight title
13 Win 13–0 Hungary Csaba Faur KO 1 (6), 1:45 26 Sep 2014 Germany Palais, Frankfurt, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Uganda Joey Vegas TKO 9 (10), 1:09 26 Jul 2014 Latvia Kipsala Exhibition Centre, Rīga, Latvia Won vacant WBC Baltic cruiserweight title
11 Win 11–0 Czech Republic Lubos Suda RTD 5 (12), 3:00 22 Nov 2013 Latvia Olympic Hall, Liepāja, Latvia Won vacant IBA cruiserweight title
10 Win 10–0 France Jeremy Ouanna UD 8 5 Jul 2013 Greece Olympic Hall, Porto Carras, Greece
9 Win 9–0 United States Jonathan Felton TKO 2 (6), 2:41 14 Jun 2013 United States The Ritz, Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 United Kingdom Danny Williams TKO 2 (6), 1:09 23 Mar 2013 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
7 Win 7–0 Germany Marko Angermann TKO 2 (6), 2:38 20 Oct 2012 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
6 Win 6–0 Hungary Jozsef Nagy TKO 2 (6), 1:07 16 Jun 2012 Latvia Sports Complex Majori, Jūrmala, Latvia
5 Win 5–0 Lithuania Ruslan Siniavskij TKO 1 (6), 2:50 24 Mar 2012 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
4 Win 4–0 Latvia Andrejs Naglis KO 2 (6), 0:25 8 Oct 2011 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
3 Win 3–0 Croatia Josip Jalusic TKO 1 (6) 2 Jun 2011 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
2 Win 2–0 Hungary Gabor Zsalek TKO 1 (6), 3:00 12 Jun 2010 Poland Hala Sportowa, Krynica Zdrój, Poland
1 Win 1–0 Lithuania Raulis Racilauskas UD 4 11 Oct 2009 Latvia Riga Hanza Secondary School, Riga, Latvia Professional debut

References

  1. ↑ Boxrec. "Mairis Briedis". Boxrec Fighter Page.
  2. ↑ "Mairis Briedis - Danny Williams - Новости бокса от Александра Колесникова". Новости бокса от Александра Колесникова (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  3. ↑ Kas Tad Tas (2015-08-22), MAIRIS BRIEDIS VS MANUEL CHARR | FULL FIGHT | HD | 21 08 2015, retrieved 2017-07-10
  4. ↑ "Mairis Briedis With Brutal One Punch KO of Manuel Charr - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  5. ↑ "Manuel Charr sparked by undefeated Mairis Briedis". Ring News 24. 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  6. ↑ "Briedis, Durodola set for 5/14 WBC eliminator". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Briedis stops Durodola to earn WBC title shot". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  8. ↑ Константин Глазов (2016-07-31), Mairis Briedis vs Olanrewaju Durodola, retrieved 2017-07-10
  9. ↑ "Mairis Briedis vs. Simon Vallily is Set For Bellew-Flores Card - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  10. ↑ Kas Tad Tas (2016-10-15), Mairis Briedis vs Simon Vallily | FULL FIGHT 15.10.2016, retrieved 2017-07-10
  11. ↑ "Bellew vs Flores: Mairis Briedis stops Simon Vallily to set up Tony Bellew clash". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  12. ↑ "Tony Bellew becomes emeritus champion as Marco Huck battles Mairis Briedis for WBC belt". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  13. ↑ "Tony Bellew: WBC makes British cruiserweight its Emeritus Champion". BBC Sport. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  14. ↑ "Briedis-Huck to fight for cruiserweight title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  15. ↑ "Mairis Briedis v Marco Huck: Tony Bellew's WBC cruiserweight title claimed by Latvian". BBC Sport. 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  16. ↑ "Mairis Briedis a comfortable winner in WBC cruiserweight clash with Marco Huck". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  17. ↑ "Mairis Briedis Decisions Marco Huck For WBC, IBO Titles - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  18. ↑ "Ex-Weltmeister steht mit leeren Händen da | Kein IBO-Titel für Huck – Verband: Gürtel ist vakant". sportbild.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  19. ↑ "Gassiev, Briedis, Wlodarczyk Ink With World Boxing Super Series - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  20. ↑ "Usyk-Huck, Groves-Cox headline Super Series". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  21. ↑ "Mairis Briedis-Mike Perez set for September 30 - The Ring". The Ring. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  22. ↑ "Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez on September 30 in Latvia - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Rakhim Chakhkiev		 WBC Baltic cruiserweight champion
26 July 2014 – September 2014
Vacated 		Title discontinued
Vacant
Title last held by
Murat Gassiev		 IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight champion
21 February 2016 – May 2016
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Krzysztof Włodarczyk
Preceded by
Olanrewaju Durodola		 WBC Silver cruiserweight champion
14 May 2016 – October 2016
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Dmitry Kudryashov
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Bobby Gunn		 IBA cruiserweight champion
22 November 2013 – April 2015
Vacated 		Title discontinued
Major world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Tony Bellew		 WBC cruiserweight champion
1 April 2017 – present 		Incumbent
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