mairis briedis
Nation
Date of birth
january 13, 1985 (37 Years Old)
Height
6 ft 1 (186 cm)
Reach
75 in (190 cm)
Wins
28
Losses
2
Ko's
20
mairis briedis
Nation
DATE OF BIRTH
january 13, 1985 (37 Years Old)
Height
6 FT 1 (186 CM)
REACH
75 IN (190 CM)
wins
28
Losses
2
ko's
20
Titles Won
Titles Won
Background
Participating in the amateur circuit of both boxing and kickboxing – the latter in which he fought over 70 times – Mairis Briedis gathered a wealth of experience and knowledge before he turned professional. As a boxing amateur, he managed to win the national boxing tournaments of his country thrice, claiming gold in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
Briedis turned professional in 2011.
Accomplishments
Though Mairis Briedis would eventually make his name as a Cruiserweight, he fought as a Heavyweight during the beginning years of professional boxing career, even going up against Heavyweight veteran and former world title challenger Danny Williams in just his eight fight.
Remaining unbeaten while dominating his opponents, Briedis won his first mid-tier title in 2013 when he moved down to Cruiserweight, and continued on to win several more over the next four years.
He won his first world title – the WBC Cruiserweight – by beating fellow contender Marco Huck for the then-vacant WBC title in April, 2017, but would subsequently lose his title to Oleksandr Usyk in the semi-final of the WBSS, centered around the Cruiserweight division in 2018.
When another WBSS was held between 2018 and 2020 – again pertaining to the Cruiserweight division, Briedis quickly grabbed his opportunity for a world title and beat both Krysztof Glowacki and Yuniel Dorticos – two contenders that had been amongst the top of the rankings for years – to win the WBO title, and the IBF & The Ring titles respectively.
Though he lost the WBO title before facing Dorticos at the WBSS due to his involvement in said tournament – further complicated by the fact the WBO title was won in the same tournament, Briedis defended his IBF and The Ring title once in 2021 before defending them against Australian challenger Jai Opetaia.
On July 2nd in 2022, Briedis fought Opetaia in a defense of his world and lineal title, but succumbed to UD loss to the Australian, losing his titles in the process. His loss to Opetaia marked the second loss of his career overall.
Boxing Style
An orthodox fighter, Mairis Briedis has shown a variety of styles and a capability of fighting on both the front and back foot. Judging by the fights observed, Briedis tend to fight to the level of his opponent and can switch between being aggressive and passive within the blink of an eye. He is known to be tricky to fight due to his versatility and skills.
Briedis boasts high-level technical skills – including footwork – and possesses a ring IQ high enough to end matches without needleslly wasting his energy. While he doesn’t rely on his physicality to win matches, Briedis is known to be nearly as good fighting up close as he is when fighting outside – where damage towards him is minimized, and he has proven himself to have power at every stage of his boxing career.