Briedis vs Deslaurier

Who won Briedis vs Deslaurier?

Mairis Briedis beat Brandon Deslaurier by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 21st, 2018, at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Mairis Briedis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Murat Gassiev losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the IBF World Cruiserweight, WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard Fedor Chudinov beat Nadjib Mohammedi.

Briedis vs Deslaurier stats

Back in July 2018, Mairis Briedis stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Brandon Deslaurier made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 1 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Briedis had a massive power advantage over Deslaurier, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Deslaurier's 9%.

Mairis Briedis was the older man by 8 years, at 33 years old.

Both Mairis Briedis and Brandon Deslaurier fought out of an orthodox stance.

Briedis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Deslaurier, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 94 more professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Deslaurier's 85.

Mairis Briedis went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO at cruiserweight.

Briedis vs Deslaurier form

Briedis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on January 27, 2018, by majority decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Mike Perez on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga.

Going into that contest, he had won against Marco Huck on April 1, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany.

Before that, he had beaten Simon Vallily on October 15, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Olanrewaju Durodola on May 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Activity check

Briedis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Briedis vs Deslaurier start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Briedis vs Deslaurier?

Briedis vs Deslaurier was broadcast on ITV Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by KlowdTV.

What were the odds on Briedis vs Deslaurier?

Mairis Briedis was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Brandon Deslaurier made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.