Dorticos vs Briedis

Who won Dorticos vs Briedis?

Mairis Briedis beat Yuniel Dorticos by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 26th, 2020, at Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 114-114, 117-111 in favor of winner Mairis Briedis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This was the final of the World Boxing Super Series.

This contest was for the unified cruiserweight championship of the world, with the IBF, and The Ring belts on the line.

Dorticos vs Briedis stats

Back in September 2020, Yuniel Dorticos stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mairis Briedis made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dorticos had an advantage in power over Briedis, with a 92% knockout percentage compared to Briedis' 73%.

Yuniel Dorticos was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Dorticos had a height advantage of 2 inches over Briedis. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Yuniel Dorticos and Mairis Briedis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dorticos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 month earlier than Briedis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 67 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Briedis' 179.

Mairis Briedis was ranked number 6 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Dorticos vs Briedis form

Dorticos had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Andrew Tabiti on June 15, 2019, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Mateusz Masternak on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at CFE Arena, Florida, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Murat Gassiev on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Dmitry Kudryashov on September 23, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

He had beaten Youri Kayembre Kalenga on May 20, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris XV, France.

Briedis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Krzysztof Glowacki on June 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian on November 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brandon Deslaurier on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Mike Perez on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mairis Briedis had been fighting more than Yuniel Dorticos.

Going into this contest, Yuniel Dorticos had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 11 days ago, while Mairis Briedis' last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 11 days ago.

Dorticos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Briedis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Dorticos vs Briedis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Dorticos vs Briedis?

The DAZN show began at 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 10:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Dorticos vs Briedis?

Yuniel Dorticos was a 29/20 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Mairis Briedis made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.