Dorticos vs Briedis

Who won Dorticos vs Briedis?

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

The scorecards were announced as 111-117, 114-114, 111-117 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 & The Ring belts on the line.

Dorticos vs Briedis stats

Yuniel Dorticos stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Dorticos had advantage in power over Briedis, with a 92% knock out percentage over Briedis' 73%.

Yuniel Dorticos was the younger man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

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

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

Dorticos was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 month earlier than Briedis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 56 less professional rounds, 111 to Briedis' 167.

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 beat Andrew Tabiti on 15th June 2019 by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Previous to that, he had beat Mateusz Masternak on 20th October 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 3rd February 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 23rd September 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

He had beat Youri Kayembre Kalenga on 20th May 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 Brandon Deslaurier on 21st July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

Previous to that, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on 27th January 2018 by majority decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mike Perez on 30th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga.

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

He had defeated Simon Vallily on 15th October 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Yuniel Dorticos had last fought 3 years, 11 months and 27 days ago, while Mairis Briedis' last outing had been 4 years, 10 months and 21 days ago.

Dorticos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 30 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 6 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 1 day. 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 is expected to begin at 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card is expected to start at 10:00 PM (BTS).

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 11/20 (-180) with oddsmakers.