Briedis vs Glowacki

Who won Briedis vs Glowacki?

Mairis Briedis beat Krzysztof Glowacki by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 15th June 2019 at Arena Riga in Riga.

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 contest was for the WBO cruiserweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Dorticos vs Tabiti for the IBF World Cruiserweight championship.

Briedis vs Glowacki stats

Back in June 2019, Mairis Briedis stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Krzysztof Glowacki made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Briedis had advantage in power over Glowacki, with a 72% knock out percentage over Glowacki's 61%.

Mairis Briedis was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Briedis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Glowacki. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Mairis Briedis fought out of the orthodox stance, while Krzysztof Glowacki was a southpaw.

Briedis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year later than Glowacki, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 40 less professional rounds, 167 to Glowacki's 207.

Mairis Briedis went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBO at cruiserweight.

Briedis vs Glowacki form

Mairis Briedis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian on 10th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Brandon Deslaurier on 21st July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

Before that, he had won against Mike Perez on 30th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga.

He had beat Marco Huck on 1st April 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany.

Glowacki 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 defeated Maksim Vlasov on 10th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Santander Silgado on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Hala Sportowa, Osiedle Dolne Miasto 14A, Walcz, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Serhiy Radchenko on 10th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hala Nysa, ul. Sudecka 23, Nysa.

Before that, he had defeated Leonardo Damian Bruzzese on 30th September 2017 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

He had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on 17th September 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Mairis Briedis had last fought 7 months and 5 days ago, while Krzysztof Glowacki's last outing had been 7 months and 5 days ago.

Briedis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Glowacki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Briedis vs Glowacki start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 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 Briedis vs Glowacki?

Briedis vs Glowacki was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Briedis vs Glowacki?

Mairis Briedis was a 11/25 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Krzysztof Glowacki made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.