Briedis vs Mann

Who won Briedis vs Mann?

Mairis Briedis beat Artur Mann by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, October 16th, 2021, at Arena Riga, 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 IBF cruiserweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Aleksejevs vs Semjonov.

Briedis vs Mann stats

Back in October 2021, Mairis Briedis stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Artur Mann made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Briedis had an advantage in power over Mann, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Mann's 53%.

Mairis Briedis was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Both Mairis Briedis and Artur Mann fought out of an orthodox stance.

Briedis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Mann, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Mann's 115.

Artur Mann was ranked number 6 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Briedis vs Mann form

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 won against Yuniel Dorticos on September 26, 2020, by majority decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich, Germany.

Prior to that, he had won against 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.

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

Before that, he had defeated Brandon Deslaurier on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

He had been beaten by 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.

Activity check

Briedis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Briedis vs Mann 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.

What were the odds on Briedis vs Mann?

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