Briedis vs Gevor

Who won Briedis vs Gevor?

Mairis Briedis beat Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 10th, 2018, at UIC Pavilion, Illinois.

The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 115-111, 116-110 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 a quarter final of the World Boxing Super Series.

The undercard featured the clash of Glowacki vs Vlasov.

Briedis vs Gevor stats

Back in November 2018, Mairis Briedis stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Briedis had a massive power advantage over Mikaelian, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Mikaelian's 43%.

Mairis Briedis was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

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

Both Mairis Briedis and Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian fought out of an orthodox stance.

Briedis was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Mikaelian, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 179 compared to Mikaelian's 197.

Mairis Briedis went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian was ranked number 14 by the WBC in the 200lb division.

Briedis vs Gevor 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 beaten Brandon Deslaurier on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, 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.

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

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

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

Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on May 20, 2017, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Poland HWS Arena, Poznan, Poland.

Prior to that, he had defeated Stephen Simmons on October 14, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cristian Javier Medina on May 7, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg.

Before that, he had defeated Valery Brudov on January 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Baden-Arena, Offenburg.

He had beaten Daniel Alejandro Sanabria on September 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mairis Briedis had been fighting more than Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian.

Going into this contest, Mairis Briedis had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 21 days ago.

Briedis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Mikaelian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Briedis vs Gevor start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at UIC Pavilion, Illinois, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Briedis vs Gevor?

Briedis vs Gevor was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by YouTube UK.

What were the odds on Briedis vs Gevor?

Mairis Briedis was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Noel ‘Gevor’ Mikaelian made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.