Huck vs Briedis

Who won Huck vs Briedis?

Mairis Briedis beat Marco Huck by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 1st, 2017, at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 116-111, 117-110 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 contest was for the WBC cruiserweight championship of the world.

Huck vs Briedis stats

Back in April 2017, Marco Huck stepped into the ring with a record of 40 wins, 3 losses, and 1  draw, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mairis Briedis made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 18 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Briedis had an advantage in power over Huck, with a 86% knockout percentage compared to Huck's 68%.

Marco Huck was the same age as Mairis Briedis, at 32 years old.

Huck had a height advantage of 1 inch over Briedis. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Marco Huck and Mairis Briedis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Huck was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Briedis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 173 more professional rounds, totaling 352 compared to Briedis' 179.

Marco Huck went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBC at cruiserweight.

Mairis Briedis was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 200lb division.

Huck vs Briedis form

Huck had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Dmytro Kucher on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Tui Arena, Hannover, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ola Afolabi on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Krzysztof Glowacki on August 14, 2015, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Before that, he had won against Mirko Larghetti on August 30, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Germany.

He had beaten Firat Arslan on January 25, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart.

Mairis Briedis had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Simon Vallily on October 15, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Olanrewaju Durodola on May 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Danie Venter on February 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Arena Riga, Riga.

Before that, he had defeated Laszlo Hubert on November 6, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Palais, Frankfurt, Germany.

He had beaten Manuel Charr on August 22, 2015, by knockout in the 5th round at Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Marco Huck had last fought 4 months and 13 days ago, while Mairis Briedis' last outing had been 5 months and 17 days ago.

Huck's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Briedis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Huck vs Briedis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Huck vs Briedis?

Huck vs Briedis was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Huck vs Briedis?

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