On September 30, 2017, a 31-year-old Mike Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight WBC title held by 32-year-old Latvian boxer Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs).
Perez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 20 days. Briedis was on a 22-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 29 days.
Mairis Briedis defeated Mike Perez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC cruiserweight title. Briedis improves his record to 23-0, while Perez adds a loss to his record at 22-3-1.
On May 22, 2015, a 29-year-old Mike Perez (21-1-1, 13 KOs) and a 35-year-old Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin (28-1, 20 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Perez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 17 days. Povetkin was on a 2-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 28 days.
Alexander Povetkin stopped Mike Perez via TKO in the 1st round. Povetkin improves his record to 29-1 (21 KOs), while Perez adds a loss to his record at 21-2-1.
On July 26, 2014, a 28-year-old Mike Perez (20-0-1, 12 KOs) and a 29-year-old American boxer Bryant Jennings (18-0, 10 KOs) met in the ring.
Perez came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 8 days. Jennings was on a 18-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 1 day.
Bryant Jennings defeated Mike Perez via split decision in the 12-round fight. Jennings improves his record to 19-0, while Perez adds a loss to his record at 20-1-1.