On October 16, 2021, a 31-year-old Artur Mann (17-1, 9 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight IBF and The Ring title held by 36-year-old Latvian boxer Mairis Briedis (27-1, 19 KOs).
Mann came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 4 days. Briedis was on a 4-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 20 days.
Mairis Briedis made easy work of Artur Mann, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Briedis improves his record to 28-1 (20 KOs), while Mann adds a loss to his record at 17-2.
On March 16, 2019, a 28-year-old Artur Mann (15-0, 8 KOs) and a 26-year-old South African boxer Kevin Lerena (21-1, 9 KOs) met in the ring.
Mann came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days. Lerena was on a 10-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 14 days.
Kevin Lerena stopped Artur Mann via TKO in the 4th round. Lerena improves his record to 22-1 (10 KOs), while Mann adds a loss to his record at 15-1.