On September 23, 2017, the 31-year-old WBA (Regular) cruiserweight world champion, Yuniel Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Russian boxer Dmitry Kudryashov (21-1, 21 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Dorticos came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 3 days. Kudryashov was on a 3-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
Yuniel Dorticos made very easy work of Dmitry Kudryashov, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Dorticos improves his record to 22-0 (21 KOs), while Kudryashov adds a loss to his record at 21-2.
On June 15, 2019, 33-year-old Yuniel Dorticos (23-1, 21 KOs) and 29-year-old Andrew Tabiti (17-0, 13 KOs) fought for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title.
Dorticos came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 26 days. Tabiti was on a 17-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 2 days.
Yuniel Dorticos stopped Andrew Tabiti via KO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Dorticos improves his record to 24-1 (22 KOs), while Tabiti adds a loss to his record at 17-1.
On February 28, 2014, a 27-year-old Yuniel Dorticos (15-0, 15 KOs) and Hamilton Ventura met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Dorticos came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 15 days.
Yuniel Dorticos stopped Hamilton Ventura via TKO in the 1st round. Dorticos improves his record to 16-0 (16 KOs)
On May 20, 2016, a 30-year-old Yuniel Dorticos (20-0, 19 KOs) and Youri Kayembre Kalenga met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Dorticos came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 95% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days.
Yuniel Dorticos stopped Youri Kayembre Kalenga via TKO in the 10th round. Dorticos improves his record to 21-0 (20 KOs)
On April 16, 2014, a 28-year-old Yuniel Dorticos (16-0, 16 KOs) and Eric Fields met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Dorticos came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Yuniel Dorticos stopped Eric Fields via KO in the 4th round. Dorticos improves his record to 17-0 (17 KOs)
On December 12, 2015, a 29-year-old Yuniel Dorticos (19-0, 18 KOs) and Fulgencio Zuniga met in the ring.
Dorticos came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days.
Yuniel Dorticos stopped Fulgencio Zuniga via TKO in the 2nd round. Dorticos improves his record to 20-0 (19 KOs)
On October 20, 2018, a 32-year-old Yuniel Dorticos (22-1, 21 KOs) and a 31-year-old Polish boxer Mateusz Masternak (41-4, 28 KOs) met in the ring.
Dorticos came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 91% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 17 days. Masternak was on a 5-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 29 days.
Yuniel Dorticos defeated Mateusz Masternak via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Dorticos improves his record to 23-1, while Masternak adds a loss to his record at 41-5.
On September 26, 2020, the 34-year-old IBF cruiserweight world champion, Yuniel Dorticos (24-1, 22 KOs), faced a 35-year-old Latvian boxer Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Dorticos came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 3 months, and 11 days. Briedis was on a 3-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 3 months, and 11 days.
Mairis Briedis defeated Yuniel Dorticos via majority decision and wins the IBF and The Ring titles. Briedis improves his record to 27-1, while Dorticos adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On July 17, 2015, a 29-year-old Yuniel Dorticos (18-0, 17 KOs) and Galen Brown met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Dorticos came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 94% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 7 days.
Yuniel Dorticos stopped Galen Brown via TKO in the 1st round. Dorticos improves his record to 19-0 (18 KOs)
On November 18, 2011, a 25-year-old Yuniel Dorticos (12-0, 12 KOs) and Livin Castillo met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Dorticos came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 24 days.
Yuniel Dorticos stopped Livin Castillo via TKO in the 3rd round. Dorticos improves his record to 13-0 (13 KOs)