On June 15, 2019, a 34-year-old Mairis Briedis (25-1, 18 KOs) got a shot at the WBO cruiserweight title held by 32-year-old Polish boxer Krzysztof Głowacki (31-1, 19 KOs).
Briedis came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days. Głowacki was on a 5-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 5 days.
Mairis Briedis made easy work of Krzysztof Głowacki, stopping the champion via TKO in the 3rd. Briedis improves his record to 26-1 (19 KOs), while Głowacki adds a loss to his record at 31-2.
On April 1, 2017, 32-year-old Mairis Briedis (21-0, 18 KOs) and 32-year-old Marco Huck (40-3-1, 27 KOs) fought for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title.
Briedis came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days. Huck was on a 2-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 13 days.
Mairis Briedis defeated Marco Huck via unanimous decision . Briedis improves his record to 22-0, while Huck adds a loss to his record at 40-4-1.
On October 16, 2021, the 36-year-old IBF and The Ring cruiserweight world champion, Mairis Briedis (27-1, 19 KOs), faced a 31-year-old German boxer Artur Mann (17-1, 9 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Briedis came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 20 days. Mann was on a 2-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 4 months, and 4 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 September 26, 2020, a 35-year-old Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KOs) got a shot at the IBF cruiserweight title held by 34-year-old Cuban boxer Yuniel Dorticos (24-1, 22 KOs) and the vacant The Ring title.
Briedis came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 3 months, and 11 days. Dorticos was on a 2-fight win streak with a 88% 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 September 30, 2017, the 32-year-old WBC cruiserweight world champion, Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs), faced a 31-year-old Cuban boxer Mike Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Briedis came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Perez was on a 1-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 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 18, 2024, Mairis Briedis and Jai Opetaia met again in an immediate rematch.
Briedis came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 10 months, and 16 days. Opetaia was on a 24-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Jai Opetaia defeated Mairis Briedis via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his The Ring cruiserweight title. Opetaia improves his record to 25-0, while Briedis adds a loss to his record at 28-3.
On February 21, 2016, a 31-year-old Mairis Briedis (18-0, 15 KOs) and Danie Venter met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Briedis came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 15 days.
Mairis Briedis stopped Danie Venter via TKO in the 2nd round. Briedis improves his record to 19-0 (16 KOs)
On May 14, 2016, a 31-year-old Mairis Briedis (19-0, 16 KOs) and Olanrewaju Durodola met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Briedis came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Mairis Briedis stopped Olanrewaju Durodola via TKO in the 9th round. Briedis improves his record to 20-0 (17 KOs)
On October 15, 2016, a 31-year-old Mairis Briedis (20-0, 17 KOs) and Simon Vallily met in the ring.
Briedis came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day.
Mairis Briedis stopped Simon Vallily via TKO in the 3rd round. Briedis improves his record to 21-0 (18 KOs)
On January 27, 2018, the 33-year-old WBC cruiserweight champion, Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs), and the 31-year-old WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Briedis came in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days. Usyk was on a 13-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Mairis Briedis via majority decision and unifies the WBC and WBO cruiserweight titles. Usyk improves his record to 14-0, while Briedis adds a loss to his record at 23-1.