On September 26, 2020, Yuniel Dorticos (24-1, 22 KOs), the cruiserweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KOs). The vacant The Ring cruiserweight title is also on the line.
Mairis Briedis is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Krzysztof Głowacki, 1 year, 3 months, and 11 days ago. Yuniel Dorticos is on a 2-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round KO win over Andrew Tabiti, 1 year, 3 months, and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Mairis Briedis at 99-1 winning odds. Yuniel Dorticos really doesn't have much to present against Briedis.
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.