Mairis Briedis
Latvian boxer (died 2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mairis Briedis (born 13 January 1985) is a Latvian professional boxer. He is a three-time cruiserweight world champion, having held the IBF and Ring titles from 2020 to 2022; the WBC title from 2017 to 2018; and the WBO title in 2019. Upon winning the WBC title in 2017, he became the first Latvian to hold a world boxing title.[2] He was awarded the Order of the Three Stars in 2017.[3] As a professional, he has fought world champions Oleksandr Usyk, Marco Huck, Krzysztof Głowacki, Manuel Charr, and Yuniel Dorticos. As of November 2022, he is ranked as the world's third best active cruiserweight by The Ring magazine,[4] BoxRec,[5] and second by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[6]
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Born | (1985-01-13) 13 January 1985 (age 39) Skrīveri, Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Latvian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | The Latvian Punisher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 190 cm (75 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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