Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez was a professional boxing match contested on 30 September 2017, for the WBC cruiserweight championship.[1]
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| Date | 30 September 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC cruiserweight title | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Briedis defeats Perez via UD (116–110, 114–112, 115–111) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editAt the WBSS Draft Gala, which took place on 8 July in Monte Carlo, WBC champion Mairis Briedis chose former heavyweight contender Mike Perez (22–2–1, 14 KOs) as his quarter-final opponent. Perez had been out of action for 25 months before moving down from the heavyweight division following a TKO loss to Alexander Povetkin and won his first fight at that weight with a first-round knockout on 10 June 2017.[2] On 22 July, the WBSS announced the fight would take place in Briedis' home country of Latvia at the Rīga Arēna in Riga on 30 September 2017 and would be the third quarter final, coming a week after Yunier Dorticos knocked out Dmitry Kudryashov.[3][4]At the official weigh-in, Briedis tipped the scales at 198 1⁄2 lbs, while Mike Perez came in lighter, at 197 1⁄3 lbs.[5] This was Briedis' first defence of the belt he won against Marco Huck in April.
The fight
editBriedis won a scrappy fight, beating Perez by unanimous decision after 12 rounds (116–110, 114–112, 115–111).[6] Perez was deducted a point in round 3 following an accidental headbutt. Briedis was also docked a point during round 10 for excessive holding.[7]
Aftermath
editWith the win, Briedis moved on to the semifinals to face top-seeded Oleksandr Usyk.[8]
Undercard
editConfirmed bouts:[9]
Broadcasting
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References
edit- ^ "Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Usyk-Huck, Groves-Cox headline Super Series". ESPN.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Mairis Briedis-Mike Perez set for September 30 - The Ring". The Ring. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez on September 30 in Latvia - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Photos: Mairis Briedis, Mike Perez Ready For WBSS Battle - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez (Official Scorecards)". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Nick Parkinson (1 October 2017). "Mairis Briedis outpoints Mike Perez, earns place in WBSS semifinals". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Mairis Briedis Decisions Mike Perez, Set To Fight Usyk Next - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. 30 September 2017.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".
- ^ "MTG will be the exclusive home of the World Boxing Super Series in the Nordic and Baltic regions". europawire.eu. EuropaWire. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "TV PARTNERS". worldboxingsuperseries.com. World Boxing Super Series. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Andrew Karlov (14 October 2017). "Groves vs Cox. Where to watch live". ringside24.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ WBN Staff (9 September 2017). "WBSS agree further European media rights deals". worldboxingnews.net. World Boxing News. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Dan Rafael (28 September 2017). "World Boxing Super Series finds U.S. distribution for quarterfinals". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
