WBC cruiserweight champion Mairis Breedies (23-0, 18 KOs) commented on his victory over Mike Perez (22-3-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday night in Latvia, and shared his thoughts on the upcoming meeting with the WBO champion Alexander Usyk.
"I saw Usyk's fight against Huck, I made conclusions from it. I will also draw conclusions from my fight with Perez. One week and I will start preparing for the fight against Usyk. Do I want to say anything to Alexander now? No,” - said Briedis at a press conference after the fight. - Today was a historic evening for Latvia, but we are ready to go further. Today I can say that I was not very lucky in the fight."
"The fight was not the one as we planned," - added Briedis’ coach. - The beginning turned out rather chaotic, plus there was a cut, but after the seventh round, Mairis caught his rhythm, and his advantage became more obvious. Unfortunately, Perez immediately became more dirty and started to hold a lot. But the victory is ours, so we are satisfied with the fight. Against Usyk the fight will be absolutely different, a different pace. Usik is the Olympic champion, and we will get ready for him completely differently."
