Briedis’ Coach: Usyk throws a lot of punches but they are not so heavy
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 1, 2017, 7:05 a.m.

Coach of WBC cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs) Sandis Klein says that his fighter will show a completely different boxing style against Ukrainian Alexander Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs) than in a fight against Cuban Mike Perez (22-1-3, 14 KOs) on September 30 in Riga.

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Briedis heads on to the semi-final of WBSS (photo)
Andrew Karlov
Oct. 1, 2017, 3:27 a.m.

WBC cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis with the support of 10,000 fans in his native Riga won a victory on points over Mike Perez and went to the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) tournament, where he is already waiting by WBO champion Alexander Usyk.

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Briedis: One week and I will start preparing for Usyk
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 30, 2017, 6:54 p.m.

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.

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Briedis beats Peres and on to the semis vs Usyk
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 30, 2017, 6:25 p.m.

WBC cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Mike Perez (22-3-1, 14 KOs) and reached the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series, where he will face WBO champion Alexander Usyk. According to the rules of the tournament, this meeting will have to be held ...

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Ortiz fails drug test; Wilder bout likely canceled
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 30, 2017, 7:22 a.m.

The highly anticipated Nov. 4 showdown between heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and Luis "King Kong" Ortiz -- undefeated power punchers facing their best opponent -- projected to be one of the most significant fights of the year.

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Cris Cyborg Called Out By Mia St. John for Playboy Mansion Fight
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 30, 2017, 3:15 a.m.

Former boxing champ Mia St. John is technically retired but says there's one fighter who could lure her back into the ring UFC superstar Cris Cyborg! One catch, though it's gotta happen at the Playboy Mansion.

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Briedis and Perez make weight
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 29, 2017, 11:02 a.m.

WBC cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs) and challenger for his title Mike "The Rebel" Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs) took part in the official weigh-in procedure on the eve of their fight on September 30 in Riga , Latvia.

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Bellew vs Haye II: London's O2 Arena, December 17
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 29, 2017, 8:18 a.m.

Bitter heavyweight rivals Tony Bellew and David Haye will meet again, live on Sky Sports Box Office, on December 17.

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Floyd Mayweather: I'm a Billionaire, It Was Easy
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 29, 2017, 5:17 a.m.

Floyd Mayweather says he's officially a member of the Tres Commas club despite the fact he never cashed his TWO biggest fight checks. The boxing superstar was leaving Warwick nightclub in L.A. not too far from his brand new Bev Hills mansion when he started talking about his favorite thing ...

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Lomachenko trains in Belgorod-Dnestrovsky (photo)
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 29, 2017, 3:52 a.m.

WBO super featherweight champion Vasily Lomachenko continues the first stage of his preparation for the December 9 fight in New York against the world super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux. At the moment, Lomachenko is preparing in his native Belgorod-Dnestrovsky. The company in the work on the coast is his son ...

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