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Briedis beats Huck for WBC cruiserweight belt
BC, Riga, 02.04.2017.
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Latvian boxer Mairis Briedis defeated Marco Huck (Germany) to take the WBC cruiserweight title on Saturday, reports LETA.
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Both fighters gave their all but Briedis was clearly the better fighter. The bout went to the judges' scorecards, who scored it 116-111, 117-110, 118-109 for Briedis.
Briedis has improved his record to 22 wins zero losses, with 18 knockouts.
This is the first time ever that a Latvian boxer becomes a world champion in professional boxing.