Only a few hours until the world championship fight in cruiserweight between our Artur Mann (31) from Lower Saxony and the world’s best boxer in this weight class, IBF champion Mairis Briedis (36 / Latvia) in Riga. BILDplus will broadcast live from 8.45 p.m. – a total of five fights.
The most important thing: finally another World Cup fight in one of the major world associations with German participation. Most recently, the German boxing fans had to be content with title fights in the small, rather insignificant, association IBO. Henry Maske and Axel Schulz fought for the IBF. The four major world associations are called IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO.
Artur Mann is considered a blatant outsider, Briedis a 10: 1 favorite. However: Both boxers have not been in the ring for over a year. That is why promoter Kalle Sauerland also says: “Nobody knows what is going on. This long break in the ring is the chance for Artur Mann. “
This exciting fight lasts for a maximum of twelve rounds. No boxing fan should miss this World Cup. Artur, however, is not allowed to engage in an exchange of blows, but rather to score himself with the leading hand. For him it is the unique chance to bring the world championship belt of an important association to Germany.