Mairis Briedis vs. Brandon Deslaurier - July 21, 2018

[Ruthless-RKO]

Former cruiserweight world titlist Mairis Briedis (23-1, 18 KOs), 33, of Latvia, will face Brandon Deslaurier, on the undercard of the undisputed cruiserweight title fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev on July 21 at the Olimpiyskiy Arena in Moscow.

The main event is the final of the World Boxing Super Series and Briedis, who lost his belt to Usyk by majority decision in their unification fight in the WBSS semifinals in January, is an alternate for the final. “I can’t wait to fight again,” Briedis said. “I'm looking forward to a quality World Boxing Super Series event.”

Deslaurier (11-1-1, 1 KO), 25, of France, is an unknown taking a gargantuan step up in competition level but he’s up for it. “I'm very excited to come to Russia and compete against a world class fighter like Mairis Briedis,” he said. “But people must not underestimate me. I am coming to Russia to win and beat Mairis Briedis.”

[jamamb]

never heard of des

[Ruthless-RKO]

never heard of des

Will be good to see Briedis though.

I think a lot of us preferred Briedis vs. Dorts but we knew it would not happen.

[boxing_rocks]

Briedis is just a backup in case one of the guys withdraws. His opponent is a joke.

[Mexi-Box]

Nice to see Briedis back. When he's not being an octopus, he's an absolute joy to watch. I wonder when Lebedev will be back too.