Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs) outpointed two-time world champion Marco Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs) to win the vacant WBC cruiserweight title on Saturday night at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.
Bredis won a unanimous decision by scores of 116-111, 117-110, and 118-109.
The unbeaten Latvian used good movement and landed heavy blows throughout the fight. Serbian-born Huck, who resides in Germany, could not get any offence going. He tried to rally in the later rounds but Briedis remained in…