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40-649: At the age of 24, after previously serving as a Latvian State Police officer in Rīga , Briedis turned professional in 2009. He racked up multiple wins in his home country and abroad, including a second-round technical knockout (TKO) of former heavyweight title challenger Danny Williams . He captured the IBA cruiserweight title along the way. Briedis' first fight of note came in 2015, when he moved up in weight and traveled to Russia to face former heavyweight title challenger Manuel Charr . Briedis knocked out his much bigger opponent with

80-414: A Latvian citizen between 18 and 40 years of age with a secondary education certificate and not have committed any intentional crimes for a successful application. A number of further education programmes are available. The main large organizational units are as follows: OMEGA ( Latvian : Pretterorisma vienība "Omega" ) is the premier counter-terrorism and hostage response unit of Latvia , part of

120-469: A candidate of Social Democratic Party "Harmony" , which he believed "dedicates its efforts to reduce the split in society". Briedis' decision received a mixed reaction in the Latvian society. State Police (Latvia) The State Police of Latvia (also Latvian State Police , Latvian : Latvijas Valsts policija ) is the national police service and one of the national law enforcement agencies of

160-455: A fight with Bellew for the full WBC title or possibly be elevated to full championship status if Bellew decided to vacate and stay at heavyweight. As Bellew didn't plan to defend his title for a while, he vacated the title in March 2017. On 1 April 2017 Briedis captured the vacant WBC cruiserweight title by defeating Huck via unanimous decision (UD) (118–109, 117–110, 116–111). Huck was deducted

200-403: A point after an accidental clash of heads. Briedis was able to outbox the former two-time champion and prevent him from having any success on the inside during the fight. Some boxing pundits had Briedis winning every round in the fight. The IBO title , previously held by Huck, became vacant due to Briedis not paying the sanctioning fees. On 2 June 2017 Briedis announced that he would take part in

240-471: A point in round three following an accidental clash of heads. Briedis was also docked a point during round ten for excessive holding. With the win, Briedis moved on to the semi-finals to face top-seeded Oleksandr Usyk . Briedis had the next fight against Usyk (13–0, 11 KOs), following the latter's win over Marco Huck. In November 2017, it was reported the fight would take place on 27 January 2018 in Riga, Latvia,

280-514: A single punch in the fifth round. In 2016, Briedis knocked out hard-hitting Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodola in a slug fest, to capture the WBC Silver cruiserweight title. This made him the mandatory challenger for the winner of Tony Bellew and Ilunga Makabu . Briedis was ringside for the fight and congratulated the victorious Bellew in his dressing room afterwards. Briedis then fought in the UK for

320-421: A week before Gassiev vs. Dorticos would take place. Arēna Rīga was confirmed as the location by Comosa's Chief Boxing Officer Kalle Sauerland. Usyk came in at 199.5 pounds and Briedis weighed 199.1 pounds. Usyk moved on to the final of the tournament after defeating Briedis via majority decision (MD). With a high work rate, Usyk controlled most of the fight with his jab, putting on pressure when needed. Briedis

360-914: The People's Council of Latvia , approved the Temporary Regulations on the Internal Security Organization ( Pagaidu noteikumi par iekšējās apsardzības organizēšanu ), which regulated the structure of the police force and put it under jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior of Latvia, led by Miķelis Valters . The date is now commemorated in Latvia as the Day of the Police. Due to the ongoing Latvian War of Independence and

400-724: The Republic of Latvia . It is subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior . The agency is divided into five Regional Administrations ( Riga , Kurzeme , Latgale , Vidzeme , Zemgale ). Since the 13th of October 2020, the Chief of the State Police is General Armands Ruks. The founding date of the Latvian Police is considered to be December 5th, 1918, when the transitional government of the newly-proclaimed Republic of Latvia,

440-652: The Supreme Council of Latvia and strategically important buildings (government offices, radio and television broadcasting infrastructure ). In 1992, the battalion was renamed as the Security Service of the Republic of Latvia ( Latvijas Republikas Drošības dienests ), which was merged into the Military Police in 2010. Latvia re-joined Interpol on 4 November 1992. The agency is led by

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480-489: The WBA 's world Lightweight title. After SIDB went bankrupt in 1985, Hobson and Canobbio renamed the program CompuBox and founded CompuBox Inc. Hobson later left the company in 2002. CompuBox's purpose is to settle controversies surrounding fights by counting each punch thrown by each of the fighters, and also each punch landed, to provide fight viewers with a final punchstat count and a perception of who should ideally be given

520-515: The lesser coat of arms of Latvia and new livery with blue, lime green and grey elements inspired by a Latvian folk ornament, the Brush of Māra (Māras Slotiņa). The new design was designed by a group of students and professors from the Art Academy of Latvia and is scheduled to replace the old one starting from 2020. New uniforms to gradually replace the old all-blue kit were also presented later

560-565: The 200 pound limit division and won his first fight at that weight with a first-round knockout on 10 June 2017. On 22 July, the WBSS announced the fight would take place in Briedis' home country of Latvia at the Rīga Arēna in Riga on 30 September 2017. This was the eighth time Briedis fought at the arena. Briedis defeated Perez by UD over twelve rounds (116–110, 115–111, 114–112). Perez was deducted

600-426: The Chief of the State Police, General Armands Ruks. The previous police chief Ints Ķuzis, incumbent since 2nd of August 2011, resigned on 20 February 2020 to run as a candidate for the 2020 Riga City Council election , later he died in 2022, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer . Currently the organization employs 6371 personnel and receives €133 million annual funding. For a person to qualify for service at

640-614: The Plazamedia Broadcasting Center in Munich, Germany, for the WBSS tournament final. Mairis Briedis beat Yuniel Dorticos by majority decision in their 12-round contest on Saturday 26 September 2020 at Plazamedia Broadcasting Center in Munich. The scorecards were announced as 111-117, 114-114, 111-117 in favor of winner Mairis Briedis. The fight took place over rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant

680-623: The Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel ranks are assigned by the Interior Minister. While the precise weapons arsenal of the State Police of Latvia is not known, according to the weapons procurement of the Ministry of Interior, some of the weapons they use together with the State Secret Police and Border Guard are the following: The State Police of Latvia in

720-530: The State Police of Latvia, they must initially complete the 2.5 year full-time or 3 year part-time first level professional higher education programme "State Police Junior Inspector" at the State Police College. There are 4 specializations available: investigator, public policeman, criminal policeman and crime expert. The candidate selection is based on a number of physical, cognitive, memory, communication and psychological tests. A candidate must be

760-568: The State Police. Founded in 1992, OMEGA does cooperate with many other counter-terrorism units over the world. The Heckler & Koch MP5 , the HK G36C and the Walther P99 weapons are used. The Latvian police ranks are the same as in any of the agencies subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. The General rank is assigned by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia , while

800-709: The WBC. On 26 September, it was announced that the Briedis vs. Gevor bout, along with the Głowacki vs. Vlasov would take place as a doubleheader on 10 November at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago , US. On 15 June 2019 Briedis won the WBO cruiserweight title in a controversial fight against Głowacki (31–1, 19 KOs). Briedis won by TKO in the third round but appeared to intentionally foul his opponent with an elbow strike after being hit on

840-523: The WBSS final on 21 July at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow . His opponent was later announced to be French boxer Brandon Deslaurier (11–1–1, 1 KO). Briedis was also confirmed as the WBSS final substitute in case either Usyk or Murat Gassiev could not compete. The bout with Deslaurier was scheduled for ten rounds. Briedis went the ten round distance, defeating Deslaurier via UD. All three judges scored

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880-413: The back of the neck in the second. The WBO's report on the fight also stated that the referee Robert Byrd made "multiple errors" in officiating the fight and ordered a rematch. Briedis was later stripped of the title after refusing to defend it in a direct rematch fight with Głowacki rather than proceeding with the WBSS tournament Final. Briedis was scheduled to face Yuniel Dorticos on 26 September 2020 at

920-479: The design also including stripes in red. A similar white-red version was adopted by the State Fire and Rescue Service , a green-white - by municipal police forces and an early grey-white - by the Security Service of Parliament and State President , as well as other services. In June 2018, while celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Police unveiled its new visual identity: a new, pre-WWII-style logo based on

960-417: The fight 100–90. In August 2018, Briedis, along with Yuniel Dorticos, entered a second edition of the WBSS. Unlike the inaugural tournament, there was no world champions, as Usyk had unified all the titles. Mateusz Masternak , Krzysztof Głowacki and Maxim Vlasov were other top contenders to join. As the #1 seed, Briedis chose to fight German boxer Noel Gevor (23–1, 10 KOs). Gevor was ranked at #14 by

1000-404: The fight, Usyk stated it was the hardest fight of his career. According to CompuBox stats, Usyk landed 212 of 848 punches thrown (25%) and Briedis was more accurate, landing 195 of his 579 thrown (33.7%). Usyk landed 40% of his power punches. Many boxers and pundits praised the fight. On 28 June 2018, Briedis began training for his next bout, which was speculated to take place on the undercard of

1040-434: The first time in a stay busy fight against Simon Vallily on the undercard of Bellew's first title defence against BJ Flores . Bellew vacated his title in early 2017, meaning the vacant title would be on the line in Briedis' next fight. Due to Tony Bellew fighting David Haye instead of taking on Briedis, the WBC ordered a match for the WBC interim cruiserweight title between Marco Huck and Briedis. The winner would earn

1080-638: The inaugural World Boxing Super Series (WBSS), where the winner would receive a grand prize as well as the Muhammad Ali Trophy. Briedis described the bracket style tournament as the 'Champions League of boxing'. At the Draft Gala, which took place on 8 July in Monte Carlo , Briedis chose former heavyweight contender Mike Perez (22–2–1, 14 KOs) as his quarter-final opponent. Perez had been out of action for 25 months before moving down to

1120-474: The judges' decision, in the cases where a fight lasts the full distance. The system calls for two operators. Each operator watches one of the two fighters and has access to four keys, corresponding to jab connect, jab miss, power punch connect, and power punch miss. The operators key in the different punches as they happen, collecting punch counts and hit percentages along the way. CompuBox is used by HBO , NBC and ESPN . Former world champion Genaro Hernandez

1160-727: The lack of territory controlled by Latvian forces at that time, the force could only begin its activities in the summer of 1919 after the Latvian Army and its allies had liberated large parts of the country from the Red Army and the West Russian Volunteer Army . Facing a lack of qualified personnel, the Police School at the Riga Prefecture was opened in the same year. After the war, the force

1200-537: The last 5 years replaced most of its vehicles with the following: Some of the Škoda vehicles used for traffic policing are unmarked. In 1991, the Latvian State Police first adopted a grey-white vehicle livery, which was designed by Gunārs Glūdiņš, a former professor of the Art Academy of Latvia . The design took inspiration from American police and military vehicles, with the first iteration of

1240-506: The money, and we’ll make the fight. If this happens, it will be a mega fight in the UK". Briedis was scheduled to make his second IBF and The Ring title defense against the undefeated mandatory title challenger Jai Opetaia on 6 April 2022, at the TBD venue in Australia. The bout was postponed on February 16, as Briedis tested positive for COVID-19 . The bout was rescheduled for 11 May, and

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1280-486: The same year. The old uniforms are planned to be phased out by 1 July 2024. CompuBox CompuBox is the name of a computerized punches scoring system run by two operators. CompuBox is used in boxing matches around the world. The system is based on a computer program, originally named FightStat, developed by Jon Gibbs in 1984–85 when Gibbs worked with Logan Hobson and Robert Canobbio at Sports Information Data Base (SIDB), of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. Gibbs

1320-477: The task of the Soviet Militsiya . After the restoration of the independence of Latvia , the Latvian Police was re-established on 4 June 1991 with the approval of the law "On Police". One of its first units was the 1st Police (Patrol) Battalion, established on April 30, 1991. The main task of the battalion, which was one of the first armed formations of the Latvian government, was to provide security of

1360-534: The weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 KG). This was the final of the World Boxing Super Series. This was a unique fight as there were almost no spectators because of the corona virus precaution in the EU. Briedis was booked to defend his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles against the former WBO International titlist and one-time IBO Cruiserweight title challenger Artur Mann. The bout

1400-420: Was credited with landing the harder punches. The opening four rounds where closely contested and Usyk was cut from a head-butt over his right eye in round three. From round five, Usyk became busier and took control of the fight, although he was still hit with some hard shots to the head from Briedis. One judge scored the fight 114–114, whilst the remaining two judges scored the fight 115–113 in favour of Usyk. After

1440-533: Was expected to take place at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland , Australia. The bout was once again postponed on April 8, as Opetaia suffered a rib injury, and rescheduled for July 2. Briedis lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 116–112, 116–112 and 115–113. He had a late surge in the fight, during which he managed to break Opetaia's jaw, but

1480-567: Was further divided into the Civil ( Kārtības policija ), Criminal ( Kriminālpolicija ) and Secret Police ( Politiskā policija ). Latvia became a member of Interpol in 1929. After the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940, the police force was dissolved and around 600 former servicemen and their relatives were persecuted. Under the Soviet regime law enforcement in the Latvian SSR was primarily

1520-589: Was scheduled for 16 October 2021, at the Arena Riga in Riga , Latvia. Briedis made quick work of his opponent, beating him by technical knockout near the end of the third round. The stoppage was preceded by two knockdowns, one coming with 10 seconds left in the second round, while the second came 39 seconds before the knockout itself. Briedis called out the reigning WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie in his post-fight interview, stating: "Eddie Hearn, give Okolie

1560-691: Was the developer of TenniSTAT, the first computer-generated statistics program for tennis, which was used by the US Open, Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and other major tournaments. At Hobson & Canobbio's request, Gibbs wrote the code for FightStat (also called PunchStat in some venues) and was used at Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum and in Reno for the 1985 HBO Boxing telecast of the Livingstone Bramble - Ray Mancini rematch for

1600-470: Was unable to win enough rounds on the judges' scorecards. On May 18, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia , Briedis lost the rematch for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title against Jai Opetaia by unanimous decision. Briedis announced his retirement from professional boxing on 19 August 2024. On 18 July 2022, Briedis announced on his Instagram page that he would run in the 2022 Latvian parliamentary election as

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