Shannon Briggs Claims He’s Fighting Wladimir Klitschko In Klitschko’s Comeback Fight
Shannon Briggs has come out and claimed he has accepted a fight with Wladimir Klitschko, who is set to launch a comeback.
Shannon Briggs has come out and claimed he has accepted a fight with Wladimir Klitschko, who is set to launch a comeback.
Former heavyweight champ Shannon Briggs says we may have to “get ready” for a fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder – for the undisputed heavyweight championship.
Ten years ago today, fight fans very possibly witnessed the most savage and prolonged beating in any world heavyweight title fight that did not end in a knockout.
A short while ago, Roy Jones admitted how he “might have made a mistake” in agreeing to fight Mike Tyson in their heavily hyped eight-round exhibition bout set for November (originally set for September but postponed).
Former lineal heavyweight champ Shannon Briggs has not fought for four years (taking out Emilio Zarate in a round on a David Haye undercard on May 21 of 2016, to improve to 60-6-1 with 53 KO’s) but the 48 year old insists he is not done yet.
Former two-time heavyweight champ Shannon Briggs announced this week how he has signed a deal with BKFC; Briggs being the latest big name boxer to go into the bare-knuckle ring.
Atlantic City, New Jersey, March 15th 1996.
An exciting heavyweight card dubbed “Night Of The Young Heavyweights” took place on this day in 1996, and the three main events all proved memorable in their own way.
Former two-time heavyweight champ Shannon Briggs is the latest big name boxer to throw his hat into the bare-knuckle ring. Following Paulie Malignaggi and Randall Bailey (who never actually went through with his planned bare-knuckle debut last year), Briggs has expressed a real desire to try and fight without gloves.
Fans will no doubt recall how Shannon Briggs chased, called out and got into a war of words with David Haye.
Shannon Briggs, no stranger to the UK, says the love and support he gets from British fight fans has inspired him to try to fight over here once again.