Shannon Briggs
Career, Record, Stats
Shannon Briggs (The Cannon) is a 52-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 23 years, 9 months, and 27 days, Briggs amassed a record of 60-6-1, which includes 53 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Shannon Briggs' Boxing Career
Shannon Briggs was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. on December 4, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on July 24, 1992 against John Basil Jackson. Briggs defeated Jackson via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Briggs got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 31 professional fights. On March 28, 1998 Briggs challenged Lennox Lewis' WBC heavyweight title but lost via 5th round TKO.
He became a world champion on November 4, 2006 at the age of 34 years, after by defeating Siarhei Liakhovich, the then-reining WBO heavyweight champion, via 12th round TKO. This was his 53rd fight as a professional.
Briggs' last fight was a 1st-round KO victory over Emilio Zarate at age 44, on May 21, 2016.
Some of Shannon Briggs' best fights have been against George Foreman (HOFer), Ray Mercer, and Francois Botha. For a complete list of Briggs' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Shannon Briggs".
Briggs has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Shannon Briggs Losses".
Shannon Briggs' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | May 21, 2016 | 44 |  Emilio Zarate | win | KO 1 |
67 | Sep 05, 2015 | 43 | Michael Marrone | win | KO 2 |
66 | Mar 27, 2015 | 43 | Zoltan Petranyi | win | KO 1 |
65 | Nov 01, 2014 | 42 | Richard Carmack | win | KO 1 |
64 | Aug 23, 2014 | 42 | Cory Phelps | win | TKO 1 |
63 | Jun 28, 2014 | 42 | Raphael Zumbano Love | win | UD 12 |
62 | May 17, 2014 | 42 | Matthew Greer | win | TKO 1 |
61 | Apr 19, 2014 | 42 | Francisco Mireles | win | KO 1 |
60 | Apr 11, 2014 | 42 | Maurenzo Smith | win | KO 1 |
59 | Oct 16, 2010 | 38 | 
Vitali Klitschko 39 40-2 | loss | UD 12 |
58 | May 28, 2010 | 38 | Rob Calloway | win | TKO 1 |
57 | May 21, 2010 | 38 | Dominique Alexander | win | TKO 1 |
56 | Apr 13, 2010 | 38 | Rafael Pedro | win | KO 1 |
55 | Dec 03, 2009 | 37 | Marcus McGee | nc | NA
|
54 | Jun 02, 2007 | 35 | 
Sultan Ibragimov 32 20-0-1 | loss | UD 12 |
53 | Nov 04, 2006 | 34 | Siarhei Liakhovich | win | TKO 12 |
52 | May 24, 2006 | 34 | Chris Koval | win | RTD 3 |
51 | Mar 18, 2006 | 34 | Dicky Ryan | win | KO 4 |
50 | Dec 10, 2005 | 34 | Luciano Zolyone | win | KO 1 |
49 | Nov 26, 2005 | 33 | Brian Scott | win | KO 1 |
48 | Aug 26, 2005 | 33 | 
Ray Mercer 44 34-5-1 | win | KO 7 |
47 | Jun 10, 2005 | 33 | Abraham Okine | win | TKO 3 |
46 | Mar 03, 2005 | 33 | Demetrice King | win | TKO 2 |
45 | Mar 06, 2004 | 32 | Jeff Pegues | win | TKO 1 |
44 | Aug 28, 2003 | 31 | Wade Lewis | win | TKO 3 |
43 | Jul 19, 2003 | 31 | John Sargent | win | TKO 1 |
42 | Mar 27, 2003 | 31 | Marvin Hill | win | TKO 1 |
41 | Apr 27, 2002 | 30 | 
Jameel McCline 31 27-2-3 | loss | UD 10 |
40 | Dec 01, 2001 | 29 | Reynaldo Minus | win | KO 1 |
39 | Oct 19, 2001 | 29 | Jason Waller | win | TKO 1 |
38 | Apr 07, 2001 | 29 | Russell Chasteen | win | KO 1 |
37 | Nov 02, 2000 | 28 | Eric Curry | win | KO 1 |
36 | Apr 27, 2000 | 28 | Sedreck Fields | loss | MD 8 |
35 | Feb 24, 2000 | 28 | Warren Williams | win | TKO 3 |
34 | Aug 07, 1999 | 27 | 
Francois Botha 30 39-2 | draw | MD 10 |
33 | Dec 08, 1998 | 27 | Marcus Rhode | win | TKO 1 |
32 | Mar 28, 1998 | 26 | 
Lennox Lewis 32 32-1 | loss | TKO 5 |
31 | Nov 22, 1997 | 25 | 
George Foreman 48 76-4 | win | MD 12 |
30 | Jun 24, 1997 | 25 | Jorge Valdes | win | RTD 9 |
29 | Apr 15, 1997 | 25 | Melton Bowen | win | TKO 1 |
28 | Feb 21, 1997 | 25 | Eric French | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Sep 25, 1996 | 24 | Tim Ray | win | KO 1 |
26 | Mar 15, 1996 | 24 | Darroll Wilson | loss | TKO 3 |
25 | Dec 15, 1995 | 24 | Calvin Jones | win | TKO 1 |
24 | Sep 22, 1995 | 23 | Sherman Griffin | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Aug 25, 1995 | 23 | Will Hinton | win | TKO 1 |
22 | Mar 24, 1995 | 23 | Marion Wilson | win | PTS 8 |
21 | Jan 13, 1995 | 23 | Craig Payne | win | UD 8 |
20 | Oct 21, 1994 | 22 | Mike Faulkner | win | KO 2 |
19 | Aug 26, 1994 | 22 | Mark Young | win | TKO 8 |
18 | Aug 04, 1994 | 22 | Exum Speight | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Mar 12, 1994 | 22 | Jimmy Ellis | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Feb 20, 1994 | 22 | Mike Faulkner | win | KO 6 |
15 | Dec 09, 1993 | 22 | Danny Wofford | win | UD 6 |
14 | Nov 10, 1993 | 21 | Tim Noble | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Jul 10, 1993 | 21 | Danny Blake | win | PTS 6 |
12 | May 22, 1993 | 21 | Bruce Johnson | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Mar 25, 1993 | 21 | Ron Gullette | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Dec 09, 1992 | 21 | Robert Pagan Perez | win | KO 1 |
9 | Dec 04, 1992 | 21 | Rocky Bentley | win | PTS 4 |
8 | Nov 21, 1992 | 20 | Rick Honeycutt | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Nov 13, 1992 | 20 | Tony Simpson | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Oct 29, 1992 | 20 | Donnie Penelton | win | KO 1 |
5 | Oct 09, 1992 | 20 | Juan Quintana | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Sep 19, 1992 | 20 | Greg Santos | win | KO 1 |
3 | Aug 28, 1992 | 20 | Ed Carlson | win | KO 1 |
2 | Aug 06, 1992 | 20 | Cedric Sims | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jul 24, 1992 | 20 | John Basil Jackson | win | KO 1 |