On August 26, 2005, Shannon Briggs (42-4-1, 36 KOs) and Ray Mercer (34-5-1, 25 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Shannon Briggs is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Abraham Okine, 2 months and 16 days ago. Ray Mercer is on a 4-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Darroll Wilson, 2 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Shannon Briggs at 99-1 winning odds. Ray Mercer really doesn't have much to present against Briggs.
Shannon Briggs stopped Ray Mercer via KO in the 7th round. Briggs improves his record to 43-4-1 (37 KOs), while Mercer adds a loss to his record at 34-6-1.