Shannon Briggs vs Siarhei Liakhovich
On November 4, 2006, Siarhei Liakhovich (23-1, 14 KOs), the heavyweight WBO champion, defends his title against American challenger, Shannon Briggs (47-4-1, 41 KOs).
Briggs vs Liakhovich Stats
Shannon Briggs is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round RTD victory over Chris Koval, 5 months and 11 days ago. Siarhei Liakhovich is on a 7-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Lamon Brewster, 7 months and 3 days ago.
Briggs vs Liakhovich Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 84.7-15.3 in favor of Shannon Briggs. Siarhei Liakhovich is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Briggs should win this fight.
Briggs vs Liakhovich Result
Shannon Briggs stopped the champion via TKO in the final round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBO heavyweight champion. Briggs improves his record to 48-4-1 (42 KOs), while Liakhovich adds a loss to his record at 23-2.