Paul Briggs was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on August 13, 1975. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on June 19, 1994 against Ronald Doo. Briggs defeated Doo via 10-round majority decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Briggs got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 24 professional fights. On May 21, 2005 Briggs challenged Tomasz Adamek's WBC light-heavyweight title but lost via 12-round majority decision.
Briggs' last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Danny Green at age 34, on July 21, 2010.
Some of Paul Briggs' best fights have been against Jorge Castro and Glen Kelly. For a complete list of Briggs' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Paul Briggs".
Briggs has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Paul Briggs Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | Jul 21, 2010 | 34 |
Danny Green 37 29-3 | loss | KO 1 |
29 | Feb 04, 2007 | 31 | Rupert van Aswegen | win | UD 12 |
28 | Oct 07, 2006 | 31 |
Tomasz Adamek 29 30-0 | loss | MD 12 |
27 | Jun 16, 2006 | 30 | Jose Alberto Clavero | win | DQ 5 |
26 | Oct 15, 2005 | 30 | Etianne Whitaker | win | KO 5 |
25 | May 21, 2005 | 29 |
Tomasz Adamek 28 28-0 | loss | MD 12 |
24 | Aug 15, 2004 | 29 | Stipe Drews | win | UD 12 |
23 | Mar 07, 2004 | 28 | Jesus Ruiz | win | UD 12 |
22 | Oct 31, 2003 | 28 | Juan Eduardo Zabala | win | RTD 5 |
21 | Apr 13, 2003 | 27 |
Jorge Castro 35 122-8-3 | win | UD 10 |
20 | Jan 19, 2003 | 27 | Brad McNeil | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Dec 06, 2002 | 27 | Anthony Bigeni | win | TKO 1 |
18 | Sep 18, 2002 | 27 |
Glen Kelly 31 10-1 | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Jun 07, 2002 | 26 | Seiaute Ma'ilata | win | TKO 4 |
16 | May 09, 2002 | 26 | Kariz Kariuki | win | TKO 4 |
15 | Mar 04, 2002 | 26 | Paul Smallman | win | TKO 4 |
14 | Nov 10, 2001 | 26 | James Green | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Sep 08, 2001 | 26 | Gurkan Ozkan | win | PTS 8 |
12 | Jul 08, 2001 | 25 | Jeff Tupu | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Mar 16, 2001 | 25 | Sam Leuii | win | KO 2 |
10 | Feb 25, 2001 | 25 | Shane Dalton | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Feb 23, 2001 | 25 | Ken Suavine | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Nov 24, 2000 | 25 | Adrian Bellin | win | RTD 7 |
7 | Oct 06, 2000 | 25 | Tosca Petridis | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Jul 28, 2000 | 24 | Daniel Roswell | win | TD 5 |
5 | Jun 30, 2000 | 24 | Jamie Wallace | win | TKO 3 |
4 | May 05, 2000 | 24 | Mosese Sorovi | win | TKO 7 |
3 | Nov 29, 1999 | 24 | Ken Suavine | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Jan 04, 1997 | 21 | Larl Zada | loss | KO 3 |
1 | Jun 19, 1994 | 18 | Ronald Doo | win | MD 10 |