Shannon Briggs (60-6-1, 53) was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. on December 4, 1971. At the age of 20 years on July 24, 1992, he made his professional boxing debut against John Basil Jackson, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 32nd career fight at 26 years old, Shannon Briggs got a shot at the WBC heavyweight titles against Lennox Lewis on March 28, 1998 but lost the fight via 5th-round TKO.
He became a heavyweight world champion (WBO) on November 4, 2006 at the age of 34 years old, on his 53rd career fight, after defeating Siarhei Liakhovich via 12th-round TKO.
Briggs' last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Emilio Zarate at age 44 on May 21, 2016. He retired with a 9-fight winning streak.
Some of Shannon Briggs' best fights have been against Siarhei Liakhovich, Francois Botha, Ray Mercer, George Foreman, Vitali Klitschko, Lennox Lewis and John Sargent.
Briggs has 6 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | May 21, 2016 44 years, 5 months 60-6-1 (53) | Emilio Zarate | 1 | KO | WIN | |
67 | Sep 5, 2015 43 years, 9 months 59-6-1 (52) | Michael Marrone | 2 | KO | WIN | |
66 | Mar 27, 2015 43 years, 3 months 58-6-1 (51) | Zoltan Petranyi | 1 | KO | WIN | |
65 | Nov 1, 2014 42 years, 10 months 57-6-1 (50) | Richard Carmack | 1 | KO | WIN | |
64 | Aug 23, 2014 42 years, 8 months 56-6-1 (49) | Cory Phelps | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Interim |
63 | Jun 28, 2014 42 years, 6 months 55-6-1 (48) | Raphael Zumbano Love | HW | 12 | UD | WIN |
62 | May 17, 2014 42 years, 5 months 54-6-1 (48) | Matthew Greer | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
61 | Apr 19, 2014 42 years, 4 months 53-6-1 (47) | Francisco Mireles | 1 | KO | WIN | |
60 | Apr 11, 2014 42 years, 4 months 52-6-1 (46) | Maurenzo Smith | 1 | KO | WIN | |
59  | Oct 16, 2010 38 years, 10 months 51-6-1 (45) | 39 years, 2 months 40-2 (38) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
58 | May 28, 2010 38 years, 5 months 51-5-1 (45) | Rob Calloway | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
57 | May 21, 2010 38 years, 5 months 50-5-1 (44) | Dominique Alexander | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
56 | Apr 13, 2010 38 years, 4 months 49-5-1 (43) | Rafael Pedro | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
55 | Dec 3, 2009 37 years, 11 months 48-5-1 (42) | Marcus McGee | 1 | KO | NC | |
54  | Jun 2, 2007 35 years, 5 months 48-5-1 (42) | 32 years, 2 months 20-0-1 (17) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBO |
53  | Nov 4, 2006 34 years, 11 months 48-4-1 (42) | 30 years, 5 months 23-1 (14) | HW | 12 | TKO | WIN Won WBO |
52 | May 24, 2006 34 years, 5 months 47-4-1 (41) | Chris Koval | HW | 3 | RTD | WIN |
51 | Mar 18, 2006 34 years, 3 months 46-4-1 (40) | Dicky Ryan | HW | 4 | KO | WIN |
50 | Dec 10, 2005 34 years 45-4-1 (39) | Luciano Zolyone | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
49 | Nov 26, 2005 33 years, 11 months 44-4-1 (38) | Brian Scott | 1 | KO | WIN | |
48  | Aug 26, 2005 33 years, 8 months 43-4-1 (37) | 44 years, 4 months 34-5-1 (25) | 7 | KO | WIN | |
47 | Jun 10, 2005 33 years, 6 months 42-4-1 (36) | Abraham Okine | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
46 | Mar 3, 2005 33 years, 2 months 41-4-1 (35) | Demetrice King | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
45 | Mar 6, 2004 32 years, 3 months 40-4-1 (34) | Jeff Pegues | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
44 | Aug 28, 2003 31 years, 8 months 39-4-1 (33) | Wade Lewis | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Jul 19, 2003 31 years, 7 months 38-4-1 (32) | John Sargent | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
42 | Mar 27, 2003 31 years, 3 months 37-4-1 (31) | Marvin Hill | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
41  | Apr 27, 2002 30 years, 4 months 36-4-1 (30) | 31 years, 11 months 27-2-3 (16) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
40 | Dec 1, 2001 29 years, 11 months 36-3-1 (30) | Reynaldo Minus | 1 | KO | WIN | |
39 | Oct 19, 2001 29 years, 10 months 35-3-1 (29) | Jason Waller | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Apr 7, 2001 29 years, 4 months 34-3-1 (28) | Russell Chasteen | 1 | KO | WIN | |
37 | Nov 2, 2000 28 years, 10 months 33-3-1 (27) | Eric Curry | 1 | KO | WIN | |
36 | Apr 27, 2000 28 years, 4 months 32-3-1 (26) | Sedreck Fields | 8 | MD | LOSS | |
35 | Feb 24, 2000 28 years, 2 months 32-2-1 (26) | Warren Williams | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
34  | Aug 7, 1999 27 years, 8 months 31-2-1 (25) | 30 years, 10 months 39-2 (24) | 10 | MD | DRAW | |
33 | Dec 8, 1998 27 years 31-2 (25) | Marcus Rhode | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
32  | Mar 28, 1998 26 years, 3 months 30-2 (24) | 32 years, 6 months 32-1 (26) | HW | 5 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
31  | Nov 22, 1997 25 years, 11 months 30-1 (24) | 48 years, 10 months 76-4 (68) | 12 | MD | WIN | |
30 | Jun 24, 1997 25 years, 6 months 29-1 (24) | Jorge Valdes | 9 | RTD | WIN | |
29 | Apr 15, 1997 25 years, 4 months 28-1 (23) | Melton Bowen | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Feb 21, 1997 25 years, 2 months 27-1 (22) | Eric French | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Sep 25, 1996 24 years, 9 months 26-1 (21) | Tim Ray | 1 | KO | WIN | |
26 | Mar 15, 1996 24 years, 3 months 25-1 (20) | Darroll Wilson | 3 | TKO | LOSS | |
25 | Dec 15, 1995 24 years 25-0 (20) | Calvin Jones | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Sep 22, 1995 23 years, 9 months 24-0 (19) | Sherman Griffin | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Aug 25, 1995 23 years, 8 months 23-0 (18) | Will Hinton | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Mar 24, 1995 23 years, 3 months 22-0 (17) | Marion Wilson | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
21 | Jan 13, 1995 23 years, 1 months 21-0 (17) | Craig Payne | 8 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Oct 21, 1994 22 years, 10 months 20-0 (17) | Mike Faulkner | 2 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Aug 26, 1994 22 years, 8 months 19-0 (16) | Mark Young | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Aug 4, 1994 22 years, 8 months 18-0 (15) | Exum Speight | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Mar 12, 1994 22 years, 3 months 17-0 (14) | Jimmy Ellis | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Feb 20, 1994 22 years, 2 months 16-0 (13) | Mike Faulkner | 6 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Dec 9, 1993 22 years 15-0 (12) | Danny Wofford | 6 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Nov 10, 1993 21 years, 11 months 14-0 (12) | Tim Noble | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Jul 10, 1993 21 years, 7 months 13-0 (11) | Danny Blake | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | May 22, 1993 21 years, 5 months 12-0 (11) | Bruce Johnson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 25, 1993 21 years, 3 months 11-0 (10) | Ron Gullette | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Dec 9, 1992 21 years 10-0 (9) | Robert Pagan Perez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Dec 4, 1992 21 years 9-0 (8) | Rocky Bentley | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Nov 21, 1992 20 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | Rick Honeycutt | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Nov 13, 1992 20 years, 11 months 7-0 (7) | Tony Simpson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 29, 1992 20 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Donnie Penelton | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 9, 1992 20 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Juan Quintana | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Sep 19, 1992 20 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Greg Santos | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Aug 28, 1992 20 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Ed Carlson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Aug 6, 1992 20 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Cedric Sims | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Jul 24, 1992 20 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | John Basil Jackson | 1 | KO | WIN |
