Shannon Briggs has six losses against six opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Briggs's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Shannon Briggs".
On October 16, 2010 Shannon Briggs fought Vitali Klitschko in a heavyweight world-title fight for Klitschko's WBC title. Briggs was 38 years old and with a record of 51-6-1 (45), and Klitschko was 39 years old and with a record of 40-2 (38). Briggs lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On June 2, 2007 Shannon Briggs met Sultan Ibragimov in a heavyweight (WBO) world-title defense fight. Briggs was 35 years old and with a record of 48-5-1 (42), and Ibragimov was 32 years old and with a record of 20-0-1 (17). Briggs lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and lost the title.
On April 27, 2002 Shannon Briggs faced off against Jameel McCline at age 30. He was coming in with a record of 36-4-1 (30), and McCline was 31 years old and with a record of 27-2-3 (16). Briggs lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On April 27, 2000 Shannon Briggs faced off against Sedreck Fields at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 32-3-1 (26). Briggs lost the fight via 8-round majority decision.
On March 28, 1998 Shannon Briggs fought Lennox Lewis in a heavyweight world-title fight for Lewis' WBC title. Briggs was 26 years old and with a record of 30-2 (24), and Lewis was 32 years old and with a record of 32-1 (26). Briggs lost the fight via 5th-round TKO.
On March 15, 1996 Shannon Briggs faced off against Darroll Wilson at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 25-1 (20). Briggs lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.