In a career spanning 23 years and nine months, Shannon Briggs fought 68 times with 60 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on May 21, 2016, Briggs' boxing record stood at 60-6-1 (53 KO wins, 2 KO losses).
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Shannon Briggs (The Cannon) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. on December 4, 1971. Briggs made his professional boxing debut at the age of 20, on July 24, 1992. He is a former heavyweight world champion. He is 51 years old, and will be turning 52 in five months and 25 days.
Total Fights | 68 |
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Wins | 60 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 1 |
KO Wins | 53 |
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Total Title Wins | 1 |
Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 1 |
Losses via KO | 2 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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68 | May 21, 2016 | 44 | Emilio Zarate | Win | KO1 |
67 | Sep 5, 2015 | 43 | Michael Marrone | Win | KO2 |
66 | Mar 27, 2015 | 43 | Zoltan Petranyi | Win | KO1 |
65 | Nov 1, 2014 | 42 | Richard Carmack | Win | KO1 |
64 | Aug 23, 2014 | 42 | Cory Phelps | Win | TKO1 |
63 | Jun 28, 2014 | 42 | Raphael Zumbano Love | Win | UD |
62 | May 17, 2014 | 42 | Matthew Greer | Win | TKO1 |
61 | Apr 19, 2014 | 42 | Francisco Mireles | Win | KO1 |
60 | Apr 11, 2014 | 42 | Maurenzo Smith | Win | KO1 |
59 | Oct 16, 2010 | 38 | Vitali Klitschko | Loss * | UD |
58 | May 28, 2010 | 38 | Rob Calloway | Win | TKO1 |
57 | May 21, 2010 | 38 | Dominique Alexander | Win | TKO1 |
56 | Apr 13, 2010 | 38 | Rafael Pedro | Win | KO1 |
55 | Dec 3, 2009 | 37 | Marcus McGee | NC | KO1 |
54 | Jun 2, 2007 | 35 | Sultan Ibragimov | Loss * | UD |
53 | Nov 4, 2006 | 34 | Siarhei Liakhovich | Win * | TKO12 |
52 | May 24, 2006 | 34 | Chris Koval | Win | RTD3 |
51 | Mar 18, 2006 | 34 | Dicky Ryan | Win | KO4 |
50 | Dec 10, 2005 | 34 | Luciano Zolyone | Win | KO1 |
49 | Nov 26, 2005 | 33 | Brian Scott | Win | KO1 |
48 | Aug 26, 2005 | 33 | Ray Mercer | Win | KO7 |
47 | Jun 10, 2005 | 33 | Abraham Okine | Win | TKO3 |
46 | Mar 3, 2005 | 33 | Demetrice King | Win | TKO2 |
45 | Mar 6, 2004 | 32 | Jeff Pegues | Win | TKO1 |
44 | Aug 28, 2003 | 31 | Wade Lewis | Win | TKO3 |
43 | Jul 19, 2003 | 31 | John Sargent | Win | TKO1 |
42 | Mar 27, 2003 | 31 | Marvin Hill | Win | TKO1 |
41 | Apr 27, 2002 | 30 | Jameel McCline | Loss | UD |
40 | Dec 1, 2001 | 29 | Reynaldo Minus | Win | KO1 |
39 | Oct 19, 2001 | 29 | Jason Waller | Win | TKO1 |
38 | Apr 7, 2001 | 29 | Russell Chasteen | Win | KO1 |
37 | Nov 2, 2000 | 28 | Eric Curry | Win | KO1 |
36 | Apr 27, 2000 | 28 | Sedreck Fields | Loss | MD |
35 | Feb 24, 2000 | 28 | Warren Williams | Win | TKO3 |
34 | Aug 7, 1999 | 27 | Francois Botha | Draw | MD |
33 | Dec 8, 1998 | 27 | Marcus Rhode | Win | TKO1 |
32 | Mar 28, 1998 | 26 | Lennox Lewis | Loss * | TKO5 |
31 | Nov 22, 1997 | 25 | George Foreman | Win | MD |
30 | Jun 24, 1997 | 25 | Jorge Valdes | Win | RTD9 |
29 | Apr 15, 1997 | 25 | Melton Bowen | Win | TKO1 |
28 | Feb 21, 1997 | 25 | Eric French | Win | TKO2 |
27 | Sep 25, 1996 | 24 | Tim Ray | Win | KO1 |
26 | Mar 15, 1996 | 24 | Darroll Wilson | Loss | TKO3 |
25 | Dec 15, 1995 | 24 | Calvin Jones | Win | TKO1 |
24 | Sep 22, 1995 | 23 | Sherman Griffin | Win | TKO1 |
23 | Aug 25, 1995 | 23 | Will Hinton | Win | TKO1 |
22 | Mar 24, 1995 | 23 | Marion Wilson | Win | PTS |
21 | Jan 13, 1995 | 23 | Craig Payne | Win | UD |
20 | Oct 21, 1994 | 22 | Mike Faulkner | Win | KO2 |
19 | Aug 26, 1994 | 22 | Mark Young | Win | TKO8 |
18 | Aug 4, 1994 | 22 | Exum Speight | Win | TKO1 |
17 | Mar 12, 1994 | 22 | Jimmy Ellis | Win | TKO1 |
16 | Feb 20, 1994 | 22 | Mike Faulkner | Win | KO6 |
15 | Dec 9, 1993 | 22 | Danny Wofford | Win | UD |
14 | Nov 10, 1993 | 21 | Tim Noble | Win | TKO3 |
13 | Jul 10, 1993 | 21 | Danny Blake | Win | PTS |
12 | May 22, 1993 | 21 | Bruce Johnson | Win | TKO1 |
11 | Mar 25, 1993 | 21 | Ron Gullette | Win | TKO1 |
10 | Dec 9, 1992 | 21 | Robert Pagan Perez | Win | KO1 |
9 | Dec 4, 1992 | 21 | Rocky Bentley | Win | PTS |
8 | Nov 21, 1992 | 20 | Rick Honeycutt | Win | TKO1 |
7 | Nov 13, 1992 | 20 | Tony Simpson | Win | TKO1 |
6 | Oct 29, 1992 | 20 | Donnie Penelton | Win | KO1 |
5 | Oct 9, 1992 | 20 | Juan Quintana | Win | TKO3 |
4 | Sep 19, 1992 | 20 | Greg Santos | Win | KO1 |
3 | Aug 28, 1992 | 20 | Ed Carlson | Win | KO1 |
2 | Aug 6, 1992 | 20 | Cedric Sims | Win | KO1 |
1 | Jul 24, 1992 | 20 | John Basil Jackson | Win | KO1 |
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Briggs was a heavyweight world champion. He has held one world title at heavyweight, which was a lineal championship win.
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Shannon Briggs is 193 cm tall (6' 3.98") with a reach of 203 cm (6' 7.92"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 10 cm (3.94").
Briggs has a 79.1% KO rate. Of his total 53 KO wins, 48 were in the early rounds, three in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has 37 first-round KO wins.
Shannon Briggs' professional boxing career spanned more than 23 years — from 1992 to 2016.
Briggs made his professional boxing debut against John Basil Jackson at the age of 20 on July 24, 1992, defeating Jackson via 1st round KO. He went on to win 24 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 19 wins via stoppage.
Briggs had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on March 28, 1998 after 31 professional fights, against Lennox Lewis for the WBC title. He lost to Lewis via 5th round TKO.
Briggs has won one world title at heavyweight. For all the details about Briggs' world title wins and defenses refer to "Shannon Briggs World Titles".
Some of Briggs' best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer George Foreman, Siarhei Liakhovich, Ray Mercer, Rob Calloway, Michael Marrone, Rafael Pedro, and Dominique Alexander.
Briggs had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Emilio Zarate on May 21, 2016. Briggs won the fight via 1st round KO. It's been 7 years and 19 days since this fight.
Briggs fought a total of 68 times during his professional career, which includes 4 world-title fights at the heavyweight division. These five fights are the highlight of his career.
November 22, 1997: Shannon Briggs puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating George Foreman via 12th round majority decision.
March 28, 1998: In his first world-title fight, Shannon Briggs loses to Lennox Lewis via 5th round TKO. He was fighting for the WBC heavyweight title.
August 26, 2005: Shannon Briggs beats Ray Mercer via 7th round KO.
November 4, 2006: Briggs wins the WBO heavyweight title from Siarhei Liakhovich, by beating Liakhovich via 12th round TKO.
October 16, 2010: Shannon Briggs loses to Vitali Klitschko via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBC heavyweight title.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Briggs' boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Emilio Zarate, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On May 21, 2016, a 44-year old Shannon Briggs (59-6-1, 52 KO) fought Emilio Zarate in his 68th professional fight. He defeated Zarate via 1st round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On September 5, 2015, a 43-year old Shannon Briggs (58-6-1, 51 KO) fought Michael Marrone in his 67th professional fight. He defeated Marrone via 2nd round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On March 27, 2015, a 43-year old Shannon Briggs (57-6-1, 50 KO) fought Zoltan Petranyi in his 66th professional fight. He defeated Petranyi via 1st round KO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On November 1, 2014, a 42-year old Shannon Briggs (56-6-1, 49 KO) fought Richard Carmack in his 65th professional fight. He defeated Carmack via 1st round KO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On August 23, 2014, a 42-year old Shannon Briggs (55-6-1, 48 KO) fought Cory Phelps in his 64th professional fight. He defeated Phelps via 1st round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On June 28, 2014, a 42-year old Shannon Briggs (54-6-1, 48 KO) fought Raphael Zumbano Love in his 63rd professional fight. He defeated Love via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On May 17, 2014, a 42-year old Shannon Briggs (53-6-1, 47 KO) fought Matthew Greer in his 62nd professional fight. He defeated Greer via 1st round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On April 19, 2014, a 42-year old Shannon Briggs (52-6-1, 46 KO) fought Francisco Mireles in his 61st professional fight. He defeated Mireles via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 11, 2014, a 42-year old Shannon Briggs (51-6-1, 45 KO) fought Maurenzo Smith in his 60th professional fight. He defeated Smith via 1st round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On October 16, 2010, a 38-year old Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO) faced Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko, who was 39 years old with a record of 40-2. Briggs was challenging Klitschko's WBC heavyweight title. Klitschko was on a eight-fight win streak with 38 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms but Briggs had a 2 cm reach advantage over Klitschko. Coming into this fight, Klitschko had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Briggs lost to Klitschko via 12 round unanimous decision. His three-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On May 28, 2010, a 38-year old Shannon Briggs (50-5-1, 44 KO) fought Rob Calloway in his 58th professional fight. He defeated Calloway via 1st round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On May 21, 2010, a 38-year old Shannon Briggs (49-5-1, 43 KO) fought Dominique Alexander in his 57th professional fight. He defeated Alexander via 1st round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 13, 2010, a 38-year old Shannon Briggs (48-5-1, 42 KO) fought Rafael Pedro in his 56th professional fight. He defeated Pedro via 1st round KO.
On December 3, 2009, a 37-year old Shannon Briggs (48-5-1, 42 KO) fought Marcus McGee in his 55th professional fight. He McGee via 1st round KO.
On June 2, 2007, a 35-year old Shannon Briggs (48-4-1, 42 KO) faced an undefeated Russian boxer Sultan Ibragimov, who was 32 years old with a record of 20-0-1 in a heavyweight title-defense fight. Ibragimov was on a one-fight win streak with 17 KO wins. Briggs was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage.
Briggs lost to Ibragimov via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the WBO heavyweight title. His 12-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On November 4, 2006, a 34-year old Shannon Briggs (47-4-1, 41 KO) faced Siarhei Liakhovich for Liakhovich's WBO heavyweight title. He defeated Liakhovich via 12th round TKO to win the WBO heavyweight title. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with 12 back-to-back KO wins.
On May 24, 2006, a 34-year old Shannon Briggs (46-4-1, 40 KO) fought Chris Koval in his 52nd professional fight. He defeated Koval via 3rd round RTD. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with 11 back-to-back KO wins.
On March 18, 2006, a 34-year old Shannon Briggs (45-4-1, 39 KO) fought Dicky Ryan in his 51st professional fight. He defeated Ryan via 4th round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with 10 back-to-back KO wins.
On December 10, 2005, a 34-year old Shannon Briggs (44-4-1, 38 KO) fought Luciano Zolyone in his 50th professional fight. He defeated Zolyone via 1st round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with nine back-to-back KO wins.
On November 26, 2005, a 33-year old Shannon Briggs (43-4-1, 37 KO) fought Brian Scott in his 49th professional fight. He defeated Scott via 1st round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On August 26, 2005, a 33-year old Shannon Briggs (42-4-1, 36 KO) fought fellow American boxer Ray Mercer, who was 44 years old with a record of 34-5-1. Mercer was on a four-fight win streak with 25 KO wins. Briggs was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Mercer had five losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Briggs defeated Mercer via 7th round KO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On June 10, 2005, a 33-year old Shannon Briggs (41-4-1, 35 KO) fought Abraham Okine in his 47th professional fight. He defeated Okine via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On March 3, 2005, a 33-year old Shannon Briggs (40-4-1, 34 KO) fought Demetrice King in his 46th professional fight. He defeated King via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On March 6, 2004, a 32-year old Shannon Briggs (39-4-1, 33 KO) fought Jeff Pegues in his 45th professional fight. He defeated Pegues via 1st round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On August 28, 2003, a 31-year old Shannon Briggs (38-4-1, 32 KO) fought Wade Lewis in his 44th professional fight. He defeated Lewis via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On July 19, 2003, a 31-year old Shannon Briggs (37-4-1, 31 KO) fought John Sargent in his 43rd professional fight. He defeated Sargent via 1st round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 27, 2003, a 31-year old Shannon Briggs (36-4-1, 30 KO) fought Marvin Hill in his 42nd professional fight. He defeated Hill via 1st round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On April 27, 2002, a 30-year old Shannon Briggs (36-3-1, 30 KO) fought fellow American boxer Jameel McCline, who was 31 years old with a record of 27-2-3. McCline was on a six-fight win streak with 16 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Briggs. Coming into this fight, McCline had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Briggs lost to McCline via 10 round unanimous decision. His four-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On December 1, 2001, a 29-year old Shannon Briggs (35-3-1, 29 KO) fought Reynaldo Minus in his 40th professional fight. He defeated Minus via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On October 19, 2001, a 29-year old Shannon Briggs (34-3-1, 28 KO) fought Jason Waller in his 39th professional fight. He defeated Waller via 1st round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On April 7, 2001, a 29-year old Shannon Briggs (33-3-1, 27 KO) fought Russell Chasteen in his 38th professional fight. He defeated Chasteen via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On November 2, 2000, a 28-year old Shannon Briggs (32-3-1, 26 KO) fought Eric Curry in his 37th professional fight. He defeated Curry via 1st round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On April 27, 2000, a 28-year old Shannon Briggs (32-2-1, 26 KO) fought Sedreck Fields in his 36th professional fight. He lost to Fields via 8th round majority decision.
On February 24, 2000, a 28-year old Shannon Briggs (31-2-1, 25 KO) fought Warren Williams in his 35th professional fight. He defeated Williams via 3rd round TKO.
On August 7, 1999, a 27-year old Shannon Briggs (31-2, 25 KO) fought South African boxer Francois Botha, who was 30 years old with a record of 39-2. Botha was on a one-fight losing streak. Briggs was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Botha had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
The fight ended in a 10 round majority decision draw and both the boxers added a draw to their respective records. A good performance, nonetheless.
On December 8, 1998, a 27-year old Shannon Briggs (30-2, 24 KO) fought Marcus Rhode in his 33rd professional fight. He defeated Rhode via 1st round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On March 28, 1998, a 26-year old Shannon Briggs (30-1, 24 KO) challended British boxer Lennox Lewis's WBC heavyweight title. Lewis was 32 years old with a record of 32-1. Lewis was on a seven-fight win streak with 26 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Briggs. Coming into this fight, Lewis had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Briggs lost to Lewis via 5th round TKO. His five-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On November 22, 1997, a 25-year old Shannon Briggs (29-1, 24 KO) fought fellow American boxer George Foreman, who was 48 years old with a record of 76-4. Foreman was on a four-fight win streak with 68 KO wins. Briggs was the taller of the two by 2 cms and also had a 4 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Foreman had four losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Briggs defeated Foreman via 12 round majority decision. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On June 24, 1997, a 25-year old Shannon Briggs (28-1, 23 KO) fought Jorge Valdes in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Valdes via 9th round RTD. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On April 15, 1997, a 25-year old Shannon Briggs (27-1, 22 KO) fought Melton Bowen in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Bowen via 1st round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On February 21, 1997, a 25-year old Shannon Briggs (26-1, 21 KO) fought Eric French in his 28th professional fight. He defeated French via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 25, 1996, a 24-year old Shannon Briggs (25-1, 20 KO) fought Tim Ray in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Ray via 1st round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On March 15, 1996, a 24-year old Shannon Briggs (25-0, 20 KO) fought Darroll Wilson in his 26th professional fight. He lost to Wilson via 3rd round TKO.
On December 15, 1995, a 24-year old Shannon Briggs (24-0, 19 KO) fought Calvin Jones in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Jones via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 25-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On September 22, 1995, a 23-year old Shannon Briggs (23-0, 18 KO) fought Sherman Griffin in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Griffin via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 24-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On August 25, 1995, a 23-year old Shannon Briggs (22-0, 17 KO) fought Will Hinton in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Hinton via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 23-fight winning streak.
On March 24, 1995, a 23-year old Shannon Briggs (21-0, 17 KO) fought Marion Wilson in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Wilson via 8th round PTS. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak.
On January 13, 1995, a 23-year old Shannon Briggs (20-0, 17 KO) fought Craig Payne in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Payne via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak.
On October 21, 1994, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old Shannon Briggs (19-0, 16 KO) fought Mike Faulkner in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Faulkner via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On August 26, 1994, a 22-year old Shannon Briggs (18-0, 15 KO) fought Mark Young in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Young via 8th round TKO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On August 4, 1994, a 22-year old Shannon Briggs (17-0, 14 KO) fought Exum Speight in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Speight via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On March 12, 1994, a 22-year old Shannon Briggs (16-0, 13 KO) fought Jimmy Ellis in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Ellis via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 20, 1994, a 22-year old Shannon Briggs (15-0, 12 KO) fought Mike Faulkner in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Faulkner via 6th round KO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
On December 9, 1993, a 22-year old Shannon Briggs (14-0, 12 KO) fought Danny Wofford in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Wofford via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
On November 10, 1993, a 21-year old Shannon Briggs (13-0, 11 KO) fought Tim Noble in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Noble via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak.
On July 10, 1993, a 21-year old Shannon Briggs (12-0, 11 KO) fought Danny Blake in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Blake via 6th round PTS. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
On May 22, 1993, a 21-year old Shannon Briggs (11-0, 10 KO) fought Bruce Johnson in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Johnson via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On March 25, 1993, a 21-year old Shannon Briggs (10-0, 9 KO) fought Ron Gullette in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Gullette via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 9, 1992, a 21-year old Shannon Briggs (9-0, 8 KO) fought Robert Pagan Perez in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Perez via 1st round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
On December 4, 1992, a 21-year old Shannon Briggs (8-0, 8 KO) fought Rocky Bentley in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Bentley via 4th round PTS. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On November 21, 1992, a 20-year old Shannon Briggs (7-0, 7 KO) fought Rick Honeycutt in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Honeycutt via 1st round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with eight back-to-back KO wins.
On November 13, 1992, a 20-year old Shannon Briggs (6-0, 6 KO) fought Tony Simpson in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Simpson via 1st round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On October 29, 1992, a 20-year old Shannon Briggs (5-0, 5 KO) fought Donnie Penelton in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Penelton via 1st round KO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On October 9, 1992, a 20-year old Shannon Briggs (4-0, 4 KO) fought Juan Quintana in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Quintana via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On September 19, 1992, a 20-year old Shannon Briggs (3-0, 3 KO) fought Greg Santos in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Santos via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On August 28, 1992, a 20-year old Shannon Briggs (2-0, 2 KO) fought Ed Carlson in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Carlson via 1st round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On August 6, 1992, a 20-year old Shannon Briggs (1-0, 1 KO) fought Cedric Sims in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Sims via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On July 24, 1992, a 20-year old Shannon Briggs successfully debuted against John Basil Jackson. He defeated Jackson via 1st round KO.
Briggs knocked out 53 of his 68 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 79.1%. Of his total 60 wins, 53 of them were via KO (88.3%).