Shannon Briggs Record & Stats
In a career spanning 23 years and 9 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).
- Born
- Dec 4, 1971
- Age
- 51
- Debut
- Jul 24, 1992
- Record
- 60-6-1
- Rounds
- 226
- KOs
- 53 (79.1%)
- Height
- 193 cm
- Reach
- 203 cm
- Ape Index
- 10 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBC | WBO |
|---|---|
| HV w1 d0 | HV w1 d0 |
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 10 months and 3 days.
Boxing Record
| Total Fights | 68 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 60 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 1 |
| KO Wins | 53 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 2 |
| Title Defenses | 0 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 2 |
| Losses via KO | 2 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Career Summary
Shannon Briggs' professional boxing career spanned more than 23 years — from 1992 to 2016.
Briggs made his 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 two world titles 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 Luciano Zolyone, Ray Mercer, Michael Marrone, Maurenzo Smith, Francisco Mireles, Matthew Greer, and Brian Scott.
Shannon Briggs had a total of six losses in his professional boxing career — three of them in title bouts and three in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Darroll Wilson via 3rd round TKO on March 15, 1996, which ended his 25-fight win streak. He has been stopped two times and lost four times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Shannon Briggs' losses".
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 6 years, 8 months, and 11 days since this fight.
Briggs retired from professional boxing with a record of 60-6-1, which included 53 knockout wins and 2 losses via knockout, and 2 title wins.
Career Highlights
Shannon Briggs fought a total of 68 times during his professional career. These three fights are the highlight of his career.
Shannon Briggs vs. Ray Mercer
The first remarkable big fight in Shannon Briggs' career. A 33-year old Briggs (42-4-1, 36 KO) faced Ray Mercer on August 26, 2005. Mercer 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.
Briggs defeated Mercer via 7th round KO.
Shannon Briggs vs. Luciano Zolyone
A 34-year old Shannon Briggs (44-4-1, 38 KO) faced Luciano Zolyone for the vacant heavyweight title.
Briggs defeated Zolyone via 1st round KO to win the vacant WBC heavyweight title.Shannon Briggs vs. Vitali Klitschko
A 38-year old Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KO) faced Vitali Klitschko, who was 39 years old with a record of 40-2. 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.
Klitschko defeated Briggs via 12 round unanimous decision.
FAQs
What are some of Shannon Briggs' best wins?
Some of Briggs' best wins were against Luciano Zolyone, Ray Mercer, Michael Marrone, Maurenzo Smith, Francisco Mireles, Matthew Greer, and Brian Scott. Despite the loss, his performance against Vitali Klitschko is also among Briggs' best.
How many KOs does Shannon Briggs have on his record?
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%).
Who did Shannon Briggs lose to?
Briggs had 6 losses. Vitali Klitschko, Sultan Ibragimov, Jameel McCline, Sedreck Fields, and Lennox Lewis are some of the boxers who have beaten Briggs.