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Shannon Briggs
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HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP

About

  • Name: Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs
  • Email: info@shannonbriggs.com
  • Phone: 305-680-7691
  • Date of birth: December 4, 1971
  • Address: PO Box 16122 Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA.
  • Hometown: Brooklyn, New York, NY

Professional Profile

American professional boxer. A veteran of the sport since 1992, he has held a world heavyweight championship twice, including the lineal title from 1997 to 1998, and the WBO title from 2006 to 2007. Briggs is known for his formidable punching power, possessing an 88.3% knockout-to-win ratio, with 37 knockout wins in the first round. He holds notable wins over heavyweight champions; George Foreman, Ray Mercer and Siarhei Liakhovich

Skills

THE CHAMPS SKILLS

Shannon Briggs grew up on the tough streets of Brooklyn. As an adult, he became a professional boxer where he amassed a professional record of 51-6-1(45 KOs). Briggs is best known for his devastating power and 30 of his 45 knockouts have come in the first round. He is most well known for winning a close decision of George Foreman to claim the Linear Heavyweight Title.

Mayhem

Since Birth

Destruction

Forever

Carnage

First Breath

Knockouts

Lifetime

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14 Years Experience!

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WBO Title

Heavyweight

2006 - 2007
Briggs fought against lineal champion George Foreman on November 22, 1997 at the Trump Taj Majal Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Coming into the fight, Briggs sported a 29–1 record with 24 of his wins coming by way of knockout; collectively, he fought a total of 86 rounds.
Lineal Title

Heavyweight

1997 - 1998
Briggs won the WBO heavyweight title when he knocked out Sergei Liakhovich in the last round of a November 4, 2006, matchup. After a lackluster 11 rounds which left the Arizona crowd restless, Briggs was losing on all three judges' scorecards 106–103, 106–103, and 105–104. Briggs pressed the fight in the 12th round and knocked out Liakhovich.
U.S. National Championship

Heavyweight

1992
The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Champion on Olympic boxers for winning the annual national Olympic boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing, which is the national governing body for Olympic boxing and is the United States' member organization of the International Boxing Federation.

Appearances

Just Showing Out

Briggs is also an actor. He made his television acting debut on New York Undercover in 1995 and has since appeared in feature films Bad Boys II, with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, Transporter 2, and The Wackness. Briggs also made an appearance on the Fugees' breakthrough album, The Score. He appears in the music video for rapper Thirstin Howl III's song "Surrounded By Criminals" (from his 2011 album Natural Born Skiller).

Logan vs KSI II

Trainer

2019
Shannon Briggs trained Logan Paul for his big rematch with KSI. Both fighters are huge Youtube personalities and this is one of the biggest fights ever!
Joe Rogan Experience

Guest

2016
Shannon came on the Joe Rogan experience to speak about his past and current events.
Bad Boys II

Actor

1995
Guest appearance in the theatrical blockbuster "Bad Boys II" with Will Smith & Martin Lawrence

Media

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Contact

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Shannon Briggs
PO Box 16122 Deerfield Beach, Florida
Phone
305-680-7691
Email
info@shannonbriggs.com

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