Shannon Briggs

Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs
Statistics
Real name	Shannon Briggs
Nickname(s)	"The Cannon"
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach	80 in (203 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	December 4, 1971 (1971-12-04) Brooklyn, New York
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	59
Wins	51
Losses	6
Draws	1
No contests	1

Medal record
Men's Boxing
Pan American Games
Silver	Havana 1991	Heavyweight

Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs (born December 4, 1971) is an American heavyweight boxer, kickboxer and actor. He is the former Lineal and WBO heavyweight champion.He was the last American to hold a major heavyweight title.

Early life

Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, Briggs was homeless for a period in his childhood. At age 17, Briggs began training at Jimmy O'Pharrow's Starrett City Boxing Club in Brooklyn, NY.

Amateur career

Briggs became New York City Golden Gloves champion, New York State Champion, National P.A.L. Champion and finished second place as a Heavyweight at the Panamerican Games in 1991, losing the final to Félix Savón. In 1992 he became the United States Amateur Champion.

Professional career

Briggs began his career in 1992 and was undefeated in his first 25 fights. He suffered his first loss when he was knocked out in three rounds by undefeated Darroll Wilson in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1996. The fight was broadcast on HBO and was a showcase of young heavyweight fighters.

Following this loss, Briggs beat George Foreman for the Lineal heavyweight title; he then lost to Lennox Lewis for the WBC heavyweight title. In their 1998 fight, Briggs had Lewis in trouble early but lost by TKO in the fifth round.

Shannon 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. Sensing urgency, Briggs pressed the fight in the 12th round and knocked Liakhovich down. Briggs subsequently trapped him on the ropes and continued his assault, knocking Liakhovich out of the ring. Liakhovich landed on a ringside table, and the referee stopped the bout. The official time was 2:59.[1]

In his first title defense Shannon Briggs was to face Sultan Ibragimov on March 10, 2007; however, Briggs pulled out of the fight because he was diagnosed with "aspirational pneumonia." The fight was rescheduled fifty days later in Atlantic City on June 2, 2007, with a sluggish Briggs losing in a unanimous decision.

On October 16, 2010 Briggs fought in a WBC title challenge against Vitali Klitschko in the O₂ World at Hamburg. He took a severe beating and, after the fight, went down in his quarters. Brought to a hospital Briggs was initially treated in intensive care and found to have suffered a left orbital fracture, a broken nose, and a torn left biceps. In addition, he had another facial fracture above the right eye and a burst ear drum.

Briggs was promoted by Don King Productions and is self managed.

Outside the ring

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 2 with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, Transporter 2, and The Wackness.

Briggs also made an appearance on the Fugees' breakthrough album, The Score.

Professional boxing record

51 Wins (45 knockouts, 6 decisions), 6 Losses (2 knockouts, 4 decisions), 1 Draw, 1 No Contest [2]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	51-6-1 1 NC	Vitali Klitschko	UD	12	16/10/2010	O2 World Hamburg, Altona, Hamburg, Germany	For WBC heavyweight title.
Win	51-5-1 1 NC	Rob Calloway	TKO	1 (10)	28/05/2010	Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Win	50-5-1 1 NC	Dominique Alexander	TKO	1 (10)	21/05/2010	Capitale, New York, New York, United States
Win	49-5-1 1 NC	Rafael Pedro	KO	1 (10)	13/04/2010	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States	Won vacant WBC Latino heavyweight title.
NC	48-5-1 1 NC	Marcus McGee	NC	1 (8)	03/12/2009	Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Loss	48-5-1	Sultan Ibragimov	UD	12	02/06/2007	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Lost WBO heavyweight title.
Win	48-4-1	Siarhei Liakhovich	TKO	12 (12)	04/11/2006	Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Won WBO heavyweight title.
Win	47-4-1	Chris Koval	RTD	12 (12)	24/05/2006	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States	Retained NABO & NABA heavyweight titles. Won vacant USBA heavyweight title.
Win	46-4-1	Dicky Ryan	KO	4 (12)	18/03/2006	Convention Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States	Won vacant NABA & NABO heavyweight titles.
Win	45-4-1	Luciano Zolyone	KO	1 (12)	10/12/2005	Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico	Won vacant WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title.
Win	44-4-1	Brian Scott	KO	1 (10)	26/11/2005	Convention Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
Win	43-4-1	Ray Mercer	KO	7 (10)	26/08/2005	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win	42-4-1	Abraham Okine	TKO	3 (10)	10/06/2005	Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York, United States
Win	41-4-1	Demetrice King	TKO	2 (6)	03/03/2005	MSG Theater, Verona, New York, United States
Win	40-4-1	Jeff Pegues	TKO	1 (10)	06/03/2004	Turning Stone Casino, Verona, New York, United States
Win	39-4-1	Wade Lewis	TKO	3 (8)	28/08/2003	The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Win	38-4-1	John Sargent	TKO	1 (12)	19/07/2003	War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	37-4-1	Marvin Hill	TKO	1 (10)	27/03/2003	War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Loss	36-4-1	Jameel McCline	UD	10	27/04/2002	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win	36-3-1	Reynaldo Minus	KO	1 (8)	01/12/2001	Jacob Javits Center, New York, New York, United States
Win	35-3-1	Jason Waller	TKO	1 (10)	19/10/2001	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	34-3-1	Russell Chasteen	KO	1 (10)	07/04/2001	Coeur D'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, United States
Win	33-3-1	Eric Curry	KO	1 (10)	02/11/2000	Coeur D'Alene Casino, Worley, Idaho, United States
Loss	32-3-1	Sedreck Fields	MD	8	27/04/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Win	32-2-1	Waren Williams	TKO	3 (10)	24/02/2000	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Draw	31-2-1	Francois Botha	MD	10	07/08/1999	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Botha down in round 8.
Win	31–2	Marcus Rhode	TKO	3 (10)	08/12/1998	Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Loss	30–2	Lennox Lewis	TKO	5 (12)	28/03/1998	Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Lost Lineal heavyweight title. For WBC heavyweight title.
Win	30–1	George Foreman	MD	12	22/11/1997	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Won Lineal heavyweight title.
Win	29–1	Jorge Valdes	TKO	10 (10)	24/06/1997	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Win	28–1	Melton Bowen	TKO	1 (10)	15/04/1997	West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	27–1	Eric French	TKO	2 (8)	21/02/1997	Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida, United States
Win	26–1	Tim Ray	KO	1 (10)	25/09/1996	Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, Florida, United States
Loss	25–1	Darroll Wilson	TKO	3 (10)	15/03/1996	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	25–0	Calvin Jones	TKO	1 (10)	15/12/1995	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Win	24–0	Sherman Griffin	TKO	1 (10)	22/09/1995	Lewiston, Maine, United States
Win	23–0	Will Hinton	TKO	1 (8)	25/08/1995	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	22–0	Marion Wilson	PTS	8	24/03/1995	South Mountain Arena, West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	21–0	Craig Payne	UD	8	13/01/1995	Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	20–0	Mike Faulkner	KO	2 (?)	21/10/1994	Palm Springs, California, United States
Win	19–0	Mark Young	TKO	8 (?)	26/08/1994	Bally's Park Place Hotel Casino, West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Win	18–0	Exum Speight	TKO	1 (?)	04/08/1994	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win	17–0	Jimmy Ellis	TKO	1 (?)	12/03/1994	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	16–0	Mike Faulkner	KO	6 (?)	20/02/1994	Biloxi Belle Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Win	15–0	Danny Wofford	UD	6	09/12/1993	Paramount Theatre, New York, New York, United States
Win	14–0	Tim Noble	TKO	3 (?)	10/11/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	13–0	Danny Blake	PTS	6	10/07/1993	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	12–0	Bruce Johnson	TKO	1 (6)	22/05/1993	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States
Win	11–0	Ron Gullette	TKO	1 (6)	25/03/1993	Harrah's Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	10–0	Robert Pagan Perez	KO	1 (?)	09/12/1992	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win	9–0	Rocky Bentley	PTS	4	04/12/1992	Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, United States
Win	8–0	Rick Honeycutt	TKO	1 (?)	21/11/1992	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	7–0	Tony Simpson	TKO	1 (?)	13/11/1992	Revere, Massachusetts, United States
Win	6–0	Donnie Penelton	KO	1 (?)	29/10/1992	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	5–0	Juan Quintana	TKO	3 (?)	09/10/1992	Tiverton, Rhode Island, United States
Win	4–0	Greg Santos	KO	1 (?)	19/09/1992	Troy, New York, United States
Win	3–0	Ed Carlson	KO	1 (?)	28/08/1992	Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Win	2–0	Cedric Sims	KO	1 (?)	06/08/1992	Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Win	1–0	John Basil Jackson	KO	1 (4)	24/07/1992	Catskill, New York, United States

Kickboxing experiment

Briggs competed in one kickboxing match against wrestler Tom Erikson and won the fight by technical knockout in the first round.

2 Win (1 (T)KO, 0 Decision), 0 loss
Date	Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
27-03-2004	Win	1-0	Tom Erikson	K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama	TKO (Right Punch)	1	1:03

Filmography

Film Credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Bad Boys II	Haitian Gang
2005	Transporter 2	Max
2007	Three Days to Vegas	Security Guard
2008	The Wackness	Bodyguard #1

Television Appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Naked Sport	Himself	Documentary, EP Welcome to the Sewer
1995	New York Undercover	Ralphie	EP Knock You Out
2003	Trina: The Making of a Diamond Princess	Himself	Documentary
2006	Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith	Himself	Guest on Talk Show

External links

• Professional boxing record for Shannon Briggs from BoxRec
• Shannon Briggs at the Internet Movie Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sergei Liakhovich	WBO Heavyweight Champion 4 November 2006 – 2 Jun 2007	Succeeded by Sultan Ibragimov
Preceded by John Bray	United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion 1992	Succeeded by Derrell Dixon
Preceded by George Foreman	Lineal Champion November 22 1997 - March 28 1998	Succeeded by Lennox Lewis