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Shannon Briggs

Shannon Briggs held the WBO heavyweight world title between 2006 and 2007. Briggs first became a world champion aged 34 after winning the WBO heavyweight world title by beating Siarhei Liakhovich.

World title bouts
4
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
1–3
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (WBO heavyweight, 2006–2007)
6 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1998 – Jan 2011

HeavyweightWBC
WBO
1998age 261999age 272000age 282001age 292002age 302003age 312004age 322005age 332006age 342007age 352008age 362009age 372010age 382011age 39
200020052010

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2010

  2. Vitali Klitschko beats Shannon Briggs via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight · WBC

  3. 2007

  4. Sultan Ibragimov beats Shannon Briggs via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight · WBO

  5. 2006

  6. The Ring magazine rates Shannon Briggs No. 5 at heavyweight in its annual ratings

  7. Shannon Briggs beats Siarhei Liakhovich via knockout 12/12

    Heavyweight · WBO

  8. 1998

  9. The Ring magazine rates Shannon Briggs No. 5 at heavyweight in its annual ratings

  10. Lennox Lewis beats Shannon Briggs via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight · WBC

  11. 1997

  12. The Ring magazine rates Shannon Briggs No. 7 at heavyweight in its annual ratings