Shannon Briggs

“The Cannon”

Boxing

60-6-1 (1 NC)RECORD

53WINS BY KO / TKO

7WINS BY DECISION

68PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Shannon Briggs
Nickname	The Cannon
Date of birth	4 Dec 1971
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Heavyweight
Trainers	Teddy Atlas, James O'Farrell
Height	193 cm (6′4″)
Reach	203 cm (80″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1992–2016
Status	Not added yet
Pro debut	24 Jul 1992
Last fight	Win vs Emilio Zarate, 21 May 2016

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Titles and honours

Lineal heavyweight champion (1997–1998)
WBO heavyweight champion (2006–2007)

Fight history

68 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Emilio Zarate	KO	1	2:20	21 May 2016	London, England, United Kingdom
Win	Michael Marrone	KO	2	2:52	5 Sep 2015	Hollywood, Florida, USA
Win	Zoltan Petranyi	KO	1	1:52	27 Mar 2015	Panama City, Panama
Win	Richard Carmack	KO	1	2:59	1 Nov 2014	Lula, Mississippi, USA
Win	Cory Phelps	TKO	1	1:18	23 Aug 2014	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Win	Raphael Zumbano Love	Decision (unanimous)	12		28 Jun 2014	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Win	Matthew Greer	TKO	1	0:27	17 May 2014	New Cumberland, West Virginia, USA
Win	Francisco Mireles	KO	1	0:27	19 Apr 2014	Carlton, Minnesota, USA
Win	Maurenzo Smith	KO	1	2:59	11 Apr 2014	Tampa, Florida, USA
Loss	Vitali Klitschko	Decision (unanimous)	12		16 Oct 2010	Hamburg, Germany	For WBC heavyweight title
Win	Rob Calloway	TKO	1	1:38	28 May 2010	Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Win	Dominique Alexander	TKO	1	0:20	21 May 2010	New York City, New York, USA
Win	Rafael Pedro	KO	1	0:28	13 Apr 2010	Hollywood, Florida, USA
No contest	Marcus McGee	No contest	1	2:01	3 Dec 2009	New York City, New York, USA
Loss	Sultan Ibragimov	Decision (unanimous)	12		2 Jun 2007	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Lost WBO heavyweight title
Win	Siarhei Liakhovich	TKO	12	2:59	4 Nov 2006	Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Won WBO heavyweight title
Win	Chris Koval	TKO (corner retirement)	3	3:00	24 May 2006	New York City, New York, USA
Win	Dicky Ryan	KO	4	2:37	18 Mar 2006	Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Win	Luciano Zolyone	KO	1	0:11	10 Dec 2005	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Win	Brian Scott	KO	1	1:10	26 Nov 2005	Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Win	Ray Mercer	KO	7	0:41	26 Aug 2005	Hollywood, Florida, USA
Win	Abraham Okine	TKO	3	0:54	10 Jun 2005	Verona, New York, USA
Win	Demetrice King	TKO	2	1:49	3 Mar 2005	New York City, New York, USA
Win	Jeff Pegues	TKO	1	0:35	6 Mar 2004	Verona, New York, USA
Win	Wade Lewis	TKO	3		28 Aug 2003	North Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Win	John Sargent	TKO	1	0:17	19 Jul 2003	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Win	Marvin Hill	TKO	1	0:33	27 Mar 2003	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Loss	Jameel McCline	Decision (unanimous)	10		27 Apr 2002	New York City, New York, USA
Win	Reynaldo Minus	KO	1	2:21	1 Dec 2001	New York City, New York, USA
Win	Jason Waller	TKO	1	0:37	19 Oct 2001	Paradise, Nevada, USA
Win	Russell Chasteen	KO	1	2:55	7 Apr 2001	Worley, Idaho, USA
Win	Eric Curry	KO	1	2:34	2 Nov 2000	Worley, Idaho, USA
Loss	Sedreck Fields	Decision (majority)	8		27 Apr 2000	New York City, New York, USA
Win	Warren Williams	TKO	3	2:22	24 Feb 2000	New York City, New York, USA
Draw	Francois Botha	Decision (majority)	10		7 Aug 1999	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Marcus Rhode	TKO	1	2:55	8 Dec 1998	New York City, New York, USA
Loss	Lennox Lewis	TKO	5	1:45	28 Mar 1998	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Lost lineal heavyweight title; for WBC heavyweight title
Win	George Foreman	Decision (majority)	12		22 Nov 1997	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	Won lineal heavyweight title
Win	Jorge Valdes	TKO (corner retirement)	9	3:00	24 Jun 1997	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Win	Melton Bowen	TKO	1	0:26	15 Apr 1997	West Orange, New Jersey, USA
Win	Eric French	TKO	2	2:23	21 Feb 1997	Miami, Florida, USA
Win	Tim Ray	KO	1		25 Sep 1996	Newark, New Jersey, USA
Loss	Darroll Wilson	TKO	3	2:17	15 Mar 1996	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Calvin Jones	TKO	1	0:54	15 Dec 1995	New York City, New York, USA
Win	Sherman Griffin	TKO	1	1:17	22 Sep 1995	Lewiston, Maine, USA
Win	Will Hinton	TKO	1	1:50	25 Aug 1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Marion Wilson	Decision (points)	8		24 Mar 1995	West Orange, New Jersey, USA
Win	Craig Payne	Decision (unanimous)	8		13 Jan 1995	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Mike Faulkner	KO	2		21 Oct 1994	Palm Springs, California, USA
Win	Mark Young	TKO	8	2:06	26 Aug 1994	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Exum Speight	TKO	1		4 Aug 1994	Ledyard, Connecticut, USA
Win	Jimmy Ellis	TKO	1	0:35	12 Mar 1994	Paradise, Nevada, USA
Win	Mike Faulkner	KO	6	1:46	20 Feb 1994	Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
Win	Danny Wofford	Decision (unanimous)	6		9 Dec 1993	New York City, New York, USA
Win	Tim Noble	TKO	3	1:04	10 Nov 1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Danny Blake	Decision (points)	6		10 Jul 1993	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Win	Bruce Johnson	TKO	1	1:36	22 May 1993	Washington, D.C., USA
Win	Ron Gullette	TKO	1	1:52	25 Mar 1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Win	Robert Pagan Perez	KO	1		9 Dec 1992	Newark, New Jersey, USA
Win	Rocky Bentley	Decision (points)	4		4 Dec 1992	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Win	Rick Honeycutt	TKO	1		21 Nov 1992	Miami, Florida, USA
Win	Tony Simpson	TKO	1		13 Nov 1992	Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Win	Donnie Penelton	KO	1		29 Oct 1992	Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Win	Juan Quintana	TKO	3	1:13	9 Oct 1992	Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Win	Greg Santos	KO	1		19 Sep 1992	Troy, New York, USA
Win	Ed Carlson	KO	1		28 Aug 1992	Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Win	Cedric Sims	KO	1		6 Aug 1992	Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Win	John Basil Jackson	KO	1	1:28	24 Jul 1992	Catskill, New York, USA