Shannon Briggs: record, next fight and profile →
O2 Arena (Millenium Dome), Greenwich, London - Former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (60-6-1, 52KOs) crushed Emilio Zarate (20-17-3), a late replacement who officially came in a few days ago after two other opponents were lost in the last two weeks, in a single round.
Boxing is often no laughing matter, so fair play to the comedy channel ‘Dave’ for coming back for seconds and screening the latest episode of David Haye’s comeback on Saturday night. The more boxing that reaches people’s living rooms the better.
Paul Butlin has hit out at the representatives of a former world champion after he was denied the chance to fight him. The Leicestershire-born heavyweight was on the shortlist to be in the opposite corner to Shannon Briggs at London’s O2 Arena this weekend, as part of the supporting cast to David Haye’s second comeback showdown against undefeated Arnold Gjergjaj.
Haye, Briggs Photos and Weighin Videos - Former two-division champ David Haye is set for the second fight of his current comeback tour as he takes on unbeaten Arnold Gjergjaj in a scheduled 10-round heavyweight clash.
Former two-division champ David Haye is set for the second fight of his current comeback tour as he takes on unbeaten Arnold Gjergjaj in a scheduled 10-round heavyweight clash. The bout tops a full night of action at a sold-out O2 Arena in London, England, which played host to Haye's ring return earlier this year. The 35-year old Brit weighed 227.25 for that bout, a 1st round knockout of hopelessly overmatched Mark de Mori. Haye knocked off a few pounds for his latest venture, tipping the scales at a healthy 224 pounds for his second fight of 2016 following a 3-1/2 year hiatus. Gjergjaj weighed in at 237 pounds for his first career match outside of his adopted Switzerland homeland.
Shannon Briggs has finally had an opponent confirmed for this weekend –– and it’s not the same man as was reported yesterday. Boxing Scene reported on Thursday that the former WBO heavyweight champion, 44, would be fighting late stand-in Jakov Gospic on Saturday at London’s O2 Arena, exclusively live on UKTV channel Dave.
Shannon Briggs will face a late replacement opponent this weekend. The former WBO champion, 59-6-1 (52 KOs), had been set to come up against former European champion Alexander Dimitrenko on May 21.
David Haye Responds To Shannon Briggs' Threats - UKTV’s leading free-to-air entertainment channel Dave has secured the exclusive UK rights for former two-weight world champion David Haye’s latest fight as he continues his comeback to the ring. ‘Haye Day’ will once again air on Dave, live from The O2 on Saturday 21 May.
Shannon Briggs confused on opponent - UKTV’s leading free-to-air entertainment channel Dave has secured the exclusive UK rights for former two-weight world champion David Haye’s latest fight as he continues his comeback to the ring. ‘Haye Day’ will once again air on Dave, live from The O2 on Saturday 21 May.
McGuigan Warns Arnold Gjergjaj - UKTV’s leading free-to-air entertainment channel Dave has secured the exclusive UK rights for former two-weight world champion David Haye’s latest fight as he continues his comeback to the ring. ‘Haye Day’ will once again air on Dave, live from The O2 on Saturday 21 May.