AS ANNOUNCED DURING HIS SENSATIONAL NATIONALLY TELEVISED ESPN2 APPEARANCE ON FRIDAY NIGHT, WBC #8, WBO #8, IBF #10, NABA AND NABO HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION SHANNON “BROOKLYN” BRIGGS, 46-4-1 (40 KOs), WILL RETURN HOME ON MAY 24 AT THE HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM IN NEW YORK CITY TO FACE CHRIS “SPECIAL K” KOVAL, 23-2 (18 KOs), FOR THE VACANT USBA HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE.
Fireworks are sure to fly, as Briggs, who also called out Ukrainian strong man Wladimir Klitschko during the broadcast, will be looking for his 11th consecutive KO. Meanwhile, the hard-punching Koval will be hoping to derail the plans of boxing’s “Comeback Fighter of the Year.” Cedric Kushner's Gotham Boxing and Team Freedom will co-promote the event.