Video: Briggs Stays Busy Waiting For Wladimir Klitschko

By Francisco Salazar

Heavyweight Shannon Briggs took a break from pursuing a fight with Wladimir Klitschko by actually fighting in the ring on Saturday night.

Briggs knocked out Richard Carmack in the first round at the Isle of Capri Casino in Lula, Mississippi.

It was all Briggs from the opening bell, taking the fight to the overmatched Carmack, even blooding the nose of his much-shorter opponent.

Briggs ended matters when he landed a hard left hook to the body of Carmack, who immediately took a knee. Referee Randy Phillips counted Carmack out at 2:59.

Briggs improves to 57-6-1, 50 KOs.

Briggs has now won his last six bouts in a row since his one-sided 12 round unanimous decision to Vitaly Klitschko in October of 2010.

The 42-year-old Briggs has been in the news lately for his antics out of the ring involving Wladimir Klitschko. Briggs has spent recent months challenging the Ukrainian fighter to a fight, even though Klitschko has a fight lined up against Kubrat Pulev on November 15.

Briggs has either shadowed Klitschko at his South Florida gym, at a local cafe which resulted in Briggs injuring his foot, and most recently, at a local lake. These incidents have been captured on cell phone video and posted on YouTube, including Briggs' now infamous catchphrase of "Let's go, champ."

Carmack (12-6, 10 KOs) has now lost his last six bouts in a row after winning his first 12 fights as a pro.

In an eight round welterweight bout, 19-year-old Joey Bryant knocked out Richard Dinkins (10-52-4) in the first round. Bryant goes to 12-0, 8 KOs.

Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Salazar also covers boxing for the Ventura County (CA) Star newspaper, RingTV, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing