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Former world champion Shannon Briggs is still adamant he can force a bout with heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko. The 43-year-old Briggs (58-6-1-KO51) faces Michael Marrone in Florida on Saturday night and with the night billed as a heavyweight tribute event, stars such as Klitschko, Evander Holyfield, MikeTyson, Tony Tubbs and Tony Tucker are expected to attend
The Shannon Briggs vs. Wladimir Klitschko feud just hit new levels -- with tensions exploding in a Florida gym ... and Evander Holyfield had to jump in to save the day ... TMZ Sports has learned. Briggs -- a former heavyweight champ -- confronted his arch enemy in the boxing gym where they're both known to work out ... and as usual, got in Klitschko's face and called him out for refusing to fight him in the ring.
Two-Time World Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs Headlines Heavyweight Card Saturday, Sept. 5 at Hard Rock Live. More than 20 former World Heavyweight Champions Ringside SHANNON BRIGGS MEDIA DAY QUOTES "Never before in history has this been done. You are talking about twenty-some former heavyweight champions of the last forty years are coming together for one big family reunion. All the champs: Larry Holmes, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko and The Champ Shannon Briggs - two-time heavyweight champion. "On Saturday night expect action. There are eight heavyweight fights with all of the former heavyweight champions sitting around the ring. You see Holyfield sitting right there, then you see Tony Tucker over there, Tony Tubbs, Chris Byrd, Hasim Rahman - this is unreal. It's never been done before. Thanks to Kris Lawrence of the Heavyweight Factory and the Hard Rock Hotel it is happening.
Wladimir Klitschko, WBA, WBO, IBF & IBO Heavyweight Champion Discusses This Weekend's Heavyweight Champions Gathering at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL
Hamburg, August 30th 2015. When Wladimir Klitschko defends his titles against Tyson Fury at ESPRIT arena in Düsseldorf, Germany on October 24th, another Brit will be dazzling the fans - even before the fight’s first round: Rock icon ROD STEWART is going to open the night of the epic fight with an exclusive performance presented by RTL Television. Stewart’s performance will also celebrate the worldwide release of his highly-anticipated new studio album “Another Country”, which will be released just one day before the prize fight, on October 23rd.
Tyson Fury (24-0, 18KOs) will have a packed house going against him on October 24th at the ESPIRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany. Fury will challenges Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53KOs) for the WBA, WBO, IBO, IBF heavyweight titles. According to Fury's promoter Mick Hennessy, 40,000 tickets have already been sold for the contest, with the card on course to be a 55,000 seat sellout. He expects tickets to sell even quicker when the two boxers are expected to have a face to face in mid-September during a London press event.
Polis heavyweight giant Mariusz Wach (31-1, 17 KOs) believes Alexander Powietkin (29-1, 21 KOs) is more experienced, changed his fighting style, and now stands a better chance of unseating the heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko (64-3, 53 KOs). Povetkin challenged Klitschko two years ago and was dominated over the twelve round contest. He was dropped several times, yet he continued to rise and fight on.
Antonio Tarver has made it clear that he doesn’t think WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is worth his time. Instead, he prefers to face the lineal heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko sometime next year in his quixotic quest to become the oldest heavyweight champion of all time.
NEWARK, N.J. – Antonio Tarver wants his heavyweight title shot to come against Wladimir Klitschko, not Deontay Wilder. A fight against Wilder would be easier to make because Tarver and Wilder are advised by Al Haymon and compete as part of Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions series, but Tarver hasn’t been shy about making his preference known. If he defeats Philadelphia’s Steve Cunningham (28-7, 13 KOs) on Friday night at Prudential Center (Spike, 9 p.m. ET/PT) – or when he beats Cunningham, according to Tarver – the former light heavyweight champion wants what he believes he’ll have earned.
Undisputed (WBC, WBA, WBO, IBO & IBF) Female World Welterweight Champion Cecilia Brækhus (27-0, 7 KOs) is finally back in action, on October 24. Oslo, August 13th 2015. Cecilia Brækhus has teamed up with new trainer Johnathon Banks, and is set for a high-profile undercard slot on the recently announced Wladimir Klitschko vs Tyson Fury world title clash in Düsseldorf. ‘’I can’t wait to get back in the ring and show once again why I’m the pound-for-pound number one. And returning on Klitschko’s big event, with my new trainer, is a huge step-up for my career, and a dream come true,” Brækhus said.