Shannon Briggs will mark his return to boxing ring on Saturday, October 17 in a heavyweight fight against Robert “Big Philly” Hawkins, part of the “Phoenix Rising” card at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. Weigh-in for the fight will be on Friday at the Hilton Garden Inn with a press conference scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
Briggs (48-5-1, 42 KOs), a two-time heavyweight champion, has been out of the ring for two years following a loss in a 12-round decision to Sultan Ibragimov. Briggs was battling “walking pneumonia” at the time of the fight and following the decision he opted to take some time away from boxing to get “recharged and refocused.”
That time is now as Briggs takes his first step toward regaining the heavyweight title with Hawkins (23-13-0, 7 KOs) offering a true test after such a lengthy layoff.
Briggs has made it clear that his intentions are to earn a title shot against Vitali Klitschko, current holder of the WBC belt. It doesn’t end with Vitali though as Briggs would also like to step in the ring against the Ukrainian’s brother, Wladimir Klitschko, owner of the IBF, IBO and WBO titles.
Details for Friday night’s weigh-in
Hilton Garden Inn
3838 East Van Buren Street
Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 85008
1-602-306-2323
For media enquiries and to schedule an interview with Shannon Briggs please contact
KaliMari, Chief Communications Officer
Briggs Entertainment, Inc
Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs
912.536.2496
http://www.ShannonBriggs.com
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