Briggs will knock Russian back to Moscow

WBO HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
<TABLE border=1><TBODY><TR><TH>01-SULTAN IBRAGIMOV VS SHANNON BRIGGS
Sat 6/2 10:00PM (EST)

<TABLE border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>1 SULTAN IBRAGIMOV </TD><TD> -185 </TD></TR><TR><TD>2 SHANNON BRIGGS </TD><TD> +145 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><CITE>

* Note: BOARDWALK HALL, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ</CITE>​

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<TABLE border=1><TBODY><TR><TH>02-SULTAN IBRAGIMOV VS SHANNON BRIGGS TOTAL ROUNDS
Sat 6/2 10:00PM (EST)

<TABLE border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>1 Over 8.5 ROUNDS </TD><TD> -125 </TD></TR><TR><TD>2 Under 8.5 ROUNDS </TD><TD> -105 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><CITE>

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Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

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Date: Saturday, 02nd June, 2007 Commission: New Jersey Athletic Control Board</PRE><TD class=c colSpan=99><CENTER>
</PRE></CENTER></TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Heavyweight</TD><TD>Shannon Briggs</TD><TD> v </TD><TD>Sultan Ibragimov</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD class=cr> </TD><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ Referee: Eddie Cotton | Judge: Don Trella | Judge: Lynne Carter | Judge: Luis Rivera ~
~ WBO Heavyweight Title ~
</TD></TR></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Welterweight</TD><TD>Shamone Alvarez</TD><TD> v </TD><TD>Jose Luis Cruz</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD class=cr> </TD><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ WBO NABO Welterweight Title ~
</TD></TR></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Heavyweight</TD><TD>Calvin Brock</TD><TD> v </TD><TD>Alex Gonzales</TD><TD align=right>10</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Super Middleweight</TD><TD>Giovanni Lorenzo</TD><TD> v </TD><TD>Bruce Rumbolz</TD><TD align=right>8</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Super Flyweight</TD><TD>Raul Martinez</TD><TD> v </TD><TD>Alejandro Moreno</TD><TD align=right>8</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Cruiserweight</TD><TD>Robert Stieglitz</TD><TD> v </TD><TD>Marlon Hayes</TD><TD align=right>8</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Middleweight</TD><TD>Patrick Majewski</TD><TD> v </TD><TD>Vincent Irwin</TD><TD align=right>6</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Cruiserweight</TD><TD>Tiger Allen</TD><TD> v </TD><TD>Fitzgerald Johnson</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>

<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR bgColor=#ffffff><TH>Name</TH><TH></TH><TH>Age</TH><TH>Points</TH><TH>Debut</TH><TH align=middle>W-L-D</TH><TH align=middle>» Last 6 »</TH></TR></TR><TR><TD align=middle> 1 </TD><TD> <TD> Wladimir Klitschko <TH> </TH><TD align=middle>31 <TD>1,152 <TD align=middle>1996 <TD align=middle> 48-3-0 <TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TR><TD align=middle> 2 </TD><TD> <TD> Samuel Peter <TH> </TH><TD align=middle>26 <TD>895 <TD align=middle>2001 <TD align=middle> 28-1-0 <TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><TD class=w><TD class=l><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TR><TD align=middle> 3 </TD><TD> 1 <TD> Ruslan Chagaev <TH> </TH><TD align=middle>28 <TD>834 <TD align=middle>1997 <TD align=middle> 23-0-1 <TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TR><TD align=middle> 4 </TD><TD> 1 <TD> Oleg Maskaev <TH> </TH><TD align=middle>38 <TD>813 <TD align=middle>1993 <TD align=middle> 34-5-0 <TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TR><TD align=middle> 5 </TD><TD> <TD> Nikolay Valuev <TH> </TH><TD align=middle>33 <TD>705 <TD align=middle>1993 <TD align=middle> 46-1-0 <TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=l></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TR><TD align=middle> 6 </TD><TD> 3 <TD> Shannon Briggs <TH> </TH><TD align=middle>35 <TD>590 <TD align=middle>1992 <TD align=middle> 48-4-1 <TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TR><TD align=middle> 7 </TD><TD> 1 <TD> Vladimir Virchis <TH> </TH><TD align=middle>33 <TD>581 <TD align=middle>1999 <TD align=middle> 23-1-0 <TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=l><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TR><TD align=middle> 8 </TD><TD> <TD> Matt Skelton <TH> </TH><TD align=middle>40 <TD>565 <TD align=middle>2002 <TD align=middle> 20-1-0 <TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=l><TD class=w><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TR><TD align=middle> 9 </TD><TD> 2 <TD> John Ruiz <TH> </TH><TD align=middle>35 <TD>541 <TD align=middle>1992 <TD align=middle> 41-7-1 <TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=w><TD class=nc><TD class=l><TD class=l></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TR><TD align=middle> 10 </TD><TD> 2 <TD> Eddie Chambers <TH> </TH><TD align=middle>25 <TD>480 <TD align=middle>2000 <TD align=middle> 29-0-0 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=2>Sultan Ibragimov</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sex <TD>Male</TD><TR><TD>Nationality <TD>Russian</TD><TR><TD>Birth Name <TD>Sultanahmed Ibzagimov</TD><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>113634</TD><TR><TD>Federal ID <TD>FL064759</TD><TR><TD>Hometown <TD>Rostov-na-Donu, Russia</TD><TR><TD>Birthplace <TD>Tlyarata, Dagestan, Russia</TD><TR><TD>Rated at <TD>Heavyweight</TD><TR><TD>World Rank <TD>20 / 1055</TD><TR><TD>Date of Birth <TD>1975-03-08</TD><TR><TD>Age <TD>32</TD><TR><TD>Stance <TD>Southpaw</TD><TR><TD>Height <TD>6' 2</TD><TR><TD>Manager <TD>Boris Grinberg <TR><TD colSpan=2> W 20 (17 ko's) | L 0 | D 1 | Total 21 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle colSpan=2>Shannon Briggs</TD></TR><TR><TD>Sex <TD>Male</TD><TR><TD>Nationality <TD>US American</TD><TR><TD>Alias <TD>The Cannon</TD><TR><TD>Global ID <TD>004629</TD><TR><TD>Federal ID <TD>NY013082</TD><TR><TD>Hometown <TD>Brooklyn, NY, USA</TD><TR><TD>Birthplace <TD>Brooklyn, NY, USA</TD><TR><TD>Rated at <TD>Heavyweight</TD><TR><TD>World Rank <TD>6 / 1055</TD><TR><TD>Date of Birth <TD>1971-12-04</TD><TR><TD>Age <TD>35</TD><TR><TD>Reach <TD>80”</TD><TR><TD>Stance <TD>Orthodox</TD><TR><TD>Height <TD>6' 4</TD><TR><TD>Trainer <TD>Chuck McGregor</TD><TR><TD>Manager <TD>Scott Hirsch <TR><TD colSpan=2> W 48 (42 ko's) | L 4 | D 1 | Total 53 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Ibragimov`s fights

<TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TH class=a>opponent</TH><TH class=a>Lb</TH><TH class=a>wld</TH><TH class=a>last 6</TH><TH class=a>location</TH><TH class=a></TH><TH class=a></TH><TH class=a></TH><TH class=a></TH><TH class=a></TH></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>2007-03-10</TD><TD class=cs>221</TD><TD>Javier Mora</TD><TD class=cs>256¾</TD><TD align=middle>21-3-1</TD><TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><CENTER><TD class=l></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=nc></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD><TD>Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA <TD class=rw>W</TD><TD align=middle>TKO</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>10</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ Time: 0:46 | Referee: Mike Ortega | Judge: Tom Kaczmarek | Judge: Ron McNair | Judge: John McKaie ~
</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>2006-07-28</TD><TD class=cs>231¾</TD><TD>Ray Austin</TD><TD class=cs>245½</TD><TD align=middle>24-3-3</TD><TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><CENTER><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=d></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD><TD>Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, FL, USA <TD class=rd>D</TD><TD align=middle>PTS</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ Referee: Tommy Kimmons | Judge: Peter Trematerra 115-111 | Judge: Bill Ray 113-113 | Judge: Tom Miller 112-114 ~
IBF Heavyweight Title Eliminator
Austin down in rd 4 & Ibragimov down in rd 10
</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>2005-12-15</TD><TD class=cs>220½</TD><TD>Lance Whitaker</TD><TD class=cs>272½</TD><TD align=middle>31-3-1</TD><TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><CENTER><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD><TD>Hard Rock Casino, Hollywood, FL, USA <TD class=rw>W</TD><TD align=middle>TKO</TD><TD align=right>7</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ Time: 2:01 | Referee: Telis Assimenios | Judge: Michael Pernick | Judge: Mike Ross | Judge: Mark Streisand ~
~ WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title ~
</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>2005-09-16</TD><TD class=cs>221</TD><TD>Friday Ahunanya</TD><TD class=cs>233</TD><TD align=middle>20-3-2</TD><TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><CENTER><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=d></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD><TD>Gwinnett Center, Duluth, GA, USA <TD class=rw>W</TD><TD align=middle>TD</TD><TD align=right>9</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ Referee: Jim Korb | 88-84 | 88-83 | 87-83 ~
~ WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title ~
</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>2005-06-24</TD><TD class=cs>216</TD><TD>Andy Sample</TD><TD class=cs>242</TD><TD align=middle>32-10-2</TD><TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><CENTER><TD class=w></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD><TD>Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV, USA <TD class=rw>W</TD><TD align=middle>TKO</TD><TD align=right>1</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ Time: 2:47 | Referee: Toby Gibson ~
~ WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title ~
</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>2005-04-22</TD><TD class=cs>217</TD><TD>Zuri Lawrence</TD><TD class=cs>246</TD><TD align=middle>19-9-4</TD><TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><CENTER><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=d></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD><TD>Tropicana Casino Resort, Atlantic City, NJ, USA <TD class=rw>W</TD><TD align=middle>TKO</TD><TD align=right>11</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ Time: 0:32 | Referee: Wayne Hedgepeth ~
~ WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title ~
</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>2005-03-03</TD><TD class=cs>216</TD><TD>Alfred Cole</TD><TD class=cs>233¾</TD><TD align=middle>34-13-3</TD><TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><CENTER><TD class=l></TD><TD class=d></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD><TD>MSG Theatre, New York, NY, USA <TD class=rw>W</TD><TD align=middle>TKO</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ Time: 1:46 | Referee: Arthur Mercante Jr. ~
~ WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title ~
</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>2004-12-11</TD><TD class=cs>214</TD><TD>James Walton</TD><TD class=cs>211</TD><TD align=middle>19-5-2</TD><TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><CENTER><TD class=w></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=w></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD><TD>Atlantic Oceania, Brighton Beach, NY, USA <TD class=rw>W</TD><TD align=middle>TKO</TD><TD align=right>6</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ Time: 3:00 | Referee: Danny Schiavone ~
~ WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title ~
</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>2004-10-16</TD><TD class=cs>223</TD><TD>Najee Shaheed</TD><TD class=cs>244½</TD><TD align=middle>19-6-2</TD><TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><CENTER><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=w></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD><TD>Club Ovation, Boynton Beach, FL, USA <TD class=rw>W</TD><TD align=middle>KO</TD><TD align=right>3</TD><TD align=right>12</TD><TD class=cr> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cs colSpan=99>~ Time: 2:45 | Referee: Brian Garry | Judge: Fred Fluty | Judge: Richard Green | Judge: Ric Bays ~
~ Vacant WBO Asia Pacific Heavyweight Title ~
</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>2004-08-28</TD><TD class=cs>220</TD><TD>Onebo Maxime</TD><TD class=cs>233</TD><TD align=middle>15-24-0</TD><TD align=right><TABLE bgColor=white><TBODY><TR><CENTER><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD><TD class=l></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></TD><TD>Club Ovation, Boynton Beach, FL, USA</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

The Russian has never felt the power he will feel tonight..Undefeated but none this caliber opponent..Briggs is obsessed with bringing back all the Heavy titles to the states.He is in the best shape of his career..Is taking this fight seriously..

IT SAYS HERE BRIGGS SENDS THE RUSSIAN TO LALA LAND

He is in the best shape of his career..


Denniz.... he weighed in at 273 for this fight.

max1234 said:

He is in the best shape of his career..


Denniz.... he weighed in at 273 for this fight.

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He is a big man..Get your point though

boxrec is for my money the best boxing site out there, indispensible.

anybody going to get....PPV... not me !!! they just said on espn, da la hoya vs mayweather jr 2 is in the works... like we all said !!! stay tuned.:thumbsup:

<HR> Briggs-Ibragimov Under-card Weigh-In Report
01.06.07 - By Wray Edwards: Photo © by Wray Edwards. After the weigh-ins we had a chance to speak at length with Jeff Mayweather regarding Sultan’s training, Shannon’s weight and other issues. Jeff said that “In more than one way, it was a good thing that Ibragimov had the draw with Austin. That got Sultan’s attention to the need for improvement, and pretty much led to me being brought on board to work with him. We are much alike regarding many issues. Even though I live in Las Vegas, I don’t make the party scene or any of that. I enjoy my work so much that there is no need to make the scene.”

He went on to say that, “Sultan is also a serious person about his profession and takes great pleasure in training and preparing for each event.” Jeff also told me a few things, off the record, which I can’t mention until after the fight. We also ran into Sultan in the lobby and he looked relaxed, fit and friendly. The under-card is filled with some local heroes and some better known guys like Calvin Brock. The weights were as follows: continue l 13 comments

I will supply rd by rd commentary for those interested..My donation as a cherry here

Denniz,

I hope you win if you took Briggs but I would think conditioning might be a problem if it goes late in the fight. And thanks in advance for the rd by rd reports.

Just laid an extra 40 on Briggs to cover the PPV:aktion033

thanks denniz:thumbsup:

Deniz , thank for the info , BTW who is that big Russian mofo whos like 7'2 320 ... ? I saw him on some Highlights last week .. He is one ugly mutherfukker !!! ( arnold style )

Unbelievable that they don't show this on HBO or Showtime. Briggs is a likeable fighter, an American, and an alphabet soup Heavyweight champ.
He's prone for either a spectacular knockout or spectacular knocked out.
Keep hyping shit fights and showing crap like Jermain Taylor and you see why boxing is dying.

Remember when a heavyweight championship fight meant something. Now it's akin to crickets chirping.

Rupert,
The Russian giant is Nicolay Valuev. He beat Ruiz for a title then lost to Ruslan Chagaev.

GreenDoberman said:

Unbelievable that they don't show this on HBO or Showtime. Briggs is a likeable fighter, an American, and an alphabet soup Heavyweight champ.
He's prone for either a spectacular knockout or spectacular knocked out.
Keep hyping shit fights and showing crap like Jermain Taylor and you see why boxing is dying.

Remember when a heavyweight championship fight meant something. Now it's akin to crickets chirping.

Rupert,
The Russian giant is Nicolay Valuev. He beat Ruiz for a title then lost to Ruslan Chagaev.

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Disagree about the boxing dying..Dobie...Yes the Mayweather fight was a total bust..For a fight that had lines posted almost a year ahead of time..And several HBO Specials leading up to the fight..IT STUNK...BUT!!!


I have watched some SPECTACULAR fights on HBO, Showtime,Telefutura.telemundo and ESPN2(Teddy Atlas is great!)..Since that flop of a fight..

The undercard fight on the J Taylor card was Spectacular..Cant remember the awesome looking white guy who beat up Edison Miranda( A tuff cookie himself)..


Kudos Green Dobie for coming up with the Giant Russian`s name:aktion033

The undercard is over..Rover..Looks like 10-15 minutes to main event

Fighters begin walk towards the ring..Ibragimov comes out first