Shannon Briggs new WBO Champion

Shannon Briggs (48-4-1, 41 KOs) scored an explosive twelfth round knockout over Sergei "White Wolf" Liakhovich (23-2, 14 KOs) to claim the WBO heavyweight championship on Saturday night at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Action was very measured for most the fight as both fighters appeared wary of engaging in sustained exchanges. Finally in the twelfth round, with about 30 seconds left in the fight, Briggs floored Liakhovich, then blasted him completely out of the ring to win the title. Entering the last round, Liakhovich was leading 106-103, 106-103, 105-104. With the win, Briggs breaks the monopoly on the major heavyweight titles by former Soviet fighters.

What are the heavyweight champs of all the three letter orgs??

I bet Briggs , but man was that ugly to watch.

It reminded me of Moorer vs Foreman, except Moorer was Brian Minto tonight.......

"What are the heavyweight champs of all the three letter orgs??"

IBF: Klitchko

WBA: Giant

WBC: Oleg Maskaev

Briggs realizes his childhood dream of wearing the gold with a devestating knockout in the final seconds. Great!

I would never have guessed that Briggs would fare better than Brewster in any matchup.

LOL slick. I dozed off too during the 6th and 7th rounds. I woke up when
the announcer said Liakhovich had been hurt by a left hook, and then
watched the rest of the fight. Briggs looked so inactive throughout the
fight I almost thought it was fixed. Glad to see he was able to dig down
deep and finish the fight with no gas at all left in the tank.

Fedor would kill either of these guys.