Lennox Lewis knocked out in the first round. Lewis retained the WBC world title in 1998 when he knocked out lineal champion Shannon Briggs, who had recently outpointed George Foreman in a controversial fight to win the lineal title in five rounds, and beat formerly-undefeated European champion Željko Mavrović from Croatia in a 12-round unanimous decision. Lewis stated in 2006 that his fight with Mavrovic was the most awkward win of his career. On 13 March 1999, Lewis faced WBA and IBF title holder Evander Holyfield in New York City in what was supposed to be a heavyweight unification bout. Lewis fought
Shannon Briggs has since appeared in feature films "Bad Boys II", with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, "Transporter 2," and "The Wackness." Briggs also made an appearance on the Fugees' breakthrough album, "The Score." He appears in the music video for rapper Thirstin Howl III's song "Surrounded By Criminals" (from his 2011 album "Natural Born Skiller"). Shannon Briggs was summoned to US Federal Court District South Carolina on June 7, 2012, according to court documents Kali Bowyer, Briggs' ex-publicist, was awarded over $420,000.00 plus interest for her services. Shannon Briggs Shannon Briggs (born December 4, 1971) is an American professional boxer. A