George Foreman vs. Shannon Briggs 28, 1998. Briggs would fight Lewis aggressively and had the champion in trouble at the end of the first round, but Lewis would dominate the remainder of the fight and scored three knockdowns over Briggs in the next four rounds, ultimately winning by fifth round technical knockout. George Foreman vs. Shannon Briggs George Foreman vs. Shannon Briggs was a professional boxing match contested on November 22, 1997 for the "Lineal" heavyweight championship. After capturing the WBA and IBF titles from Michael Moorer late in 1994, George Foreman would forfeit his WBA title and make only one defense of his IBF
Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's Heavyweight Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's Heavyweight The men's heavyweight competition of the boxing events at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was held between the 18 and 24 of July at the General Motors Centre. The defending champion is Lenier Pero of Cuba. Heavyweights is limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 91 kilograms. Like all Pan American boxing events, the competition is a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers are awarded bronze medals, so no boxers compete again after their first loss. Bouts consist of a 3 rounds "10-point