Shannon Briggs vs Frans Botha (FULL FIGHT) | 7th August 1999 | Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, USA

Date: 1999-08-07

Location: Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Referee: Eddie Cotton

Judge: John Stewart 94-94

Judge: Henry Eugene Grant 94-94

Judge: Joseph Pasquale 92-95

Shannon Briggs on the 'Most Painful Moment' of his career: "The fight against Botha. I did everything the right way, just had a bad chain of events happen. I tore my left bicep before the fight. I had an ulcer the size of a dime in my stomach. I trained for the fight in Big Bear thinking the altitude would be good for me. Terrible. I couldn't run in the morning, it was too cold. It was just everything. That was heartbreaking. After the second round I was gasping for air. Botha broke my rib. Cauliflower ears. Stitches over both eyes. Hung in there for ten rounds. I was fortunate to get a draw. He really gave me a beating, physically. And mentally I was really down on myself, because the fight was so hard, grueling."

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