Former UFC superstar Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (38-14, 20 KOs) will make his boxing debut with an 8-round showdown against former WBO heavyweight title holder Shannon ‘The Cannon’ Briggs (60-6-1, 53 KOs) in Qatar in June. While fans are undoubtedly excited about the upcoming matchup, Briggs seems confident about its potential outcome. He even took to social media to discuss the possible ways in which he could decimate Jackson.
Briggs went on Instagram Live to announce the fight to his fans.
“It’s on. It’s on. Let’s go champ. It’d on, that’s right. June 8th, hey listen, I’m telling y’all. He was talking crazy too; he was talking reckless. He was talking crazy, let’s see if he can win, let’s go champ,” he said. “Yeah man, it’s on. Who wants me to knock him out in the first round? Yoo, he outta here.”
Meanwhile, fans revealed in the chats that they wished to see a first-round knockout. This, in turn, prompted Briggs to ask them to decide if he should down Jackson with a body shot or a punch to the chin. “Do I punish him? Severely, viciously. I mean body shots. I’m going 18 body shots a round. Or do I do just one, right here (points to the chin),” he said. “Y’all let me know in the comments.”
Briggs’ last fight was in 2016 when he fought Emilio Zarate (21-22-3, 12 KOs) at the O2 Arena in London. He went on to win the fight via a first-round knockout.
‘You’re gonna regret even calling me out’
On the other hand, Jackson also took to social media as soon as he got the contract to announce the fight. He even mentioned that it was his chance to “shut him up once and for all.”
“Shannon, you’re gonna regret even calling me out all those years ago, and you’ve been posting just ungodly videos of me, tagging me in ungodly videos, and I just endured it,” Jackson said. “I got the contract. Thank God. I’m gonna shut your mouth once and for all.”
Briggs was notorious for capers on social media in pursuit of a fight against Jackson. With all this drama building up, it sure looks like the fight will be a saucy and entertaining affair.
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