Heavyweights' clash in Moscow

World Boxing Organisation heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs, of the US, will defend his title against number one contender Sultan Ibragimov, of Russia, on June 2 in Moscow. Briggs was scheduled to fight Ibragimov in a title match last Saturday at...

World Boxing Organisation heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs, of the US, will defend his title against number one contender Sultan Ibragimov, of Russia, on June 2 in Moscow.

Briggs was scheduled to fight Ibragimov in a title match last Saturday at Madison Square Garden but cancelled the bout after coming down with pneumonia. Ibragimov made quick work of a substitute opponent, stopping Mexico's Javier Mora in the first round of a scheduled 10-rounder.

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