World Boxing News can only reveal that Shannon Briggs will no longer compete on July 1 after the injury suffered during the preparation.

The Country Box promoter, Jimmy Adams, explained that after the confusion after the initial report, WBN Briggs was no longer on the card, without any reason officially disclosed.

WBN announced on June 30 that Evan Holyfield would replace Briggs on the card, which drew questions due to the lack of full explanation.

Briggs moved to the side of the knee injury The fight moved to August 5

Since then, Adams has explained World Boxing News that Briggs is unable to fight this month, but the 53-year-old heavyweight champion WBO will not be available long.

“Shannon wounded in his knee and moved the fight until August 5, still in Country Box,” Adams said only World Boxing News.

Briggs (60-6-1, 53 KO) went to Turkey and, after fully recovering, continued training on August 5.

WBN contacted the BRIGGS team in order to obtain further medical updates and will provide fresh achievements of the potential McCall fight as they were developed.

However, WBN understands that injury may not require surgery.

McCall Clash in work? The promoter teases with a “intriguing duel”

Asked if Oliver McCall (60-14-1, 40 KO), who fought with the Country show in April at the age of 60, could be the future opponent of Briggs, Adams for the first time confirmed that the clash of two former heavyweight champions is in his thinking.

Adams said WBN: “Nothing was confirmed in black and white about Shannon Briggs vs Oliver McCall. But would McCall and Briggs not be an captivating fight with these two former masters?”

Briggs versus McCall would continue the heavyweight trend of the 90s, which still fights much later than usual.

Mike Tyson competed in 54 and 58, while Roy Jones Jr. He was 51 when he fought Tyson in 2020. In 2023, Razor Ruddock and James Toney fought at the exhibition in Jamaica, respectively at the age of 59 and 55.

Since then, Country Box has taken over the coat, and McCall is actively fighting and professionally competing with several concerts. Adams combines music with boxing to get a unique impressions of fans.

In his latest program, Sergey Derevyanchenko’s average weight is a headeder as a headliner and, as mentioned, the return of Evander Holyfield’s son.

Trend Legends Trading Mighty blows in Briggs and McCall, who can have both separate competitions before Adams finally puts them against each other.

Adams believes that the staging of Briggs vs. McCall would mean a milestone for Country Box, which throws a niche, combining boxing nostalgia with an entertainment spectacle.

The director of Boxing Boxing Derevyanchenko will perform live on Tuesday, July 1, from 19:00 to 23:00 CDT at the Trubadour Theater in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tickets available at Countrybox247.com.

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