Shannon Briggs travelling to UK in bid to secure Dave Haye bout
Saturday 12 March 2016 10:47, UK
Shannon Briggs has fuelled speculation he could be David Haye's next opponent after releasing a series of tweets stating he is on his way to Great Britain.
Haye, who ended a three-and-a-half year hiatus from the sport with a comprehensive first-round knockout of Mark de Mori at The O2 in January, will return to the ring on May 21 against an as-yet unnamed opponent.
American heavyweight Malik Scott (38-2-1-KO13) recently claimed in an interview with Esnewsreporting.com that he or Briggs would be Haye's next challenger.
Earlier this week, Briggs took to Twitter to throw down a challenge to Haye (27-2-KO25) and the 44-year-old once again took to social media on Friday to announce he is travelling to the UK.
"#ItsTheChamp I'm on my way #LETSGOCHAMP #LETSGOCHAMP #LETSGOCHAMP @ Great Britain," Briggs tweeted.
"All my friends and family that live in different parts of the #UnitedKingdom I shall see you…"
Briggs (59-6-1-KO52) has won eight on the trot - including six first-round stoppages - since losing a unanimous decision to Vitali Klitschko in 2010.
The last time anyone was able to halt Briggs was way back in 1998, when then-WBC world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis stopped him in five rounds.
