RSSBriggs Contracts Pneumonia; March 10th Bout with Ibragimov Cancelled
WBO Heavyweight Champion Shannon Briggs has contracted a form of pneumonia and was forced to withdraw from his mandatory title defense against Sultan Ibragimov yesterday.
Briggs is very upset about the fact that he had to postpone the bout and hopes that it can be rescheduled for the spring:
“I’m not doing too good,” a tired-sounding Briggs said. “To me, this was almost $2 million. I’m sick about it. I’m destroyed over this. It was an easy payday for me. Hopefully, we can push it back to May or June and I will be better.”
Briggs’ doctor, Dr. Islon Woolf, has stated that Briggs will be out of action from up to three to four months. Woolf said he diagnosed Briggs with aspiration pneumonia after administring a CAT scan last week.
For those who aren’t familar with the medical term, aspiration pneumonia is the inflammation of the lungs and bronchial tubes due to the inhalation of food particles or fluids into the lungs.
“It’s very serious,” said Woolf, who said he also referred Briggs to a lung specialist. “Plus, he has chronic asthma. That hasn’t helped. He couldn’t make it though one round if he had to box today. He will need to rest for a few weeks and probably can’t fight for three or four months.”
HBO will still televise Wladimir Klitschko-Ray Austin on that same day…
General • Weight Classes • Heavyweight • Ibragimov Cousins • Klitschko Brothers • Ray Austin • Shannon Briggs
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