Shannon Briggs TKO3 Chris Koval...Promoter Cedric Kushner's return to New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom was capped with an explosive finish when heavyweight Shannon Briggs blasted out trash talking Chris Koval in three one-sided rounds. At 273 pounds, Briggs looked like he was getting winded, but his punches never stopped coming. For two rounds, Koval mocked Briggs after nearly every punch Briggs landed, but Briggs continued to unload the heavy artillery. By the third round, the damage took its toll on Koval, who went down twice, getting up the second time with blood spewing from his nose and mouth. The fight was stopped after the third round ended, leaving Briggs with a 47-4-1 mark and Koval at 23-3. Briggs is being talked about as an opponent for Wladimir Klitschko, and HBO executives were ringside for the bout.