Siarhei Liakhovich 238 lbs lost to Shannon Briggs 268 lbs by TKO at 2:59 in round 12 of 12
Date: 2006-11-04
Location: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Referee: Robert Ferrara
Judge: Dennis Nelson 106-103
Judge: Chris Wilson 105-104
Judge: Jose Hiram Rivera 106-103
WBO World Heavyweight Title (1st defense by Liakhovich)

Liakhovich defended the title just 7 months after winning it from Lamon Brewster in a slugfest and seemingly had not recovered yet.
Briggs trailing,won the fight with one second left, reminiscent of Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor I.
Liakohvich down twice in round twelve
The second knockdown led to Liakhovich falling through the ropes.
If the referee had allowed the fight to continue after the second knockdown and Liakhovich had come back into the ring within 20 seconds, he would have kept his title with a draw.
Commentator Joe Tessitore called it "a very distasteful heavyweight bout".
This is how Belarussian reporter Pavel Baranov described the fight: "Throughout the entire twelve rounds, Liakhovich boxed as if under a tranquilizer - slowly, always letting heavy Briggs catch his breath. There was such a striking contrast with the previous golden fight. As a result, everything turned out so strange that almost half of the forum chatters (including overseas ones) confidently assumed the behind-the-scenes work of Siarhei's boss - that same dark-skinned eccentric guy with a nightmarish hairstyle who cheerfully waved Belarussian flag, walking around the ring before the fight."

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