Published 11:16 IST, May 19th 2020

Mike Tyson set to fight Shannon Briggs on much-anticipated boxing comeback

Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs has recently claimed that he is going to fight Mike Tyson officially, as the 53-year-old announced his return.

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Mike Tyson has me many think about his boxing return for weeks w as 53-year-old has been frequent in posting clips of his intense training session with MMA mastermind Rafael Cordeiro from official social media handles. Though ‘Bdest Man of Planet’ is yet to declare his upcoming opponent, former heavyweight champion Shann Briggs has claimed that he is officially going to welcome Mike Tyson inside boxing ring. And news has alrey thrilled combat sports community.

Shann Briggs is currently d 48 and has been inactive in sport of boxing for almost four years. On or hand, Mike Tyson is d 53 and h competed last inside boxing ring almost 15 years ago. duo is expected to lock horns, as Briggs has officially declared bout via Instagram.

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Shann Briggs claims he is officially going to fight Mike Tyson next

Former world heavyweight champion Shann Briggs came live on Instagram and broke news about facing Mike Tyson next, which has seemingly left a lot of fans confused. Mike Tyson was speculated to go up against Evander Holyfield, who is also coming out of retirement soon and duo was expected to put on a trilogy fight. However, after Briggs’s recent claims, it seems that Mike Tyson vs Shann Biggs is going to happen in near future.

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“I just talked to Mike Tyson, it’s going down, me and Mike, we’re going to make it happen, it’s official, you’re going to see it happen, Brownsville versus Brownsville. Me and Tyson are going to lace up gloves, we’re going to rumble, rumble in jungle. We’re going to let our fist do talking.” said Shann Briggs on Instagram live.

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Mike Tyson vs Shann Briggs is official

Shann Briggs also posted a couple of pictures from his official Instagram handle that clearly hints at his upcoming fight against Mike Tyson. Although ‘Mike Tyson vs Shann Briggs date’ has t been finalised yet, Mike Tyson return news has alrey given birth to a lot of lucrative deals of worth $1 million to $20 million, but it seems that 53-year-old is rey to get inside boxing ring opposite Shann Briggs.

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11:16 IST, May 19th 2020