Octagon icon Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson will combat for the primary time in 5 years this summer season.
As introduced on social media, the previous UFC gentle heavyweight champion will make his boxing debut on June 1 when he meets knockout artist and legendary pugilist Shannon Briggs. In accordance with a video shared by ‘Rampage’ on-line, the bout will go down in Qatar.
“It’s lastly going to occur! Rampage vs Shannon Briggs in Qatar this summer season,” Rampage wrote within the caption on X. “My 1st boxing match don’t miss it.”
“I lastly received the contract. It’s been over two years within the making of me listening to Ms. Shannon Biggs-mouth,” reveals within the video. “I get to close him up as soon as and for all in Qatar on June 1. Shannon, you’re gonna remorse calling me out all these years in the past. You’ve been posting ungodly movies of me… Tagging me in ungodly movies and I simply endured and I received the contract.
“I’m gonna shut your mouth as soon as and for all.”
‘Rampage’ vs. Briggs is the battle of two fight sports activities icons
Rampage’ walked away from combined martial arts in 2019 after dropping three of his final 4 underneath the Bellator MMA banner. All through his two-decade-long profession, Jackson went toe-to-toe with a number of the largest names within the historical past of the game, together with Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, Dan Henderson, Rashad Evans, Forrest Griffin, Jon Jones, and Fedor Emelianenko.
Shannon Briggs final fought in 2016, ending his profession on a nine-fight win streak with all, however one ending by the use of KO. Over his 24-year profession, ‘The Cannon’ amassed a report of 60-6 with 53 knockouts giving him a staggering 88.3% end charge. In 2006, he defeated Siarhei Liakhovich by way of a Twelfth-round TKO to assert the WBO heavyweight world championship.
He additionally captured the WBC FECARBOX heavyweight title, the NABA and NABO heavyweight titles, the USBA heavyweight title, and the WBC Latino heavyweight title.