Briggs lines up fight with Vitali

Briggs, nicknamed The Cannon, has also appeared in three films

Shannon Briggs will take on WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko on Saturday, 16 October, at a German venue yet to be decided.

Klitschko's most recent title defence was a 10th-round victory over Poland's Albert Sosnowski in May 2010.

Former WBO champion Briggs, 38, has a record of 54-5-1, and his 27 first-round knockouts is the most by any heavyweight champion.

The American's most recent bout was a victory over Rob Calloway in May.

In March 1998, Briggs took on then-WBC world champion Lennox Lewis in Atlantic City but was stopped in five rounds.

Currently eighth in the WBC rankings, Briggs announced his bout against Klitschko at a WBC event at the Cardiff International Arena on Thursday.

Wladimir Klitschko, younger brother of Vitali, is the reigning WBO and IBF world heavyweight champion, with the WBA belt held by Britain's David Haye.

In April, Briggs claimed: "The Klitschkos hurt the division with their safety-first styles. Neither one of them puts it on the line."

He urged Haye to bypass the Ukrainian siblings in favour of fighting him instead, adding: "We don't have to deal with the Klitschkos, hand-picking opponents and fighting only in Germany with their boring styles."

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