[2] By the age of 17, Briggs was accomplished enough to challenge Thai kick boxer, Jomhod Sor Chid Lata, for the World Kickboxing Association (WKA) title.
1 rating and a WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship fight against Tomasz Adamek, who at the time, had 28 wins and no losses.
Briggs seemed to be getting outboxed in the first round until he unleashed a heavy left hook to Adamek's jaw which dropped the champion.
[4] Many who watched the fight have stated although Adamek seemed to be the busier of the two, his punches were ineffective and landed mostly on the arms and gloves of Briggs.
[citation needed] After the second loss to Adamek, Briggs decided against a third match, stating he wanted to go for new opponents: I'm not hanging them up.
I am building a great fan base now, even though I am not winning.After the fight, Don King said he supported Briggs and wanted to see him back.
Briggs was thought to have gotten past his problems, and relocated back to the Gold Coast where he began working with a new trainer.
Briggs is currently located on the Gold Coast, and frequently commentates boxing matches on Fox Sports and Mainevent.
Briggs was subsequently booed out of the stadium by irate fans, and had to be protected by management from projected missiles being thrown at him.
[8][9] During the lead up to the first Adamek fight, Briggs co-authored, with Gregor Salmon, an autobiography Heart, Soul, Fire: The Journey of Paul Briggs (2005),[10] detailing his rise to success as an international kick boxer, his descent into organised crime, drugs and violence, and ultimately his rise back to respectability and dominance in international boxing.