Ricky Burns
| Ricky Burns | |
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Burns in 2013
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Rickster |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
13 April 1983 Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 47 |
| Wins | 41 |
| Wins by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
Ricky Burns (born 13 April 1983) is a British professional boxer from Coatbridge, Scotland. He has held the WBA super-lightweight title since 2016, having previously held the WBO super-featherweight title from 2010 to 2011, and the WBO lightweight title from 2012 to 2014. Burns is one of only three British boxers to have won world titles in three weight divisions, and the first from Scotland. At regional level he held the Commonwealth super-featherweight title from 2008 to 2009, and challenged for the British and European super-featherweight titles.
Burns first fight as a professional was a four-round victory in October 2001 over Woody Greenaway at the Thistle Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland. On 12 December 2004, following a string of seven wins over opponents including Jeff Thomas, Ernie Smith and Daniel Thorpe he was matched against fellow unbeaten prospect Colin Bain. The fight, at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow, resulted in a first career defeat for Bain as Burns won over the six round distance. For Burns, the win set him up for a journey south of the border to face the unbeaten British lightweight champion Graham Earl in a non-title fight. The fight with Earl took place at the Wembley Conference Center and Burns produced one of the upsets of the year when he scored a points victory to beat Earl over eight rounds.
The win against Earl meant he would land a shot at the big time when in February 2006, he took on reigning British, Commonwealth and European champion Alex Arthur. The fight took place in Edinburgh and ended in defeat for Burns, as Arthur retained on points. Burns who was still only a 12-fight novice at this stage took the fight to Arthur prompting the champion to heap praise on him; "Ricky Burns was in superb shape and he was up for the fight" said Arthur, "He's a brilliant boxer with a great future and he could be a world champion one day." Burns himself refused to be disappointed with the loss saying; "I don't count that as a loss. I'm just 22 and it was great experience for me".
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