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it was reported in yesterdays scottish daily record that ricky burns next opponent could be the guy who beat paul appleby.

joseph laryea 14-4

personally i dont think the guy deserves a shot at the title. Appleby didnt merit a shot either

hopefully burns is in with a better class of fighter

Another poor opponent if true. I wonder how long he can live off the Martinez fight.

what allegedly is gunna do is get burns mabe 3 or 4 easy defences to earn burns a few quid before throwing him in the deep end . i think burns should fight joseph laryea then stephen foster jnr then go after the big guns

burns had the right idea a few weeks ago saying he wanted to fight the ibf champ fana.

he also has a tough mandatory this year vs terdsak jandaeng

boxerbob wrote:he also has a tough mandatory this year vs terdsak jandaeng

What an unfortunate name.

Ricky Burns is set to make the second defence of his WBO super-featherweight title against Ghana's Joseph Laryea in Glasgow in the New Year, although nothing is yet confirmed.
The Scot comes off a hard-earned decision over Norway's Andreas Evensen in defence of the belt earlier this month. Ricky looked a little flat after his thrilling title victory over Puerto Rico's Rocky Martinez in September but he still got the job done against a good opponent and can enjoy the Christmas break with a few quid in his pocket.
He knows all about Laryea, of course, another good opponent who earned his shot with an upset 12-round decision over Paul Appleby on the same bill as Burns-Evensen in Glasgow. The tall African, even taller than the rangy Burns at 5ft 11ins, boxed very well indeed against the much-touted Appleby and proved that he could travel in his first ever fight outside of Ghana. Make no mistake about it, Laryea is a talented kid.
However, Burns brings far more experience to the table than Appleby, having beaten Osumanu Akaba and Yakuba Amidu in Commonwealth title fights - two Ghanaians who have beaten Laryea. Styles make fights, but this gives Ricky an obvious edge next year, although the champion is unlikely to stop Laryea.

Asterix wrote:

boxerbob wrote:he also has a tough mandatory this year vs terdsak jandaeng

What an unfortunate name.

It's okay now, he's changed his sponsor/gym affiliation & in the way of Thai fighters has changed his name to show this.

So now --I'm sure you'll be relieved to hear-- he's Terdsak KokietGym.

I really want him to get sponsored by 3K-Battery-Corp though, that's always funny when it gets read out.