Ricky Burns

Name: Ricky Burns
Alias: 'Rickster'
Hometown: Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom
Birthplace: Bellshill, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 178cm
Reach: 178cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Trainer: Billy Nelson (2001-2014), Tony Sims (2014-)
Promoter: Frank Warren (2005-2012), Eddie Hearn (2013-)
Manager: Alex Morrison

Professional Record

Championship Record

• 9-2-1 (5 KO’s) in world championship bouts.
• 3-7-1 (1 KO) against former or current world champions (secondary belts excluded):
  • Won against Roman Martinez, Nicky Cook & Kirill Relikh.
  • Lost against Alex Arthur, Terence Crawford, Dejan Zlaticanin, Omar Figueroa, Julius Indongo & Anthony Crolla & Lee Selby.
  • Drew against Ray Beltran

Variant Record

• Defeated 3 undefeated opponents with ten or more bouts: Roman Martinez, Jose A Gonzalez & Kiryl Relikh.
• Burns was never stopped in 54 professional fights.

Regional & Minor Titles

• Commonwealth Boxing Council super featherweight title
• interim WBO World lightweight title
• WBO International lightweight title

External Links

• Ricky Burns Official Website

Preceded by: Roman Martinez	WBO Super Featherweight Champion 2010 Sep 4 – 2011 Sep	Succeeded by: Adrien Broner
Preceded by: Juan Manuel Marquez Stripped	WBO Lightweight Champion 2012 Mar 10 – 2014 Mar 1	Succeeded by: Terence Crawford
Preceded by: Adrien Broner Upgraded to Super Champion	WBA Light Welterweight Champion 2016 May 28 – 2017 Apr 15 Lost bid for Unified Championship	Succeeded by: Julius Indongo Unified Champion
		Succeeded by: Kirill Relikh