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
Regional & Minor Titles
- Commonwealth Boxing Council super featherweight title
- interim WBO World lightweight title
- WBO International lightweight title
Professional Record
Championship Record
- 9-2-1 (5 KO’s) in world championship bouts.
- 4-7-1 (1 KO’s) against former or current world champions.
- Won against Roman Martinez, Nicky Cook, Paulus Moses & 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.
External Links
| 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 |
Succeeded by: Julius Indongo Unified Champion |
| Succeeded by: Kirill Relikh |