Ricky Burns

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricky Burns
Occupation	Boxer
Date Of Birth	Apr 13, 1983(1983-04-13)
Age	41
Birthplace	Coatbridge
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Aries

Ricky Burns Biography

Ricky Burns is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on April 13, 1983 in Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom. He is a Scottish boxer who fights in the Light Welterweight Division. He was previously a Commonwealth Champion and WBO Champion as Super Featherweight.

To win the WBO Lightweight title, he defeated He defeated Michael Kastidis to take home the WBO Lightweight title in November 2011. in November 2011.

On 7 July 2017, STV news reported there was talks between Burns and fellow Brit Anthony Crolla (31-6-3, 13 KOs) about a potential all-British fight towards the end of 2017. Talks suggested a fight would likely take place in Manchester or Glasgow at light-welterweight. A provisional date of 14 October 2017 was being considered. Both boxers tweeted a day earlier confirming their interest in the fight. Burns told Sky Sports, he agreed to the fight straight away when he first heard about the speculations. He said, both he and Crolla were in the same position, coming off losses. At the time, Burn’s compatriot Josh Taylor had been calling him out for an all Scottish showdown. Crolla admitted the fight would be a ‘make or break’ fight for both of them and could steer the defeated boxer into retirement, whereas the winner could line himself up for another potential world title fight. On 7 August 2017, it was confirmed by Eddie Hearn that a deal had been reached between Crolla and Burns for a fight to take place at lightweight on 7 October, live on Sky Sports. Manchester Arena was confirmed as the venue, marking it the first time Burns would fight in Manchester. Hearn spoke to Sky Sports about the fight, “What a fight between two great warriors. Both Anthony and Ricky are in similar places in the careers and they know that this absolute must-win. Knowing these two like I do this is going to be a fight until the finishing bell with neither taking a backward step. It’s an all-British super fight between two great [former] world champions.” Crolla won the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. In the end, the three judges’ scored the fight 116-113, 117-112, 116-114. Sky pundits at ringside had either Crolla winning or a draw, however none believed Burns had done enough to warrant a win. Crolla was the busier fighter throwing much more than Burns and focused a lot of his body shots. Burns made Crolla miss a lot with his movement and looked to land cleaner and accurate punches. Both fighters embraced in the end, as they had shown mutual respect for one another in the build up. In the post fight, Crolla said, “I thought I definitely did enough. He just kept coming, he gave me a very tough fight, but I thought my quality shots won it.” Burns felt he did enough to win the fight saying, “Although it was close, I thought I did enough. thought I landed the cleaner shots. In my eyes, I thought I just edged it.” Crolla also said he would be willing to travel to Glasgow for a rematch.

Ricky Burns (born 13 April 1983) is a Scottish professional boxer. He is one of only three British boxers to have won world titles in three weight divisions and the first from Scotland, having held the WBO super-featherweight title from 2010 to 2011; the WBO lightweight title from 2012 to 2014; and the WBA light-welterweight title from 2016 to 2017. At regional level he held the Commonwealth super-featherweight title from 2008 to 2009, and has challenged for the British and European super-featherweight titles.

He was married to Amanda, and they have two children.

Ricky Burns Net Worth

Ricky Burns is one of the richest Boxer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricky Burns 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Coatbridge in Scotland. In October 2001, he won his first professional fight against Woody Greenaway.

He defeated Graham Earl, who was previously undefeated, in February 2005 to make a major upset.

On 3 November, at just one weeks notice, Burns stepped in to replace Joe Cordina and fight Scott Cardle (23-2-1, 7 KOs) on 10 November 2018 at the Manchester Arena. Cordina withdrew from the bout after picking up an injury. Prior to stepping in, Burns was originally scheduled to appear on a Matchroom USA card in Kansas, USA on 17 November. Burns dominated and then knocked out Cardle in round 3 to continue his comeback in 2018. It was a right hand which sent Cardle to the canvas. Cardle managed to beat the count, but referee Mark Lyson called a halt to the about at 2:06 of round 3. Although Burns did not call anyone out in the prost-fight interview, he stated he was chasing big fights in 2019.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ricky Burns Dating?

According to our records, Ricky Burns married to Amanda Burns. As of December 1, 2023, Ricky Burns’s is not dating anyone.

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Burns defended his crown at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall soon afterwards in November 2008, against another Ghanaian, Yakubu Amidu. The African fighter had a record of 16–1–1, with all his victories coming by way of stoppage. Burns however was too much and his superior fitness levels showed as the referee stopped the contest in the seventh round, handing victory to the Scotsman. Burns second defence took place in March 2009, and saw Burns halt former British champion Michael Gomez in the seventh round. On 20 June 2009, Burns made perhaps the toughest defence of his title yet with a hard-fought 12 round win over Northern Ireland’s Kevin O’Hara, with the assistance of the highly experienced trainer Billy Nelson and his Fighting Scots Gym in Stepps. Ricky became Billy’s first world champion.

Facts & Trivia

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The WBO super-featherweight title showdown between Burns and Roman Martinez was eventually confirmed on 24 June 2010 and scheduled to take place at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow on 4 September. Speaking at the announcement of the fight Burns said; “this has been dragging on a bit..it is the biggest fight of my career but I’m more than confident that I can beat him”. Finally on 4 September, Burns entered the ring at Kelvin Hall to face the WBO’s unbeaten reigning world champion Roman Martinez. Martinez had held the title for over a year winning it from Englishman Nicky Cook and defending twice against Colombian Feider Viloria and Argentinian Gonzalo Munguia. Despite suffering a knockdown in the first round, Burns took the fight to the champion winning on all three judges scorecards 115–112, 115–112 and 115–113 to inflict a career first defeat on Martinez and finally winning the world title.

When was Ricky Burns last fight?

Burns vs. On 26 October 2019 , Burns faced former world champion Lee Selby.

Is Ricky Burns still fighting?

Burns says an opponent hasn’t yet been mentioned, but hopes to be back fighting in early 2022. He said: “All in all, I’m so happy to get the win and I’m looking forward to the next one. “No names have been mentioned, but they’re talking March or April-time, possibly in Glasgow, which would be good.

Did Ricky Burns win?

Burns won by unanimous decision (UD).

What age is Ricky Burns?

39 years (April 13, 1983)

Who trained Ricky Burns?

Since 2014, he had been working under the tutelage of acclaimed coach Tony Sims at his gym in Essex. Success was mixed, but Burns did capture the WBA junior welterweight title in 2016 and defended it in style with a hard-fought 12-round unanimous decision over Kiryl Relikh.