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Ricky Burns

3711 KOs
50 KOs
1Draws
Last six: W-D-L-L-W-L
Career
status
inactive
bouts
43
rounds
325
KO %
29.7%
KO wins
11
KO losses
0
career
2001–2015
debut
2001-10-20
last fight
2015-05-09
Profile
alias
Rickster
manager
Alex Morrison
trainer
Robert Bannon
promoter
Warriors Boxing (2015-05-09–2015-05-09)Matchroom Boxing (2013-05-11–2014-03-01)Frank Warren Promotions (2010-09-04–2012-09-22)
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 10″ / 178cm
reach
70″ / 178cm
nationality
United Kingdom
origin
Bellshill Scotland United Kingdom
city / state / zip
Coatbridge, Scotland
dob
1983-04-13
age
43

Latest news

Willie Limond retires from boxing but Ricky Burns leaves door open ...
2023-09-09 · British Boxing News
Ricky Burns Stops Willie Limond In Clash Of Scottish Veterans ...
2023-09-02 · East Side Boxing
Boxing legend Ricky Burns will immediately quit fight game to take up new sport after final bout against...
2023-09-01 · The Scottish Sun
Scottish boxing legend Ricky Burns helps hitman Calvin McCord prepare for title showdown
2023-07-26 · Daily Record
Ricky Burns ring return against Willie Limond 'about closure' of boxing career
2023-06-22 · BBC

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
May 9
Omar Figueroa Jr
24 0 1
L-UD
State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
12 of 12
Judges: Don Griffin | Cathy Leonard | Nelson Vazquez
Referee: Laurence Cole
Promoter: Warriors Boxing
Event →
Oct 4
Alexandre Lepelley
17 1 1
W-PTS
First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3
Referee: John Latham (71-79)
Event →
Jun 27
Dejan Zlaticanin
18 0 0
L-SD
Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Vacant WBC International Lightweight Title
12 of 12x3
Judges: Predrag Aleksic 115-113 | John Keane 113-115 | Gerald Ritter 115-113
Referee: Hector Afu
Event →
Mar 1
Terence Crawford
23 0 0
L-UD
Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
WBO
12 of 12 · 134 / 134 lbs
Judges: Zoltan Enyedi | Alejandro Lopez | Salven Lagumbay
Referee: Luis Pabon
Promoter: Matchroom Boxing
Event →
Sep 7
Raymundo Beltran
28 6 0
D-SDRAW
Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
WBO
12 of 12x3
Judges: Andre Van Grootenbruel | Carlos Ortiz, Jr. | Richie Davies
Referee: Phil Edwards
Promoter: Matchroom Boxing
Event →
May 11
Jose A Gonzalez
22 0 0
W-RTD
Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
WBO
9 of 12x3 · 3:00
Judges: Lisa Giampa | Glenn Feldman | Julie Lederman
Referee: Russell Mora
Promoter: Matchroom Boxing
Event →
Sep 22
Kevin Mitchell
33 1 0
W-TKO
Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
WBO
4 of 12x3 · 2:59
Judges: Richie Davies | Dave Parris | Phil Edwards
Referee: Terry O'Connor
Promoter: Frank Warren Promotions
Event →
Mar 10
Paulus Moses
28 1 0
W-UD
Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
WBO
12 of 12x3 · 135 / 133 lbs
Judges: Phil Edwards | John Stewart | Jose I. Martinez
Referee: Mark Nelson
Event →
Nov 5
Michael Katsidis
28 4 0
W-UD
Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
WBO
12 of 12x3 · 135 / 135 lbs
Judges: Terry O'Connor | John Stewart | Andre Van Grootenbruel
Referee: Phil Edwards
Promoter: Frank Warren Promotions
Event →
Jul 16
Nicky Cook
30 2 0
W-TKO
Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
WBO World super featherweight title
1 of 12x3 · 130 / 130 lbs · 1:33
Judges: Richard James Davies | Terry O'Connor | Dave Parris
Referee: Phil Edwards
Event →
Mar 12
Joseph Laryea
14 4 0
W-RTD
Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
WBO
7 of 12x3 · 130 / 129 lbs · 3:00
Judges: Matteo Montella | Edgardo Claudio | Manuel Maritxalar
Referee: Terry O'Connor
Promoter: Frank Warren Promotions
Event →
Dec 4
Andreas Evensen
13 1 0
W-UD
Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
WBO
12 of 12x3 · 130 / 129 lbs
Judges: Noel Monnet | Zoltan Enyedi | Tom Miller
Referee: Dave Parris
Promoter: Frank Warren Promotions
Event →
Sep 4
Roman Martinez
24 0 1
W-UD
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
WBO
12 of 12 · 130 / 129 lbs
Judges: Don Trella | Zoltan Enyedi | Paul Thomas
Referee: Mike Ortega
Promoter: Frank Warren Promotions
Event →
May 15
Youssef Al Hamidi
6 26 2
W-PTS
Upton Park, West Ham, London, United Kingdom
8 of 8 · 134 / 135 lbs
Referee: Marcus McDonnell (73-80)
Event →
Jun 19
Kevin O'Hara
16 4 0
W-UD
Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
super featherweight title
12 of 12x3 · 130 / 130 lbs
Judges: Dave Parris 117-110 | Howard John Foster 115-113 | Victor Loughlin 117-111
Referee: Terry O'Connor
Event →
Mar 27
Michael Gomez
38 9 0
W-TKO
Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
super featherweight title
7 of 12x3 · 130 / 129 lbs · 0:47
Judges: Richard James Davies | Victor Loughlin | Marcus McDonnell
Referee: Howard John Foster
Event →
Nov 14
Yakubu Amidu
16 1 1
W-TKO
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
super featherweight title
7 of 12x3 · 130 / 130 lbs · 2:57
Judges: John Keane | Victor Loughlin | Marcus McDonnell
Referee: Ian John-Lewis
Event →
Sep 26
Osumanu Akaba
21 4 1
W-UD
York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
super featherweight title
12 of 12 · 128 / 128 lbs
Judges: Richard James Davies 113-116 | Dave Parris 112-117 | Mark Green 112-116
Referee: Marcus McDonnell
Event →
May 17
Gheorghe Ghiompirica
8 37 0
W-PTS
Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3 · 130 / 129 lbs
Referee: Paul Graham (100-90)
Event →
Mar 22
Billy Smith
12 63 1
W-PTS
International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
4 of 4x3 · 144 / 145 lbs
Judges: Wynford Jones 40-36
Referee: Reece Carter
Event →
Feb 22
Silence Saheed
8 20 3
W-TKO
Dalziel Park Hotel & Conference Centre, Motherwell, Scotland, United Kingdom
3 of 6x3 · 142 / 143 lbs · 2:45
Referee: Paul Graham
Event →
Dec 15
Billy Smith
11 58 1
W-PTS
Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 135 / 137 lbs
Referee: Victor Loughlin (60-54)
Event →
Nov 3
Youssef Al Hamidi
2 4 1
W-PTS
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
6 of 6 · 133 / 132 lbs
Referee: Roddy Evans (57-58)
Event →
Oct 26
Ben Odamattey
13 9 2
W-PTS
SeeWoo Restaurant, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 134 / 134 lbs
Referee: Paul Graham (80-73)
Event →
Oct 13
Frederic Bonifai
33 29 4
W-TKO
York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
5 of 8x3 · 133 / 130 lbs · 2:45
Referee: Robert Williams
Event →
Sep 15
Ernie Smith
13 117 5
W-PTS
Linwood Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 137 / 153 lbs
Event →
Feb 9
Carl Johanneson
25 2 0
L-UD
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
BBBofC British Super Featherweight Title
12 of 12x3 · 130 / 130 lbs
Judges: Victor Loughlin 109-118 | Phil Edwards 110-117 | Mickey Vann 110-117
Referee: Howard John Foster
Event →
Nov 4
Wladimir Borov
16 29 1
W-PTS
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 132 / 132 lbs
Referee: Kenny Pringle (80-72)
Event →
Apr 1
Adolphe Avadja
10 17 0
W-TKO
York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
5 of 8x3 · 134 / 132 lbs · 2:14
Referee: Richard James Davies
Event →
Feb 18
Alex Arthur
21 1 0
L-UD
Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
BBBofC British Super Featherweight Title
12 of 12x3 · 129 / 130 lbs
Judges: Dave Parris 111-117 | Mickey Vann 110-118 | Paul Thomas 112-116
Referee: John Keane
Event →
Jul 23
Alan Temple
15 18 0
W-PTS
Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
4 of 4x3 · 135 / 143 lbs
Event →
Jun 17
Haider Ali
4 1 0
W-PTS
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 130 / 131 lbs
Referee: Al Hutcheon (78-74)
Event →
Apr 8
Buster Dennis
5 9 0
W-PTS
Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3 · 132 / 131 lbs
Referee: Victor Loughlin (60-55)
Event →
Feb 25
Graham Earl
22 0 0
W-PTS
Conference Centre, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
8 of 8x3 · 140 / 138 lbs
Referee: Richard James Davies (79-75)
Event →
Dec 12
Colin Bain
8 0 0
W-PTS
Marriott Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 of 6x2 · 135 / 135 lbs
Referee: Al Hutcheon (58-55)
Event →
Oct 29
Jeff Thomas
7 2 1
W-PTS
Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
4 of 4x3 · 132 / 139 lbs
Referee: Paul Graham (40-36)
Event →
Oct 8
Daniel Thorpe
14 31 2
W-PTS
Marriott Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 of 6x2 · 127 / 129 lbs
Referee: Kenny Pringle (59-55)
Event →
Dec 8
Nono Junior
5 4 0
W-PTS
Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
8 of 8x2 · 143 lbs
Referee: Al Hutcheon (78-74)
Event →
Oct 19
Neil Murray
0 0 0
W-TKO
Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
2 of 4x3 · 141 / 142 lbs · 0:36
Referee: Kenny Pringle
Event →
Sep 6
Ernie Smith
8 41 1
W-PTS
Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 of 6x2 · 142 / 146 lbs
Referee: Victor Loughlin (60-54)
Event →
Jun 8
Gary Harrison
4 5 0
W-TKO
Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
1 of 4x3 · 140 / 145 lbs · 1:30
Referee: Paul Graham
Event →
Mar 15
Peter Allen
2 11 0
W-PTS
Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 of 6x2 · 138 / 137 lbs
Referee: Victor Loughlin (60-55)
Event →
Oct 20
Woody Greenaway
7 29 1
W-PTS
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
4 of 4x3 · 145 / 143 lbs
Referee: Paul Graham (40-36)
Event →