Ricky Burns
Career, Record, Stats
Ricky Burns (The Rickster) is a 41-year-old Scottish professional boxer. He is a three-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins and a world-championship elevation. 22 years, 10 months, and 30 days into his career, Burns' record stands at 45-8-1, which includes 17 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights.
Ricky Burns' Boxing Career
Ricky Burns was born in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland on April 13, 1983. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on October 20, 2001 against Woody Greenaway. Burns defeated Greenaway via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Burns became a world champion at the age of 27 after 30 professional fights. He challenged Román Martínez for the WBO super-featherweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the lightweight (WBO) and super-lightweight (WBA) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Burns' latest fight was an 8th-round TKO victory over Willie Limond at age 40, on September 1, 2023.
Some of Ricky Burns' best fights so far have been against Román Martínez, Kiryl Relikh, Michael Katsidis, Ray Beltrán, and Willie Limond. For a complete list of Burns' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ricky Burns".
Burns has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ricky Burns Losses".
Ricky Burns' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Sep 01, 2023 | 40 | 
Willie Limond 44 42-5  | win | TKO 8 |
53 | Dec 18, 2021 | 38 |  Emiliano Dominguez | win | UD 10 |
52 | Oct 26, 2019 | 36 | 
Lee Selby 32 27-2 | loss | MD 12 |
51 | Nov 10, 2018 | 35 | Scott Cardle | win | TKO 3 |
50 | Jun 16, 2018 | 35 | Ivan Njegac | win | RTD 4 |
49 | Oct 07, 2017 | 34 | 
Anthony Crolla 30 30-6-3 | loss | UD 12 |
48 | Apr 15, 2017 | 34 | 
Julius Indongo 34 21-0 | loss | UD 12 |
47 | Oct 07, 2016 | 33 | 
Kiryl Relikh 26 21-0 | win | UD 12 |
46 | May 28, 2016 | 33 | Michele di Rocco | win | TKO 8 |
45 | Nov 07, 2015 | 32 | Josh King | win | KO 11 |
44 | Aug 01, 2015 | 32 | Prince Ofotsu | win | TKO 5 |
43 | May 09, 2015 | 32 | 
Omar Figueroa Jr. 25 24-0-1 | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Oct 04, 2014 | 31 | Alexandre Lepelley | win | PTS 8 |
41 | Jun 27, 2014 | 31 | Dejan Zlatičanin | loss | SD 12 |
40 | Mar 01, 2014 | 30 | 
Terence Crawford 26 22-0 | loss | UD 12 |
39 | Sep 07, 2013 | 30 | 
Ray Beltrán 32 28-6 | draw | SD 12 |
38 | May 11, 2013 | 30 | Jose Gonzalez | win | RTD 9 |
37 | Sep 22, 2012 | 29 | Kevin Mitchell | win | TKO 4 |
36 | Mar 10, 2012 | 28 | Paulus Moses | win | UD 12 |
35 | Nov 05, 2011 | 28 | 
Michael Katsidis 31 28-4 | win | UD 12 |
34 | Jul 16, 2011 | 28 | Nicky Cook | win | TKO 1 |
33 | Mar 12, 2011 | 27 | Joseph Laryea | win | RTD 7 |
32 | Dec 04, 2010 | 27 | Andreas Evensen | win | UD 12 |
31 | Sep 04, 2010 | 27 | 
Román Martínez 27 24-0-1 | win | UD 12 |
30 | May 15, 2010 | 27 | Youssef Al Hamidi | win | PTS 8 |
29 | Jun 19, 2009 | 26 | Kevin O'Hara | win | UD 12 |
28 | Mar 27, 2009 | 25 | Michael Gomez | win | TKO 7 |
27 | Nov 14, 2008 | 25 | Yakubu Amidu | win | TKO 7 |
26 | Sep 26, 2008 | 25 | Osumanu Akaba | win | UD 12 |
25 | May 17, 2008 | 25 | Gheorghe Ghiompirica | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Mar 22, 2008 | 24 | Billy Smith | win | PTS 4 |
23 | Feb 22, 2008 | 24 | Silence Saheed | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Dec 15, 2007 | 24 | Billy Smith | win | PTS 6 |
21 | Nov 03, 2007 | 24 | Youssef Al Hamidi | win | PTS 6 |
20 | Oct 26, 2007 | 24 | Ben Odamattey | win | PTS 8 |
19 | Oct 13, 2007 | 24 | Frederic Bonifai | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Sep 15, 2007 | 24 | Ernie Smith | win | PTS 6 |
17 | Feb 09, 2007 | 23 | Carl Johanneson | loss | UD 12 |
16 | Nov 04, 2006 | 23 | Wladimir Borov | win | PTS 8 |
15 | Apr 01, 2006 | 22 | Adolphe Avadja | win | TKO 5 |
14 | Feb 18, 2006 | 22 | Alex Arthur | loss | UD 12 |
13 | Jul 23, 2005 | 22 | Alan Temple | win | PTS 4 |
12 | Jun 17, 2005 | 22 | Haider Ali | win | PTS 8 |
11 | Apr 08, 2005 | 21 | Buster Dennis | win | PTS 6 |
10 | Feb 25, 2005 | 21 | Graham Earl | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Dec 12, 2004 | 21 | Colin Bain | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Oct 29, 2004 | 21 | Jeff Thomas | win | PTS 4 |
7 | Oct 08, 2004 | 21 | Daniel Thorpe | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Dec 08, 2002 | 19 | Nono Junior | win | PTS 8 |
5 | Oct 19, 2002 | 19 | Neil Murray | win | TKO 2 |
4 | Sep 06, 2002 | 19 | Ernie Smith | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Jun 08, 2002 | 19 | Gary Harrison | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Mar 15, 2002 | 18 | Peter Allen | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Oct 20, 2001 | 18 | Woody Greenaway | win | PTS 4 |