On October 26, 2019, a 36-year-old Ricky Burns (43-7-1, 16 KOs) and a 32-year-old Welsh boxer Lee Selby (27-2, 9 KOs) met in the ring.
Burns came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 16 days. Selby was on a 1-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 3 days.
Lee Selby defeated Ricky Burns via majority decision in the 12-round fight. Selby improves his record to 28-2, while Burns adds a loss to his record at 43-8-1.
On October 7, 2017, a 34-year-old Ricky Burns (41-6-1, 14 KOs) and a 30-year-old British boxer Anthony Crolla (30-6-3, 13 KOs) met in the ring.
Burns came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Crolla was on a -2-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 12 days.
Anthony Crolla defeated Ricky Burns via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Crolla improves his record to 31-6-3, while Burns adds a loss to his record at 41-7-1.
On April 15, 2017, the 34-year-old WBA super-lightweight champion, Ricky Burns (41-5-1, 14 KOs), and the 34-year-old IBF super-lightweight champion Julius Indongo (21-0, 11 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Burns came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 8 days. Indongo was on a 21-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 12 days.
Julius Indongo defeated Ricky Burns via unanimous decision and unifies the WBA and IBF super-lightweight titles. Indongo improves his record to 22-0, while Burns adds a loss to his record at 41-6-1.
On May 9, 2015, a 32-year-old Ricky Burns (37-4-1, 11 KOs) and a 25-year-old American boxer Omar Figueroa Jr. (24-0-1, 18 KOs) met in the ring.
Burns came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days. Figueroa Jr. was on a 14-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 23 days.
Omar Figueroa Jr. defeated Ricky Burns via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Figueroa Jr. improves his record to 25-0-1, while Burns adds a loss to his record at 37-5-1.
On June 27, 2014, a 31-year-old Ricky Burns (36-3-1, 11 KOs) and Dejan Zlatičanin met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Burns came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 27% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days.
Ricky Burns lost to Dejan Zlatičanin via split decision in the 12-round lightweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 36-4-1.
On March 1, 2014, the 30-year-old WBO lightweight world champion, Ricky Burns (36-2-1, 11 KOs), faced a 26-year-old American boxer Terence Crawford (22-0, 16 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Burns came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 28% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days. Crawford was on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 24 days.
Terence Crawford defeated Ricky Burns via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Crawford improves his record to 23-0, while Burns adds a loss to his record at 36-3-1.
On February 9, 2007, a 23-year-old Ricky Burns (15-1, 3 KOs) and Carl Johanneson met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Burns came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 18% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 5 days.
Ricky Burns lost to Carl Johanneson via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-featherweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 15-2.
On February 18, 2006, a 22-year-old Ricky Burns (13-0, 2 KOs) and Alex Arthur met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Burns came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 15% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days.
Ricky Burns lost to Alex Arthur via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-featherweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 13-1.