Ryan Burnett was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on May 21, 1992. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on May 24, 2013 against Laszlo Nemesapati. Burnett defeated Nemesapati via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Burnett became a world champion at the age of 25 after 16 professional fights. He challenged Lee Haskins for the IBF bantamweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBA bantamweight world title as well.
Burnett's last fight was a 6th-round TKO victory over Jelbirt Gomera at age 26, on May 17, 2019.
Some of Ryan Burnett's best fights have been against Zhanat Zhakiyanov and Anthony Settoul. For a complete list of Burnett's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ryan Burnett".
Burnett has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Ryan Burnett Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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21 | May 17, 2019 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
20 | Nov 03, 2018 | 26 | ![]() | loss | RTD 4 |
19 | Mar 31, 2018 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
18 | Oct 21, 2017 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
17 | Jun 10, 2017 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
16 | Feb 25, 2017 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
15 | Oct 15, 2016 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
14 | Jul 30, 2016 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
13 | Feb 27, 2016 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
12 | Nov 21, 2015 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
11 | Oct 10, 2015 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Jul 04, 2015 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Apr 11, 2015 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
8 | Mar 27, 2015 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Feb 27, 2015 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Nov 29, 2014 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Nov 22, 2014 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Nov 16, 2013 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
3 | Oct 19, 2013 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Jun 28, 2013 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
1 | May 24, 2013 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |