On November 5, 2011, Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KOs) and Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round lightweight bout.
Ricky Burns is coming in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 26% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Nicky Cook, 3 months and 20 days ago. Michael Katsidis is on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round KO win over Michael Lozada, 2 months and 23 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ricky Burns at 99-1 winning odds. Michael Katsidis really doesn't have much to present against Burns.
Ricky Burns defeated Michael Katsidis via unanimous decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Burns improves his record to 33-2, while Katsidis adds a loss to his record at 28-5.