On October 7, 2016, Ricky Burns (40-5-1, 14 KOs), the super-lightweight WBA champion, defends his title against Belarusian challenger, Kiryl Relikh (21-0, 19 KOs).
Ricky Burns is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Michele di Rocco, 4 months and 9 days ago. Kiryl Relikh is on a 21-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round RTD win over Joaquim Carneiro, 4 months and 24 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ricky Burns at 99-1 winning odds. Kiryl Relikh really doesn't have much to present against Burns.
Ricky Burns defeated Kiryl Relikh via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA super-lightweight title. Burns improves his record to 41-5-1, while Relikh adds a loss to his record at 21-1.