On September 1, 2023, Willie Limond (42-5, 13 KOs) and Ricky Burns (44-8-1, 16 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round welterweight bout.
Willie Limond is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over CJ Wood, 1 year, 3 months, and 19 days ago. Ricky Burns is on a 1-fight win streak with a 30% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Emiliano Dominguez, 1 year, 8 months, and 14 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Ricky Burns at 99-1 winning odds. Willie Limond really doesn't have much to present against Burns.
Ricky Burns stopped Willie Limond via TKO in the 8th round. Burns improves his record to 45-8-1 (17 KOs), while Limond adds a loss to his record at 42-6.