Ricky Burns

World title reigns and bouts

WBAR
IBF
WBO
WBO
Super Lightweight
Lightweight
Super Featherweight
2011
(27 years old)
2012
(28 years old)
2013
(29 years old)
2014
(30 years old)
2015
(31 years old)
2016
(32 years old)
2017
(33 years old)

Timeline of world title events

    4 Sep 2010

    Ricky Burns beats Roman Martinez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight (130 lb)

    Ricky Burns becomes the WBO Super Featherweight world champion

    4 Dec 2010

    Ricky Burns beats Andreas Evensen via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight (130 lb)

    12 Mar 2011

    Ricky Burns beats Joseph Laryea via corner retirement 7/12

    Super Featherweight (130 lb)

    16 Jul 2011

    Ricky Burns beats Nicky Cook via knockout 1/12

    Super Featherweight (130 lb)

    10 Sep 2011

    Ricky Burns's WBO Super Featherweight world title reign ends

    10 Mar 2012

    Ricky Burns beats Moses Paulus via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    Ricky Burns becomes the WBO Lightweight world champion

    22 Sep 2012

    Ricky Burns beats Kevin Mitchell via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    11 May 2013

    Ricky Burns beats Jose A Gonzalez via corner retirement 9/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    7 Sep 2013

    Ricky Burns and Raymundo Beltran share a draw 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    1 Mar 2014

    Terence Crawford beats Ricky Burns via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight (135 lb)

    28 May 2016

    Ricky Burns beats Michele Di Rocco via knockout 8/12

    Super Lightweight (140 lb)

    Ricky Burns becomes the WBAR Super Lightweight world champion

    7 Oct 2016

    Ricky Burns beats Kiryl Relikh via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight (140 lb)

    15 Apr 2017

    Julius Indongo beats Ricky Burns via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight (140 lb)