RICKY BURNS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Burns outclasses Moses to maintain interim WBO lightweight strap
Slick Rick Cruises to Victory in First Title Defense
High-flying Scot Ricky Burns made a successful first defense of his interim WBO lightweight title by defeating Paulus Moses at a jam-packed Braehead Arena in Glasgow last night.
After a tough 12 round fight the judges scores were 120-110, 119-110 and 117-110 all in favor of Burns by unanimous decision. It was by no means...
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March 11, 2012
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March 11, 2012
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Citizen’s Arrest: Ricky Burns Handcuffs Paulus Moses In Comfortable Decision Win
(Paulus Moses, left; Ricky Burns, right)Ricky Burns contained Paulus Moses in Renfrewshire on Saturday evening to affirm his position in the upper echelons of the lightweight class. The Coatbridge fighter was made to work hard in every round at the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, and while the points margins of 119-110, 120-110 and 117-111 suggested an easy night’s work, in truth, Burns...
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March 11, 2012
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March 11, 2012
Ricky Burns seeking homecoming glory & biggest win yet against Moses
BRAVEHEART BURNS AIMS FOR HOMECOMING GLORY
Ricky Burns could move a step closer to becoming a national sporting hero, if he is able to defeat tricky Namibian challenger Paulus Moses in his first defense of the WBO Lightweight title.
The 28-year-old from Coatbridge will be fighting in front of a sold out, partisan crowd of over 6,000 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow and is expected...
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March 09, 2012
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March 09, 2012
Ricky Burns vs. Paulus Moses weigh-in results from Glasgow
Tomorrow night in Glasgow, Scotland, Ricky Burns will square off against Paulus Moses for the interim WBO lightweight title. For Burns, it's just his second fight at the lightweight limit, as he is coming off a unanimous decision win over Michael Katsidis at the end of last year in his debut at 135 lbs. Meanwhile, Moses has only lost once in his career, a stoppage defeat to Miguel...
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March 09, 2012
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March 09, 2012
British Beat: Ricky Burns Attempts To Climb Another Rung Against Paulus Moses
Scotland’s world-rated lightweight Ricky Burns (at right) faces a tricky assignment this weekend on his return to the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire, Glasgow, after a short campaign on the road. His opponent, Namibian policeman Paulus Moses, is ranked one place above him with Ring Magazine (Moses holds down 6th spot at 135 lbs. with Burns 7th) and is a former alphabet world titlist...
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March 09, 2012
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March 09, 2012
Ricky Burns Defends His WBO Lightweight Title This Weekend
Scottish boxer Ricky Burns will be in action this weekend against the Namibian Paulus “The Hitman” Moses ((26-1-1) 17 Kos). The WBO lightweight champion from Coatbridge has won 9 of his fights through knockouts, 33 wins lasted for the entire rounds.
Moses became WBA lightweight world champion after beating the then champion Yusuke Kobori from Japanese on home turf in...
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March 07, 2012
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March 07, 2012
Kevin Mitchell Interview – Talks Murray, Lora, Burns and Rios
Kevin Mitchell Interview - Talks Murray, Lora, Burns and Rios Photos and Interview Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro This coming Friday WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight Champion Kevin Mitchell is set to face Spain based Felix Lora in a non-championship bout at the famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London. 27 year old Mitchell returns to the ring for the first time since stopping John Murray...
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February 08, 2012
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February 08, 2012
Burns to face Moses instead of Crolla
One of Scotland's finest ever, Ricky Burns, appears to have failed to agree terms for his all-British outing with Englishman Anthony Crolla in March, and has instead drafted in Namibian Paulus Moses for the March 10 clash at the Brae head Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.
Burns (33-2, 9 KOs) is still marketing himself as a world champion, having given up legitimate WBO super-featherweight...
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January 12, 2012
Burns outpoints Katisidis for WBO lightweight belt
Ricky Burns earned his second world boxing title when he easily outpointed Michael Katsidis for the interim WBO lightweight belt at Wembley Arena on Saturday.
Burns relinquished the WBO super-featherweight title to make his division debut against the favored Katsidis, and produced a classy display which the judges rewarded with unanimous scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 117-112.
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November 05, 2011
Katsidis vs. Burns Presser Video & Interviews with Both
On Saturday, November 5th, Michael Katsidis and Ricky Burns will square off in London for the interim WBO lightweight title. Katsidis vs. Burns is a very intriguing clash between fighters of completely different styles. Katisids, of course, is a pressure, all-action warrior, with big power and 23 KOs in 28 wins. Burns meanwhile has only 9 knockouts in 32 career victories and will...
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October 28, 2011
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October 28, 2011
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