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Ricky Burns produced a massive upset against a boxing legend to become world champion

Ricky Burns produced a massive upset against a boxing legend to become world champion

Ricky Burns managed to defeat a gifted world champion in a monumental upset. Throughout his career, the Scotsman proved himself to be a formidable fighter, blessed with an unrelenting will to win.

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