Record & Stats
Record45-8-1 (17 KOs)Born
Apr 13, 1983
Age
43Y, 4M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
17 (31%)
Title Fights
15-5 (8 KOs)
Divisions
4
Analytics
Major Titles
Wins3Record9-2 (5 KOs)| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLW140 | |||||
| LTW135 | |||||
| SFE130 |
Ricky Burns boxing record
Ricky "The Rickster" Burns's professional boxing record stands at 45-8-1 (17 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 54 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Burns's most recent fight was a win over Willie Limond on Sep 1, 2023.
Burns has won major world championships across super featherweight, lightweight, and super lightweight, with three title captures spanning the WBA and WBO. He has gone 9-2 in major title fights, with five wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Sep 1, 2023 | 40 | Willie Limond | W | TKO | 8 | — | Welterweight |
| 53 | Dec 18, 2021 | 38 | Emiliano Dominguez | W | UD | 10 | — | Super Lightweight |
| 52 | Oct 26, 2019 | 36 | Lee Selby | L | MD | 12 | — | Super Lightweight |
| 51 | Nov 10, 2018 | 35 | Scott Cardle | W | TKO | 3 | — | Super Lightweight |
| 50 | Jun 16, 2018 | 35 | Ivan Njegac | W | RTD | 4 | — | Super Lightweight |
| 49 | Oct 7, 2017 | 34 | Anthony Crolla | L | UD | 12 | — | Super Lightweight |
| 48 | Apr 15, 2017 | 34 | Julius Indongo | L | UD | 12 | − WBA~ IBF~ IBO | Super Lightweight |
| 47 | Oct 7, 2016 | 33 | Kiryl Relikh | W | UD | 12 | ! WBA | Super Lightweight |
| 46 | May 28, 2016 | 33 | Michele di Rocco | W | TKO | 8 | + Vacant WBA | Super Lightweight |
| 45 | Nov 7, 2015 | 32 | Josh King | W | KO | 11 | + Vacant WBO International | Lightweight |
| 44 | Aug 1, 2015 | 32 | Prince Ofotsu | W | TKO | 5 | — | Lightweight |
| 43 | May 9, 2015 | 32 | Omar Figueroa Jr. | L | UD | 12 | — | Lightweight |
| 42 | Oct 4, 2014 | 31 | Alexandre Lepelley | W | PTS | 8 | — | Lightweight |
| 41 | Jun 27, 2014 | 31 | Dejan Zlatičanin | L | SD | 12 | ~ Vacant WBC International | Lightweight |
| 40 | Mar 1, 2014 | 30 | Terence Crawford | L | UD | 12 | − WBO | Lightweight |
| 39 | Sep 7, 2013 | 30 | Ray Beltrán | D | SD | 12 | ! WBO | Lightweight |
| 38 | May 11, 2013 | 30 | Jose Gonzalez | W | RTD | 9 | ! WBO | Lightweight |
| 37 | Sep 22, 2012 | 29 | Kevin Mitchell | W | TKO | 4 | ! WBO | Lightweight |
| 36 | Mar 10, 2012 | 28 | Paulus Moses | W | UD | 12 | ! WBO | Lightweight |
| 35 | Nov 5, 2011 | 28 | Michael Katsidis | W | UD | 12 | + WBO interim | Lightweight |
| 34 | Jul 16, 2011 | 28 | Nicky Cook | W | TKO | 1 | ! WBO | Super Featherweight |
| 33 | Mar 12, 2011 | 27 | Joseph Laryea | W | RTD | 7 | ! WBO | Super Featherweight |
| 32 | Dec 4, 2010 | 27 | Andreas Evensen | W | UD | 12 | ! WBO | Super Featherweight |
| 31 | Sep 4, 2010 | 27 | Román Martínez | W | UD | 12 | + WBO | Super Featherweight |
| 30 | May 15, 2010 | 27 | Youssef al-Hamidi | W | PTS | 8 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 29 | Jun 19, 2009 | 26 | Kevin O'Hara | W | UD | 12 | ! Commonwealth | Super Featherweight |
| 28 | Mar 27, 2009 | 25 | Michael Gomez | W | TKO | 7 | ! Commonwealth | Super Featherweight |
| 27 | Nov 14, 2008 | 25 | Yakubu Amidu | W | TKO | 7 | ! Commonwealth | Super Featherweight |
| 26 | Sep 26, 2008 | 25 | Osumanu Akaba | W | UD | 12 | + Vacant Commonwealth | Super Featherweight |
| 25 | May 17, 2008 | 25 | Gheorghe Ghiompirica | W | PTS | 10 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 24 | Mar 22, 2008 | 24 | Billy Smith | W | PTS | 4 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 23 | Feb 22, 2008 | 24 | Silence Saheed | W | TKO | 3 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 22 | Dec 15, 2007 | 24 | Billy Smith | W | PTS | 6 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 21 | Nov 3, 2007 | 24 | Youssef al-Hamidi | W | PTS | 6 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 20 | Oct 26, 2007 | 24 | Ben Odamattey | W | PTS | 8 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 19 | Oct 13, 2007 | 24 | Frederic Bonifai | W | TKO | 5 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 18 | Sep 15, 2007 | 24 | Ernie Smith | W | PTS | 6 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 17 | Feb 9, 2007 | 23 | Carl Johanneson | L | UD | 12 | ~ British | Super Featherweight |
| 16 | Nov 4, 2006 | 23 | Wladimir Borov | W | PTS | 8 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 15 | Apr 1, 2006 | 22 | Adolphe Avadja | W | TKO | 5 | — | Super Featherweight |
| 14 | Feb 18, 2006 | 22 | Alex Arthur | L | UD | 12 | ~ European~ British~ Commonwealth | Super Featherweight |
| 13 | Jul 23, 2005 | 22 | Alan Temple | W | PTS | 4 | — | — |
| 12 | Jun 17, 2005 | 22 | Haider Ali | W | PTS | 8 | — | — |
| 11 | Apr 8, 2005 | 21 | Buster Dennis | W | PTS | 6 | — | — |
| 10 | Feb 25, 2005 | 21 | Graham Earl | W | PTS | 8 | — | — |
| 9 | Dec 12, 2004 | 21 | Colin Bain | W | PTS | 6 | — | — |
| 8 | Oct 29, 2004 | 21 | Jeff Thomas | W | PTS | 4 | — | — |
| 7 | Oct 8, 2004 | 21 | Daniel Thorpe | W | PTS | 6 | — | — |
| 6 | Dec 8, 2002 | 19 | Nono Junior | W | PTS | 8 | — | — |
| 5 | Oct 19, 2002 | 19 | Neil Murray | W | TKO | 2 | — | — |
| 4 | Sep 6, 2002 | 19 | Ernie Smith | W | PTS | 6 | — | — |
| 3 | Jun 8, 2002 | 19 | Gary Harrison | W | TKO | 1 | — | — |
| 2 | Mar 15, 2002 | 18 | Peter Allen | W | PTS | 6 | — | — |
| 1 | Oct 20, 2001 | 18 | Woody Greenaway | W | PTS | 4 | — | — |