By Cliff Rold - A hotly anticipated all U.K. Lightweight showdown turned into a showcase for a fighter clearly at his stride. In front of a red-hot home team crowd in Glasgow, Scotland, 29-year old Ricky Burns (35-2, 10 KO) of Coatbridge, Scotland, scored a pounding of 27-year old Kevin Mitchell (33-2, 24 KO) of Dagenham, Es***, at the Scottish Exhibition Center on Saturday at 2:59 of the fourth round.
Burns successfully defended the WBO belt for the second time since receiving full title recognition following an interim title win over Michael Katsidis in November 2011. It was the third knockout in seven title fights for Burns dating to his reign a WBO titlist at Jr. Lightweight from 2010-11. It was the 20th win in a row for Burn overall, both of his defeats coming by decision in 2006 and 07.
Mitchell has now been stopped in both of his defeats, knocked out in three previously by Katsidis. Burns had rebounded from the Katsidis loss with two victories and goes back to the drawing board. [Click Here To Read More]
Burns successfully defended the WBO belt for the second time since receiving full title recognition following an interim title win over Michael Katsidis in November 2011. It was the third knockout in seven title fights for Burns dating to his reign a WBO titlist at Jr. Lightweight from 2010-11. It was the 20th win in a row for Burn overall, both of his defeats coming by decision in 2006 and 07.
Mitchell has now been stopped in both of his defeats, knocked out in three previously by Katsidis. Burns had rebounded from the Katsidis loss with two victories and goes back to the drawing board. [Click Here To Read More]
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