Who won Burns vs Beltran?
Ricky Burns drew with Raymundo Beltran by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 7th, 2013, at Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow.
The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 114-114, 115-113, meaning it was a split decision.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
This contest was for the WBO lightweight championship of the world.
Burns vs Beltran stats
Back in September 2013, Ricky Burns stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Raymundo Beltran made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Beltran had a large advantage in power over Burns, boasting a 61% knockout percentage compared to Burns' 31%.
Ricky Burns was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.
Burns had a height advantage of 2 inches over Beltran. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Ricky Burns and Raymundo Beltran fought out of an orthodox stance.
Burns was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 2 years and 3 months later than Beltran, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 138 more professional rounds, totaling 414 compared to Beltran's 276.
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What time did Burns vs Beltran start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 AM BST at Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom, which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
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