Burns vs King

Who won Burns vs King?

Ricky Burns beat Josh King by knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, November 7th, 2015, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

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).

Burns vs King stats

Back in November 2015, Ricky Burns stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 5 losses, and 1  draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Josh King made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested King had an advantage in power over Burns, with a 45% knockout percentage compared to Burns' 32%.

Ricky Burns was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Burns had a height advantage of 4 inches over King. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Ricky Burns and Josh King fought out of an orthodox stance.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 6 years earlier than King, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 274 more professional rounds, totaling 414 compared to King's 140.

Burns vs King form

Burns had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Prince Ofotsu on August 1, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Craven Park Stadium, Hull, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Omar Figueroa Jr on May 9, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexandre Lepelley on October 4, 2014, by points in the 8th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Dejan Zlaticanin on June 27, 2014, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

He had been beaten by Terence Crawford on March 1, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow.

Activity check

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Burns vs King?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Burns vs King.