Burns vs Ofotsu

Who won Burns vs Ofotsu?

Ricky Burns beat Prince Ofotsu by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 1st, 2015, at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Burns vs Ofotsu stats

Back in August 2015, Ricky Burns stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 5 losses, and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Prince Ofotsu made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ofotsu had a massive power advantage over Burns, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Burns' 30%.

Ricky Burns was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Both Ricky Burns and Prince Ofotsu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 4 years and 11 months earlier than Ofotsu, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 278 more professional rounds, totaling 414 compared to Ofotsu's 136.

Burns vs Ofotsu form

Ricky Burns had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Omar Figueroa Jr on May 9, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dejan Zlaticanin on June 27, 2014, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Before that, he had lost to Terence Crawford on March 1, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow.

He had drawn with Raymundo Beltran on September 7, 2013, by split draw in their 12 round contest 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, 10 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Ofotsu's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.7 rounds on average.

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