Burns vs Cardle

Who won Burns vs Cardle?

Ricky Burns beat Scott Cardle by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, November 10th, 2018, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk beating Tony Bellew for the WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight, IBF World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard Anthony Crolla beat Daud Yordan for the WBA Super World Lightweight belt.

Burns vs Cardle stats

Back in November 2018, Ricky Burns stepped into the ring with a record of 42 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Scott Cardle made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Burns had a slight advantage in power over Cardle, with a 36% knockout percentage compared to Cardle's 30%.

Ricky Burns was the older man by 7 years, at 36 years old.

Both Ricky Burns and Scott Cardle fought out of an orthodox stance.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 10 years and 4 months earlier than Cardle, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 250 more professional rounds, totaling 414 compared to Cardle's 164.

Burns vs Cardle form

Burns had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Anthony Crolla on October 7, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Julius Indongo on April 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kiryl Relikh on October 7, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Before that, he had beaten Michele Di Rocco on May 28, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

He had defeated Josh King on November 7, 2015, by knockout in the 11th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Cardle 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 lost to Lewis Ritson on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Robbie Barrett on April 15, 2017, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kevin Hooper on October 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Before that, he had defeated Ivan Njegac on May 28, 2016, by points in the 6th round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

He had drawn with Sean Dodd on April 2, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Scott Cardle had been fighting more than Ricky Burns.

Going into this contest, Ricky Burns had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 3 days ago, while Scott Cardle's last outing had been 7 months and 17 days ago.

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Cardle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Burns vs Cardle start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Burns vs Cardle?

Burns vs Cardle was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Burns vs Cardle?

Ricky Burns was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Scott Cardle made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.