Burns vs Crawford

Who won Burns vs Crawford?

Terence Crawford beat Ricky Burns by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 1st, 2014 at Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 117-111 in favor of winner Terence Crawford.

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 vacant WBO lightweight championship of the world.

Burns vs Crawford stats

Back in March 2014, Ricky Burns stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Terence Crawford made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws.

Ricky Burns was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Burns had a height advantage of 2 inches over Crawford. Despite this, Crawford had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Ricky Burns fought out of the orthodox stance, while Terence Crawford was a southpaw.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 6 years and 4 months earlier than Crawford, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 181 more professional rounds, totaling 414 compared to Crawford's 233.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Ricky Burns had last fought 5 months and 22 days ago, while Terence Crawford's last outing had been 4 months and 24 days ago.

What time did Burns vs Crawford start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Burns vs Crawford?

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