Burns vs Indongo

Who won Burns vs Indongo?

Julius Indongo beat Ricky Burns by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 15th, 2017, at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 118-110, 116-112 in favor of winner Julius Indongo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the unified super lightweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and IBF belts on the line.

Burns vs Indongo stats

Back in April 2017, Ricky Burns stepped into the ring with a record of 41 wins, 5 losses, and 1  draw, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Julius Indongo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Indongo had an advantage in power over Burns, with a 52% knockout percentage compared to Burns' 34%.

Ricky Burns was the same age as Julius Indongo, at 34 years old.

Indongo had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Ricky Burns fought out of the orthodox stance, while Julius Indongo was a southpaw.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 26 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 7 years and 9 months earlier than Indongo, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 280 more professional rounds, totaling 414 compared to Indongo's 134.

Burns vs Indongo form

Burns had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kiryl Relikh on October 7, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Josh King on November 7, 2015, by knockout in the 11th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had won against Prince Ofotsu on August 1, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

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.

Indongo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Eduard Troyanovsky on December 3, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Fabian Lyimo on August 6, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek, Namibia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Allan Kamote on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek.

Before that, he had won against Zolani Marali on October 3, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek.

He had defeated Ibrahim Class on March 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Ramatex Factory, Windhoek.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Ricky Burns had last fought 6 months and 8 days ago, while Julius Indongo's last outing had been 4 months and 12 days ago.

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Indongo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Burns vs Indongo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Burns vs Indongo?

Burns vs Indongo was broadcast on Sky Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Burns vs Indongo?

Ricky Burns was a 53/100 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Julius Indongo made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.