Burns vs Ofotsu

Who won Burns vs Ofotsu?

Ricky Burns beat Prince Ofotsu by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 1st August 2015 at Craven Park Stadium in 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 loses and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Ofotsu had a massive power advantage over Burns, boosting at 73% knock out percentage over Burns' 30%.

Ricky Burns was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Both Ricky Burns & 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, 414 to Ofotsu's 136.

Activity check

Burns' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 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.

What were the odds on Burns vs Ofotsu?

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