Burns vs Rocco

Who won Burns vs Rocco?

Ricky Burns beat Michele Di Rocco by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, May 28th, 2016, at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

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 WBA super lightweight championship of the world.

Burns vs Rocco stats

Back in May 2016, Ricky Burns stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 5 losses, and 1  draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michele Di Rocco made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rocco had an advantage in power over Burns, with a 45% knockout percentage compared to Burns' 33%.

Ricky Burns was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Burns had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rocco.

Both Ricky Burns and Michele Di Rocco fought out of an orthodox stance.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Rocco, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 144 more professional rounds, totaling 414 compared to Rocco's 270.

Burns vs Rocco 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 defeated Josh King on November 7, 2015, by knockout in the 11th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had lost to Dejan Zlaticanin on June 27, 2014, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Activity check

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

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