Burns vs Selby

Who won Burns vs Selby?

Lee Selby beat Ricky Burns by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 26th, 2019, at O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 115-115, 116-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Lee Selby.

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 Josh Taylor beating Regis Prograis for the WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Derek Chisora beat David Price, and Yves Ngabu was overcome by Lawrence Okolie.

Burns vs Selby stats

Back in October 2019, Ricky Burns stepped into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lee Selby made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Burns had a slight advantage in power over Selby, with a 37% knockout percentage compared to Selby's 33%.

Ricky Burns was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Burns had a height advantage of 1 inch over Selby. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Ricky Burns and Lee Selby fought out of an orthodox stance.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Selby, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 154 more professional rounds, totaling 414 compared to Selby's 260.

Ricky Burns went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO at lightweight.

Lee Selby was ranked number 15 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Burns vs Selby form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Scott Cardle on November 10, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Crolla on October 7, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Selby had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Omar Douglas on February 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Josh Warrington on May 19, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Eduardo Ramirez on December 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Jonathan Victor Barros on July 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had defeated Andoni Gago on March 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Ricky Burns had last fought 11 months and 16 days ago, while Lee Selby's last outing had been 8 months and 3 days ago.

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Selby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What time did Burns vs Selby start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Burns vs Selby?

Burns vs Selby 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 Selby?

Ricky Burns was a 159/100 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Lee Selby made his way into the ring at 49/100 (-200) with oddsmakers.