Burns vs Zlaticanin

Who won Burns vs Zlaticanin?

Dejan Zlaticanin beat Ricky Burns by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, June 27th, 2014, at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Dejan Zlaticanin.

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).

Burns vs Zlaticanin stats

Back in June 2014, Ricky Burns stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 1  draw, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dejan Zlaticanin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Zlaticanin had a massive power advantage over Burns, boasting a 72% knockout percentage compared to Burns' 31%.

Ricky Burns was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Burns had a height advantage of 6 inches over Zlaticanin. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Ricky Burns fought out of the orthodox stance, while Dejan Zlaticanin was a southpaw.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 6 years and 6 months earlier than Zlaticanin, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 275 more professional rounds, totaling 414 compared to Zlaticanin's 139.

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Burns' last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

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