Ricky Burns

Ricky Burns is the kind of fighter I instinctively root for. A three-weight world champion, the first from Scotland, who climbed from super-featherweight up to light-welterweight while collecting belts along the way. He fought professionally for over two decades, from 2001 to 2023, which speaks to a durability you cannot fake. Coming out of unglamorous Coatbridge, he won through grit rather than hype. I have a soft spot for craftsman boxers who grind their way to history instead of being handed it, and Burns is exactly that.

Name (English)

Ricky Burns

Name (Japanese)

リッキー・バーンズ

Reading

りっきー・ばーんず

Born

April 13, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Origin

Coatbridge, United Kingdom

Height

175 cm

Occupation

boxer

Awards & achievements

• WBO World Lightweight Champion
• WBO World Junior Lightweight Champion
• WBA World Super Lightweight Champion

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ricksterko/
• Xhttps://x.com/ricksterko
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky%20Burns
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1890332

Tags

• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.