Burns night is back

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All eyes move to Scotland this week as history-maker Ricky Burns headlines a stacked card, live on Sky Sports.

With a world title fight and two British belts on the line, including a fiery heavyweight encounter, there is again something for all tastes as Glasgow plays host to another night of championship boxing…

Ricky Burns v Kiryl Relikh

Burns will be making the maiden defence of his WBA super-lightweight strap – his third world title at a third weight – against unbeaten mandatory challenger Kiryl Relikh (21-0-KO19), who himself will be hoping to upset the odds at the SSE Hydro Arena on Friday night.

It will undoubtedly be a step up in class for the dangerous Ricky Hatton-trained Belarusian who has stopped 19 of his 21 opponents thus far and will likely face a hostile atmosphere against the former super-featherweight and lightweight star.

Burns (40-5-1-KO14) – who won the title by impressively stopping Italy’s Michele Di Rocco back …

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