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- Updated: October 4, 2016
Kiryl Relikh is the “real deal” and is ready to make the step up in class to face Ricky Burns on Friday night, according to the Belarusian’s trainer Ricky Hatton.
The undefeated Relikh (21-0-19KO) will take on three-weight world champion Burns (40-5-1-14KO) for the Scot’s WBA super-lightweight title at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena.
The 26-year-old Relikh is trained by Hatton and spends a month in Manchester before each fight but still lives in Minsk.
Burns will enter the ring as a firm favourite to retain his title on home soil …