LONDON - Scotland's Ricky Burns made a successful first defence of his World Boxing Association super-lightweight title with a hard-fought points win over Kiryl Relikh in Glasgow on Friday. Scotland's Ricky Burns made a successful first defence of his WBA super-lightweight title with a hard-fought points win in Glasgow on October 7, 2016Victory took Burns, 33, closer to a clash with American four-weight champion Adrien Broner. Belarus boxer Relikh, coached by former world champion Ricky Hatton, made a strong start as he fully justified his pre-fight record of 19 knockouts in 21 wins. The resilient Relikh kept pursuing Burns and he landed with a couple of heavy punches in the 10th round. As for his victory over Relikh, Burns conceded: "In the second round he caught me with a couple.

Source: Bangkok Post October 08, 2016 00:45 UTC