Burns-Fana

By Scott Gilfoid: Instead of taking on the ultra talented unbeaten Adrien Broner or the guy that’s considered to be the very best fighter in the super featherweight division Takashi Uchiyama, WBO title holder Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) is targeting 38-year-old former International Boxing Federation (IBF) super featherweight champion Mzonke Fana (30-4, 12 KO’s) [...]

By William Mackay: WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) is eying a fight against No.1 ranked super featherweight Mzonke Fana (30-4, 12 KO’s) for the The Ring title. The title is currently vacant right now, but Burns, 28, wants to fight the 37-year-old Fana for the belt. I usually have a lot [...]

By Scott Gifloid: Rather than taking on more dangerous fighters and or younger fighters, WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (30-2, 7 KO’s) is looking to fight a unification bout against the aging 37-year-old IBF super featherweight champion Mzonke Fana (30-4, 12 KO’s) next. I see this as a terrible fight, because Fana is old, [...]

One of Ricky Burns’ New Year resolutions is to become Scotland’s first ever unified world champion. The 27-year-old lifted the WBO World Super-Featherweight title, defeating Roman Martinez in a thriller last year. But now Burns has set himself a new target for the new year – to add another belt to his World Boxing Organization [...]