Burns-Katsidis

By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro: Guy Fawkes night, or bonfire night as some prefer, is an explosive celebration with fireworks lighting the evening skies. With this in mind promoter Frank Warren had declared that his ‘Gladiators’ event, at the Wembley Arena, would be an explosive affair. Being a man of his words he delivered as [...]

By Adam Foy: Since beating Roman Martinez for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Featherweight title on an inspired night in October 2010 Ricky Burns has never looked back. Armed with the belief that his world title has given him Burns has improved hugely and proved the doubters wrong at every turn. Last night, stepping [...]

by Dennis McCarthy: Last night we saw the defining moment of the career of Ricky Burns. The question ‘could Burns mix it with the big guns’ was finally answered. Yes he can.

By Scott Gilfoid: In what we’ve become accustomed to seeing when visiting fighters travel to the UK to fight, poor Australian Michael Katsidis (28-5, 23 KO’s) found himself the latest victim of being on the receiving end of a controversial, some would say hometown decision against former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (33-2, 9 [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Tonight, Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) will be facing former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) in a fight for the interim WBO lightweight title at the Wembley Arena in Wembley, London, England. This is a big step down for Katsidis from the guys he’s been facing at the [...]

FRANK WARREN Presents WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING SATURDAY, 5th NOVEMBER, 2011 WEMBLEY ARENA ***LIVE ON BOXNATION (SKY PLATFORM CH. 456)***

Tickets For Troops are delighted to offer free tickets to what will be a sensational evening of boxing this Saturday at the Wembley Arena. This continues the relationship between Tickets For Troops and Frank Warren Productions which has seen troops attend the World Boxing Championships at the O2 Arena and the WBO World Title Match [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Michael Katsidis (28-4 23 KO’s) will be facing one of the lightest hitting fighters that he’s been up against in years when he takes on former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KOs) this Saturday night at the Wembley Arena in Wembley, London. On the line for the fight will [...]

Steve Bunce’s has lined up another top show with guests for his Boxing Hour on BoxNation (Sky Platform Ch. 456) tonight:

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) can’t stop talking about how relieved he is at moving up in weight to the lightweight division to be facing Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) on November 5th without having to worry to make the super featherweight limit of 130 pounds rather [...]

MICHAEL KATSIDIS 28-4 (23 KO’s) believes that Ricky Burns 32-2 (9) is the most dangerous opponent he could have faced when he meets the Scot in two weeks time at Wembley Arena for the interim WBO lightweight title.

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) thinks he’ll be a stronger fighter now that he’s moving up five pounds from the super featherweight division to take on Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) for the interim WBO lightweight title on November 5th at the Wembley Arena, Wembley, London.

Ricky Burns is eating for two as he heads into his big showdown with Michael Katsidis on November 5th at Wembley Arena. Burns, the former World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Super-Featherweight Champion, makes his debut at lightweight when he challenges the Australian dynamo for the Interim WBO World title, live on BoxNation (Sky platform Ch. [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) says he likes opponents that come to fight. Well, I hope Burns still likes it when his next opponent Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) brings a war to him on November 5th in their fight for the interim World Boxing Organization lightweight [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: There’s a real big question mark about former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) as he heads towards his fight against the hard hitting Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) for the the interim WBO lightweight title on November 5th at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

By Danny Burns: Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) has the chance to become a two weight world champion when he steps into the ring against hard hitting Australian Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s), for the vacant W.B.O lightweight championship of the world, on the 12th November at the Kelvin hall in Glasgow, Scotland.

by Daniel Henderson: Following the news of Ricky Burns vacating the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Featherweight title to step up to Lightweight to challenge for the WBO title I couldn’t help thinking that he was avoiding the young talented American Adrien Broner.

By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) will have the home town advantage against Australian Michael Katsidis (28-4, 23 KO’s) on November 12th when the two fighters battle for the vacant World Boxing Organization lightweight title at the Kelvin Hall, in Glasgow, Scotland.

By Scott Gilfoid: WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns (32-2, 9 KO’s) has opted not to take on the dangerous and talented unbeaten Adrien Broner on November 26th. Instead of fighting Broner and possibly suffering a loss, Burns is vacating his World Boxing Organization belt and will be moving up to fight the much more [...]