About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Scottish boxers, Scottish judoka, Scottish kickboxers, Scottish mixed martial artists, Scottish wrestlers, Ricky Burns, Paul Reed, Alex Arthur, Ken Buchanan, Sean Wright, Donald Dinnie, Craig McEwan, Kevin Anderson, Duncan Airlie James, Callum Johnson, John Simpson, Kevin McIntyre, Lee McAllister, Jackie Paterson, George Dick, Willie Limond, Walter McGowan, Craig Docherty, Mark McManus, Scott Harrison, Jordan Long, Chic Calderwood, Hugh Roddin, Benny Lynch, Jim Watt, Sean Heron, Kenny Anderson, George Kerr, Paul Weir, Gary Jacobs, Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, Graeme Randall, Jackie Brown, Alec Mullen, Chris Burton, Paul Appleby, Steven Vidler, Alexander McKay, Mark Adams, Murray Sutherland, Fundo Mhura, John McCormack, Barry Morrison, Pat Clinton, Gordon Jamieson, Ian McLeod, Skeets Gallacher, David Somerville, William Fisher, Stuart Green, James Murray, Bill MacDonald. Excerpt: Ricky Burns is a boxer from Coatbridge in Scotland who fights in the super-featherweight division and is currently the WBO super featherweight champion of the world becoming only the 13th Scottish boxing world champion. He is also a former Commonwealth super featherweight champion and has previously challenged for both the British and European titles. Burns first fight as a professional was a four round victory in October 2001 over Woody Greenaway at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow. On 12 December 2004, following a string of seven wins over opponents including Jeff Thomas, Ernie Smith and Daniel Thorpe he was matched against fellow unbeaten prospect Colin Bain. The fight, at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow, resulted in a first career defeat for Bain as Burns won over the six round distance. For Burns, the win set him up for a journey south of the border to face the unbeaten British lightweight champion Graham Earl in a non-title fight. The fight wi...
