Ricky Burns vs. Julius Indongo in The Works For April

By Edward Chaykovsky

It appears that WBA junior welterweight champion Ricky Burns is heading into a unification showdown with IBO, IBF champion Julius Indongo at the Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.

According to a report on STV, the fight will land on a date in April ahead of a possible showcase for Burns in Las Vegas. The date will reportedly be finalized this week, with Scottish fighters Charlie Flynn and Joe Ham seeing action on the undercard.

Burns (41-5-1, 14 KOs) was last seen in the ring in October, when he won a twelve round unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Kiryl Relikh, who suffered his first career defeat.

Burns was initially in talks to fight former four division world champion Adrien Broner, who previously held that WBA belt, the fight fell apart with Broner moving in a different direction next month.

Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has claimed that Burns was a potential option for Manny Pacquiao, also in April, but  Burns' manager, Alex Morrison, told STV that a Las Vegas showcase is certainly in the plans - if Burns wins his next fight.

"If successful then hopefully a fight in Vegas awaits Ricky," Morrison said.

Last month, Indongo (20-0, 11 KOs) pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the year, and one of the best knockouts, all in one swoop. He traveled to Russia and knocked out heavily favored Eduard Troyanovsky in 40 seconds of the first round. A single punch sent Troyanovsky down and out. Troyanovsky was undefeated with a 25-0 record and being scouted as a possible opponent for fighters such as WBC/WBO champion Terence Crawford.