The big fights will eventually come for Ricky Burns (36-2, 11KO), or so promised red-hot promoter Eddie Hearn upon signing the reigning lightweight titlist earlier this year. For the moment, the Scot gets his fourth straight homecoming, headlining a show in Glasgow for his latest title defense.
While not a truly big fight, what awaits the two-division titlist is arguably the division’s toughest challenger.
Hard-luck contender Raymundo Beltran (28-6, 17KO) has endured a lot of close, debatable decisions in maneuvering around the politics of the sport to reach the title stage. His patience and hard work results in his first ever title challenge, though he has to hit the road for such an opportunity, fighting outside of the U.S. or his birth country of Mexico for the first time in his career.
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While not a truly big fight, what awaits the two-division titlist is arguably the division’s toughest challenger.
Hard-luck contender Raymundo Beltran (28-6, 17KO) has endured a lot of close, debatable decisions in maneuvering around the politics of the sport to reach the title stage. His patience and hard work results in his first ever title challenge, though he has to hit the road for such an opportunity, fighting outside of the U.S. or his birth country of Mexico for the first time in his career.
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