Burns Stops Gomez in Seven at The Leisure Centre

By Mark Vester

Ricky Burns (26-2, 7KOs) was on the mark in the second successful defense of his Commonwealth super featherweight title by picking up a seventh round stoppage of Michael Gomez in Glasgow. Burn dominated the action from start to finish before a loud crowd at the Bellahouston Leisure Centre.

Burns was too quick for Gomez and the fight was pretty much one-sided for the most part. Gomez could not get inside and was worked over from the outside. Burns turned up the heat by the third and began to land power punch combinations off the jab. Gomez had a flash of lightning when he rocked Burns at the end of the fourth. Burns lost a point in the fifth for holding Gomez after there were several previous warnings. Gomez tried one final rally in the sixth but was unable to change the tide of the contest.

In the seventh, Burns pinned Gomez against the ropes and repeatedly battered him with punches until the referee had no choice but to jump in and stop the fight.