Burns vs Appleby Showdown Could Be in Play For 2011

WBO super-featherweight champion Ricky Burns (29-2, 7KOs) and young buck Paul Appleby (16-1, 11KOs) shared a promotional stage today when they both took part in a public work out at the Braehead Arena. But the Scots could be on course for a massive domestic dust up, with each vowing to halt the other.

They will appear on the same card on December 4 in Glasgow as Burns defends his title against Andreas Evensen. However, with a war of words escalating between the pair, a showdown in 2011 is beginning to look more and more likely.