By Edward Chaykovsky
A late switch for the junior welterweight debut of former champion Ricky Burns (36-4-1, 11KOs), who gets a new opponent for the start of his new weight campaign on Saturday night at First Direct Arena in Leeds. Burns will now face Alexandre Lepelley (17-1-1, 3KOs), who replaces Esteban Gonzalez.
Burns is coming back from back to back defeats. He lost his WBO lightweight crown to Terence Crawford in March and then came back to lose an upset a split decision to Dejan Zlaticanin in June.
