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Ricky Burns insists he will not let hopes of fulfilling his American dream deter him from his fourth defence of his world title against Raymundo Beltran.
It was confirmed on Wednesday that the WBO lightweight champion will face the highly-rated Mexican at the SECC in Glasgow on September 7.
The Scotsman's last outing in his home city last month saw him survive a scare against Jose Gonzalez as the Puerto Rican rattled the Coatbridge fighter before inexplicably retiring ahead of the 10th round.
The 30-year-old's promoter Eddie Hearn says the test posed by Beltran - who has won 28 of his 34 fights, including 17 stoppages - could be just what is needed to finally persuade US broadcasters that Burns is box-office material.
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It was confirmed on Wednesday that the WBO lightweight champion will face the highly-rated Mexican at the SECC in Glasgow on September 7.
The Scotsman's last outing in his home city last month saw him survive a scare against Jose Gonzalez as the Puerto Rican rattled the Coatbridge fighter before inexplicably retiring ahead of the 10th round.
The 30-year-old's promoter Eddie Hearn says the test posed by Beltran - who has won 28 of his 34 fights, including 17 stoppages - could be just what is needed to finally persuade US broadcasters that Burns is box-office material.
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