Comments Thread For: Hearn: Burns-Figueroa Could Fight of The Year Candidate!

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Ricky Burns will face Omar Figueroa in San Antonio, Texas on May 9, live on Sky Sports.

Burns makes his American debut in the clash of the two former World champions as the Coatbridge star looks to claim a huge win that would move back into title contention and in sight of becoming a three-time World ruler.

The 31 year old travels to Texas to meet Figueroa, the unbeaten 25 year old vacated his WBC Lightweight title in November, stopping Daniel Estrada in nine rounds in August in Los Angeles in his second successful defence.
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[simonihirst]

In a year where we are likely to see Pacquiao-Mayweather, Provodonikov-Matthysse and Alvarez-Kirkland, I somehow doubt this is a FOTY candidate before the bell... especially given how gun shy Burns has become.

[LacedUp]

More like a one-sided beatdown.

[Teetotaler]

More like Figueroa testing the waters at 140 with a fairly easy fight

[El Campesino]

I doubt it will be a Fight Of The Year candidate. There's no reason why it shouldn't be a one-sided beat down in Figueroa's favor.

[Hougigo]

Hahaha...lol

[richardt]

It should have been retirement of the year because Burns should have retired this year. It's over for him. He lost to an unknown whose name sounds like medicine mixed with mustard..........a guy named Dejan Zlaticanin, whether the hell that is.

[Daveros]

Eddie knows deep down that this wont be a fight of the year candidate, I like Ricky, he is one of the good guys in boxing, really hope this doesn't end with him getting knocked out / hurt.

[solo20]

more like 2 garbage bums of the year