Comments Thread For: Burns vs. Di Rocco Set for May 28 In Scotland

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Ricky Burns has been handed the chance to win a third world title.

The Coatbridge fighter, who has won global honours at both super featherweight and lightweight, will face foreign opposition in the spring as he looks to make it a trio of triumphs at the top echelon of the sport.

Burns (39-5-1, 14 KOs) is set to be pitted against Italian veteran Michele Di Rocco (40-1-1, 18 KOs), with the pair contesting the vacant WBA super lightweight crown, on May 28 at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland as part of a show called History In The Making'.
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[giacomino]

#1 example of the importance of having the right people behind you, and the meaninglessness of title belts. Zlaticanin beats Burns two years ago and is still waiting for a title shot. Burns has won three of his last seven, hasn't beaten anyone of note in years, and gets to fight at home for an alphabet belt vs a light-punching opponent ranked below him by boxrec.

[knockoutkid]

burns will have to force the pace, if he stands off like daws did he'll probably lose, he'll need to make the fight.