Can Ricky Burns fully recover from a broken jaw?
After breaking his jaw against Raymundo Beltran last month, Sports Mole assesses whether WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns can fully recover from the injury.
Oct 10, 11:57
Ricky Burns: 'I thought my career was over'
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns reveals that he thought his career was over after morphine failed to ease the pain of his broken jaw.
Oct 9, 08:43
Ricky Burns: 'I can resume light training'
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns reveals that he has been given the go-ahead to resume training after suffering a broken jaw last month.
Oct 3, 14:43
Ricky Burns's boxing future in jeopardy
Ricky Burns's boxing career is said to be hanging in the balance following an assessment of his broken jaw.
Sep 8, 22:27
Ricky Burns having jaw surgery
WBO world lightweight champion Ricky Burns is undergoing surgery to have a metal plate fitted to his broken jaw.
Sep 8, 09:23
Raymundo Beltran: "I am the true world champion"
Raymundo Beltrans blames 'boxing politics' for robbing him of the WBO lightweight title in last night's fight against champion Ricky Burns.
Sep 8, 02:12
Ricky Burns confirms broken jaw
Ricky Burns tells fans on Twitter that his jaw is definitely broken following last night's fight against Raymundo Beltran.
Sep 8, 02:06
Ricky Burns: 'Broken jaw affected Raymundo Beltran result'
Ricky Burns claims that a dislocated jaw suffered early on in his draw with Raymundo Beltran prevented him from beating the Mexican outright.
Sep 8, 01:32
Ricky Burns escapes with draw against Raymundo Beltran
Ricky Burns benefits from a controversial decision to retain his WBO lightweight title against Raymundo Beltran.
Sep 7, 23:24
Ricky Burns: 'I won't make the same mistakes'
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns insists that he has learned from the mistakes that he made during his victory over Jose Gonzalez in May.
Sep 6, 12:09
Ricky Burns: 'I'm ready for anything'
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns insists that he will be 100% focused when he defends his world title against Raymundo Beltran on Saturday night.
Sep 6, 10:41
Raymundo Beltran to pose biggest challenge to Ricky Burns
Sports Mole takes a look at whether Ricky Burns can defend his WBO lightweight title against Raymundo Beltran in Glasgow on Saturday night.
Sep 5, 11:53
Eddie Hearn: 'Ricky Burns deserves recognition'
Ricky Burns deserves to be compared with the best fighters in the world, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
Sep 5, 01:57
Who will be Britain's next World Champion?
Sports Mole looks at five fighters looking to follow Darren Barker and become Britain's next world champion.
Aug 19, 10:59
Manny Pacquiao: 'Raymundo Beltran will beat Ricky Burns'
Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao believes that sparring partner Raymundo Beltran will defeat Ricky Burns in their world lightweight title clash next month.
Aug 10, 08:55
Ricky Burns to defend WBO lightweight title against Raymundo Beltran
British lightweight Ricky Burns will defend his WBO title against Mexican Raymondo Beltran on September 7 in Glasgow.
Jun 27, 12:29
Gavin Rees targets a world title
Gavin Rees is aiming to earn another world title shot, with a good performance against Anthony Crolla later this month.
Jun 13, 19:09
Anthony Crolla wants Ricky Burns shot
Anthony Crolla hopes that a victory over Gavin Rees will earn him a world title shot against Scoatland's Ricky Burns.
May 31, 12:26
Eddie Hearn: 'Ricky Burns broke Jose Gonzalez's heart'
Eddie Hearn claims that Ricky Burns broke the heart of Jose Gonzalez in their WBO lightweight title fight last night.
May 12, 20:07
Ricky Burns survives scare to stop Jose Gonzalez
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns survives an early scare to stop Jose Gonzalez after nine rounds in Glasgow on Saturday night.
May 11, 23:50
Ricky Burns: 'There will be no ring rust'
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns insists that there will be no "ring-rust" when he returns to the ring on Saturday for the first time since September.
May 9, 06:19
Ricky Burns: 'Jose Gonzalez will be tough'
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns admits that he expects opponent Jose Gonzalez to provide him with a tough challenge when they meet in the ring next weekend.
May 3, 07:07
Ricky Burns: 'Adrien Broner fight is still possible'
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns insists that a fight with undefeated American Adrien Broner is still a possibility.
Mar 23, 08:00
Lee Selby signs with Matchroom Sport
Matchroom Sport announce the signing of British and Commonwealth featherweight champion Lee Selby.
Mar 15, 04:18
Frank Warren to sue Ricky Burns over Matchroom Sport deal
Frank Warren says that he will sue Ricky Burns following the announcement that he has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Sport.
Mar 12, 05:40
Ricky Burns joins Matchroom Boxing
Ricky Burns leaves the guidance of Frank Warren to join Matchroom Boxing.
Mar 11, 14:38
Frank Warren: 'Ricky Burns must fight Miguel Vazquez'
Frank Warren says that he has a contract citing that Ricky Burns must fight Miguel Vazquez on April 20.
Mar 9, 02:30
Eddie Hearn interested in Ricky Burns talks
Eddie Hearn says that he is interested in speaking to Ricky Burns after the Scottish fighter has reportedly grown frustrated under Frank Warren's promotion.
Mar 7, 02:30
Ricky Burns camp "very unhappy" with cancelled fight
World lightweight champion Ricky Burns is "very unhappy" after having his fight with Miguel Vasquez called off, according to his manager.
Mar 4, 03:36
Adrien Broner: Gavin Rees is "going to sleep"
Gavin Rees says that he will knock Adrien Broner out when they meet in Atlantic City on Saturday night.
Feb 14, 02:10
Derry Matthews wants Anthony Crolla rematch
Derry Matthews says he is targeting some big fights in 2013 as he looks to challenge for a world title.
Dec 29, 17:34
Ricky Burns to defend world title in January
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns will defend his world title in January after seeing his proposed fight with Jose Ocampo this weekend cancelled.
Dec 13, 06:53
Ricky Burns: 'I haven't seen opponent fight'
WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns admits that he has not seen any footage of next week's opponent Jose Ocampo.
Dec 8, 07:30
Ricky Burns to defend WBO lightweight title against Jose Ocampo
Ricky Burns will defend his WBO lightweight title on December 15 against Philippines fighter Jose Ocampo.
Nov 29, 12:12
Interview: British lightweight champion Gavin Rees
Gavin Rees tells Sports Mole that he is desperate to test himself against John Murray in December before moving onto a world-title shot early in 2013.
Oct 24, 15:33
George Groves excited by Glen Johnson test
George Groves believes that beating durable veteran Glen Johnson in December will help position him for a shot at a super-middleweight world title in 2013.
Oct 19, 00:59
George Groves focused on December return
George Groves says that he is determined to end 2012 on a high note by putting on an exciting performance at the Excel Arena on December 15.
Oct 2, 03:59
Frank Warren announces Ricky Burns to headline show on December 15
Fran Warren announces a bumper card on December 15 at the Excel Arena in London featuring Ricky Burns, George Groves and Billy Joe Saunders.
Oct 2, 03:43
Ricky Hatton to fight Michael Katsidis?
Michael Katsidis is apparently being lined up as Ricky Hatton's first opponent in over three years.
Sep 23, 07:19
Live Commentary: Boxing - McCloskey, Frampton, Burns as it happened
Sports Mole brings you live coverage of tonight's boxing from across Britain.
Sep 22, 21:20
