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Ricky Burns keeps title after disputed draw against Raymundo Beltrán• WBO lightweight champion never looked like winning bout Press Association Ricky Burns retained his WBO lightweight title after a controversial draw against Raymundo Beltrán at the SECC in Glasgow. The WBO lighweight champion Ricky Burns, left, looked apologetic after the verdict was announced in Glasgow. Photograph: Scott Heavey/Getty Images The 30-year-old Coatbridge fighter, making his fourth defence of his belt, was floored in the eighth round of a contest he never really looked like he was winning.
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Burns v Beltran - round-by-round coverage of the WBO lightweight title fightBy Jeff Powell - dailymail.co.uk Ricky Burns can lay claim to being Scotland's greatest ever boxer if he defeats Mexican Raymundo Beltran over 12 rounds at Glasgow’s SECC, says promoter Eddie Hearn. Taking aim: A jab from Burns catches Beltran on the nose Ricky Burns, true to his Braveheart monikor, kept his title world title defence and volunteered a rematch to his outrageously robbed challenger Raymundo Beltran. controversy: Burns retains his title after drawing with Beltran Even Burns, though in great pain, went quiet and subdued as the result was announced. ![]() Stunned: Burns was put on the canvas for only the second time The judges allowed Burns to retain his tile by contriving to give him the draw. It was a terrible hometown decision and a disgraceful robery of the Mexican's right to become champion. Even the most The decisive score of 114-114, after two foreign judges had split their decision, came from English official Richie Davis. Even Burns looked shocked by the result as were the majority of his fans as Beltran stalked away immediately to his dressing room. The scale of the injustice can be measured from my scorecard of 116-112 in favour of Beltran. |
Burns has lucky escape in draw with BeltranESPN staff Ricky Burns held on to his WBO lightweight title by the slimmest of margins after coming through 12 rounds to draw with challenger Raymundo Beltran in Glasgow. ![]() In a second successive fortunate title defence, Burns suffered a suspected dislocated jaw early in the second round before being knocked down by Beltran in the eighth. ![]() Source: www.espn.co.uk/boxing/sport/story/236155.html |
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