Have Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?

Yes. Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns met once on October 7, 2017, and Anthony Crolla won by UD.

Who has the better record, Crolla or Burns?

Anthony Crolla is 35-7-3 and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Ricky Burns has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Crolla or Burns?

Anthony Crolla has 13 knockout wins and Ricky Burns has 17. Ricky Burns has more.

Do Crolla and Burns have any common opponents?

Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns share 3 common opponents: Willie Limond, Youssef al-Hamidi and Daniel Thorpe. Ricky Burns fared better against 1 of them.

Who is bigger, Crolla or Burns?

Ricky Burns is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 1 cm above the other. Ricky Burns also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Crolla and Burns?

This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Anthony Crolla and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Anthony Crolla vs Ricky Burns — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Anthony Crolla (35-7-3) and Ricky Burns (45-8-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.

Crolla

Wins13 KO · 37%

Losses

Draws45 tracked bouts

Burns

Wins17 KO · 38%

Losses

Draw55 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Crolla leads 1–0

Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Crolla leads 1–0.
Met	2017Oct 7	Series
Anthony CrollaFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Ricky BurnsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDBurns vs Crolla	1Meeting

Burns vs Crolla · Oct 7, 2017

The Numbers

Crolla 1 · Burns 7 of 8 measurable rows

CrollaEdge = longer wingBurns

Record: 35-7-345-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 81.1%
84.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 13
17 (edge)
KO rate0–100%: 37.14%
37.78% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 37%
38% (edge)
Times stopped^†max 2: 2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 1
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 3.4: 3.4 (edge)
2.5
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 45
55

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

HeightLevel: Anthony Crolla: 5′9″; Ricky Burns: 5′9″
Reach+3″: Anthony Crolla: 67″; Ricky Burns: 70″ (edge)
AgeSame age: Anthony Crolla: 43; Ricky Burns: 43
Stance: Anthony Crolla: Orthodox; Ricky Burns: Orthodox

Anthony Crolla left, Ricky Burns right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Anthony Crolla35 wins · from 45 tracked bouts

13 by KO/TKO 37%22 on the cards 63%

Ricky Burns45 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

17 by KO/TKO 38%28 on the cards 62%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Anthony Crolla 45, Ricky Burns 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared

3 shared · Burns better on 1 · even on 23 shared · Ricky Burns better on 1 · even on 2

CrollaAnthony Crolla

Opponent

BurnsRicky Burns

Anthony Crolla
Win, UD
2011Nov 2011
LimondWillie LimondUnited Kingdom 42–6EvenEven — 1–0 both
Ricky Burns
Win, TKO 8
2023Sep 2023
Anthony Crolla
1–1 against
Win, PTS
2008Sep 2008
Loss, PTS
2008Apr 2008
al-HamidiYoussef al-HamidiSyriaBurns betterRicky Burns better — 2–0 to 1–1
Ricky Burns
2–0 against
Win, PTS
2010May 2010
Win, PTS
2007Nov 2007
Anthony Crolla
Win, RTD 2
2007Dec 2007
ThorpeDaniel ThorpeEvenEven — 1–0 both
Ricky Burns
Win, PTS
2004Oct 2004

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Anthony Crolla last boxed on Nov 2, 2019 — 2,543 days ago. Crolla had won once since losing by stoppage to Vasyl Lomachenko.WWWLW

Burns Oct 2017Ramirez Mar 2018Yordan Nov 2018Lomachenko Apr 2019Urquiaga Nov 20193.4 tracked bouts per year

Ricky Burns last boxed on Sep 1, 2023 — 1,144 days ago. Burns had won two straight since losing a decision to Lee Selby.WWLWW

Njegac Jun 2018Cardle Nov 2018Selby Oct 2019Dominguez Dec 2021Limond Sep 20232.5 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?: Yes. Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns met once on October 7, 2017, and Anthony Crolla won by UD.
Who has the better record, Crolla or Burns?: Anthony Crolla is 35-7-3 and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Ricky Burns has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Crolla or Burns?: Anthony Crolla has 13 knockout wins and Ricky Burns has 17. Ricky Burns has more.
Do Crolla and Burns have any common opponents?: Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns share 3 common opponents: Willie Limond, Youssef al-Hamidi and Daniel Thorpe. Ricky Burns fared better against 1 of them.
Who is bigger, Crolla or Burns?: Ricky Burns is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 1 cm above the other. Ricky Burns also has the longer reach, by 8 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Crolla and Burns?: This comparison is drawn from 45 bouts tracked for Anthony Crolla and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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