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Colin Bain vs Ricky Burns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ricky Burns

Colin Bain (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Bain

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Burns

45

Wins17 KO · 38%

8

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Burns leads 1–0

Colin Bain and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.

Colin Bain and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.
Met2004Dec 12Series
Colin BainFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ricky BurnsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultPTS1Meeting

The Numbers

Bain 0 · Burns 6 of 6 measurable rows
BainBurns
Record†
0-245-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
0%
84.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
0
17 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—37.78%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
—38%
Times stopped‡max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.5
1.3
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
2
55

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ 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

Heightnot held
Colin Bain: No height on file
Ricky Burns: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Colin Bain: No reach on file
Ricky Burns: 70″
Agenot held
Colin Bain: No date of birth
Ricky Burns: 43
Stance
Colin Bain: Not recorded
Ricky Burns: Orthodox

Colin Bain 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
Colin Bain0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Colin Bain: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Bain yet.

Ricky Burns45 wins · from 55 tracked bouts

Ricky Burns: 45 tracked wins — 17 by KO/TKO (38%) and 28 on the cards (62%). Counted from 55 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — Colin Bain 2, Ricky Burns 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Colin Bain last boxed on Jul 8, 2006 — 7,410 days ago. Bain had lost two straight.LL

Burns Dec 2004Khan Jul 20061.3 tracked bouts per year

Ricky Burns last boxed on Sep 1, 2023 — 1,146 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 Colin Bain and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?
Yes. Colin Bain and Ricky Burns met once on December 12, 2004, and Ricky Burns won by PTS.
The meeting

LDec 12, 2004 · Burns · PTS

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Bain or Burns?
Colin Bain is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Ricky Burns has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Bain0–20%

Burns45–8–184.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Bain or Burns?
Colin Bain has 0 knockout wins and Ricky Burns has 17. Ricky Burns has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Bain0

Burns1737.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Bain and Burns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Colin Bain and Ricky Burns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bain and Burns?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Colin Bain and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Bain2bouts

Burns55bouts

How They Win ↓

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