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Lee Selby vs Ricky Burns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Lee Selby

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Ricky Burns

Lee Selby (28-4) 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 1 common opponent.

Selby

28

Wins9 KO · 32%

4

Losses

0

Draws32 tracked bouts

Burns

45

Wins17 KO · 38%

8

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Selby leads 1–0

Lee Selby and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Selby leads 1–0.

Lee Selby and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Selby leads 1–0.
Met2019Oct 26Series
Lee SelbyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ricky BurnsFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Selby 2 · Burns 6 of 8 measurable rows
SelbyBurns
Record
28-4 (edge)45-8-1
Win %0–100%
87.5% (edge)
84.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
9
17 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
32.14%
37.78% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
32%
38% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
1
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
1
3 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
2.3
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
32
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

Height+1″
Lee Selby: 5′8″
Ricky Burns: 5′9″ (edge)
ReachLevel
Lee Selby: 70″
Ricky Burns: 70″
Age4 yrs apart
Lee Selby: 39
Ricky Burns: 43
Stance
Lee Selby: Orthodox
Ricky Burns: Orthodox

Lee Selby 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
Lee Selby28 wins · from 32 tracked bouts

Lee Selby: 28 tracked wins — 9 by KO/TKO (32%), 18 on the cards (64%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 32 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

9 by KO/TKO 32%18 on the cards 64%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

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 — Lee Selby 32, Ricky Burns 55 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Burns better on 1

Selby

Opponent

Burns

  • Lee Selby

    Win, PTS

    2011

    al-HamidiBurns better

    Ricky Burns

    2–0 against

    Win, PTS

    2010

    Win, PTS

    2007

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

Lee Selby last boxed on Mar 26, 2022 — 1,669 days ago. Selby had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Warrington May 2018Douglas Feb 2019Burns Oct 2019Jr. Oct 2020Lemos Mar 20222.3 tracked bouts per year

Ricky Burns last boxed on Sep 1, 2023 — 1,145 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 Lee Selby and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?
Yes. Lee Selby and Ricky Burns met once on October 26, 2019, and Lee Selby won by MD.
The meeting

WOct 26, 2019 · Selby · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Selby or Burns?
Lee Selby is 28-4 and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Lee Selby has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Selby28–487.5%

Burns45–8–184.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Selby or Burns?
Lee Selby has 9 knockout wins and Ricky Burns has 17. Ricky Burns has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Selby932.1%

Burns1737.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Selby and Burns have any common opponents?
Lee Selby and Ricky Burns share 1 common opponent: Youssef al-Hamidi. Ricky Burns fared better against 1 of them.
Shared opponent

Youssef al-HamidiWW

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Selby or Burns?
Ricky Burns is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other. Ricky Burns also has the longer reach, by 1 cm.
Height · reach

Selby173 cm177 cm reach

Burns175 cm178 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Selby and Burns?
This comparison is drawn from 32 bouts tracked for Lee Selby and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Selby32bouts

Burns55bouts

How They Win ↓

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