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Neil Murray vs Ricky Burns — record, stats and common opponents compared

Neil Murray

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Ricky Burns

Neil Murray (0-4 across 4 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.

Murray

Tracked record

0–4

counted from 4 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

Neil Murray and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.

Neil Murray and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.
Met2002Oct 19Series
Neil MurrayFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ricky BurnsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Murray 0 · Burns 6 of 6 measurable rows
MurrayBurns
Record†
0-445-8-1 (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 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5
0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.5
1
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
4
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
Neil Murray: No height on file
Ricky Burns: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Neil Murray: No reach on file
Ricky Burns: 70″
Agenot held
Neil Murray: No date of birth
Ricky Burns: 43
Stance
Neil Murray: Not recorded
Ricky Burns: Orthodox

Neil Murray 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
Neil Murray0 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Neil Murray: no tracked wins in the 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Murray 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 — Neil Murray 4, 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

Neil Murray last boxed on Oct 9, 2006 — 7,319 days ago. Murray had lost four straight.LLLL

Burns Oct 2002Booth Feb 2004Boytsov Jun 2005Booth Oct 20061 tracked bouts per year

Ricky Burns last boxed on Sep 1, 2023 — 1,148 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 Neil Murray and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?
Yes. Neil Murray and Ricky Burns met once on October 19, 2002, and Ricky Burns won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LOct 19, 2002 · Burns · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Murray or Burns?
Neil Murray is 0-4 across the 4 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 %

Murray0–40%

Burns45–8–184.3%

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

Murray0

Burns1737.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Murray and Burns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Neil Murray and Ricky Burns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Murray and Burns?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Neil Murray and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Murray4bouts

Burns55bouts

How They Win ↓

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