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Osumanu Akaba vs Ricky Burns — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Osumanu Akaba

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Ricky Burns

Osumanu Akaba (11-5) 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.

Akaba

11

Wins1 KO · 9%

5

Losses

0

Draws6 tracked bouts

Burns

45

Wins17 KO · 38%

8

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Burns leads 1–0

Osumanu Akaba and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.

Osumanu Akaba and Ricky Burns have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.
Met2008Sep 26Series
Osumanu AkabaFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Ricky BurnsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Akaba 0 · Burns 8 of 8 measurable rows
AkabaBurns
Record
11-545-8-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
68.8%
84.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17
1
17 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
9.09%
37.78% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
0%
38% (edge)
Times stopped†max 2
2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 5
0
5 (edge)
Bouts per year‡max 2.5
0.6
2.5 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
6
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

Heightnot held
Osumanu Akaba: No height on file
Ricky Burns: 5′9″
Reachnot held
Osumanu Akaba: No reach on file
Ricky Burns: 70″
Agenot held
Osumanu Akaba: No date of birth
Ricky Burns: 43
Stance
Osumanu Akaba: Southpaw
Ricky Burns: Orthodox

Osumanu Akaba 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
Osumanu Akaba1 win · from 6 tracked bouts

Osumanu Akaba: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 6 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

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 — Osumanu Akaba 6, 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

Osumanu Akaba last boxed on Aug 28, 2015 — 4,073 days ago. Akaba had lost three straight, after one straight win.LWLLL

Mathebula Sep 2005Munyai Jul 2008Burns Sep 2008Cherry Oct 2014Easter Aug 20150.6 tracked bouts per year

Ricky Burns last boxed on Sep 1, 2023 — 1,147 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 Osumanu Akaba and Ricky Burns ever fought each other?
Yes. Osumanu Akaba and Ricky Burns met once on September 26, 2008, and Ricky Burns won by UD.
The meeting

LSep 26, 2008 · Burns · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Akaba or Burns?
Osumanu Akaba is 11-5 and Ricky Burns is 45-8-1. Ricky Burns has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Akaba11–568.8%

Burns45–8–184.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Akaba or Burns?
Osumanu Akaba has 1 knockout win and Ricky Burns has 17. Ricky Burns has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Akaba19.1%

Burns1737.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Akaba and Burns have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Osumanu Akaba and Ricky Burns have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Akaba and Burns?
This comparison is drawn from 6 bouts tracked for Osumanu Akaba and 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Akaba6bouts

Burns55bouts

How They Win ↓

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