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Ricky Burns vs Silence Saheed — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Ricky Burns

Silence Saheed

Ricky Burns (45-8-1) and Silence Saheed (0-7 across 7 tracked bouts) 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.

Burns

45

Wins17 KO · 38%

8

Losses

1

Draw55 tracked bouts

Saheed

Tracked record

0–7

counted from 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Ricky Burns and Silence Saheed have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.

Ricky Burns and Silence Saheed have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.
Met2008Feb 22Series
Ricky BurnsFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Silence SaheedFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Burns 6 · Saheed 0 of 6 measurable rows
BurnsSaheed
Record†
45-8-1 (edge)0-7
Win %0–100%
84.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 17
17 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
37.78%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
38%—
Times stopped‡max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.5
2.5 (edge)
2.1
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55
55
7

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

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

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Silence Saheed0 wins · from 7 tracked bouts

Silence Saheed: no tracked wins in the 7 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Saheed yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ricky Burns 55, Silence Saheed 7 — 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

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

Silence Saheed last boxed on Feb 22, 2008 — 6,816 days ago. Saheed had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Bami Oct 2005Rukundo Feb 2006O'Donnell Sep 2006McCloskey Dec 2006Burns Feb 20082.1 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Ricky Burns and Silence Saheed ever fought each other?
Yes. Ricky Burns and Silence Saheed met once on February 22, 2008, and Ricky Burns won by TKO in round 3.
The meeting

WFeb 22, 2008 · Burns · TKO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Burns or Saheed?
Ricky Burns is 45-8-1 and Silence Saheed is 0-7 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Ricky Burns has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Burns45–8–184.3%

Saheed0–70%

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

Burns1737.8%

Saheed0

The Numbers ↓
Do Burns and Saheed have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Ricky Burns and Silence Saheed have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Saheed?
This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns and 7 bouts tracked for Silence Saheed. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Burns55bouts

Saheed7bouts

How They Win ↓

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