Have Ricky Burns and Willie Limond ever fought each other?

Yes. Ricky Burns and Willie Limond met once on September 1, 2023, and Ricky Burns won by TKO in round 8.

Who has the better record, Burns or Limond?

Ricky Burns is 45-8-1 and Willie Limond is 42-6. Willie Limond has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Burns or Limond?

Ricky Burns has 17 knockout wins and Willie Limond has 13. Ricky Burns has more.

Do Burns and Limond have any common opponents?

Ricky Burns and Willie Limond share 4 common opponents: Anthony Crolla, Kevin O'Hara and Frederic Bonifai (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.

Who is bigger, Burns or Limond?

Ricky Burns is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Limond?

This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns and 48 bouts tracked for Willie Limond. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ricky Burns vs Willie Limond — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Ricky Burns (45-8-1) and Willie Limond (42-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.

Burns

Wins17 KO · 38%

Losses

Draw55 tracked bouts

Limond

Wins13 KO · 31%

Losses

Draws48 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Burns leads 1–0

Ricky Burns and Willie Limond have met 1 time; Burns leads 1–0.
Met	2023Sep 1	Series
Ricky BurnsFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Willie LimondFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	TKOR8Limond vs Burns	1Meeting

Limond vs Burns · Sep 1, 2023

The Numbers

Burns 6 · Limond 2 of 8 measurable rows

BurnsEdge = longer wingLimond

Record: 45-8-142-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 84.3%
87.5% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 17: 17 (edge)
13
KO rate0–100%: 37.78% (edge)
30.95%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 38% (edge)
31%
Times stopped^†max 5: 0 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^‡max 2.5: 2.5 (edge)
2
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 55: 55
48

† 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″: Ricky Burns: 5′9″ (edge); Willie Limond: 5′8″
Reachnot held: Ricky Burns: 70″; Willie Limond: No reach on file
Agenot comparable: Ricky Burns: 43; Willie Limond: Died aged 45
Stance: Ricky Burns: Orthodox; Willie Limond: Orthodox

Ricky Burns left, Willie Limond 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

17 by KO/TKO 38%28 on the cards 62%

Willie Limond42 wins · from 48 tracked bouts

13 by KO/TKO 31%29 on the cards 69%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Ricky Burns 55, Willie Limond 48 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

4 shared

4 shared · even on 44 shared · even on 4

BurnsRicky Burns

Opponent

LimondWillie Limond

Ricky Burns
Loss, UD
2017Oct 2017
CrollaAnthony CrollaUnited Kingdom 35–7–3EvenEven — 0–1 both
Willie Limond
Loss, UD
2011Nov 2011
Ricky Burns
Win, UD
2009Jun 2009
O'HaraKevin O'HaraEvenEven — 1–0 both
Willie Limond
Win, PTS
2005Jun 2005
Ricky Burns
Win, TKO 5
2007Oct 2007
BonifaiFrederic BonifaiEvenEven — 1–0 both
Willie Limond
Win, PTS
2004Oct 2004
Ricky Burns
Loss, UD
2006Feb 2006
ArthurAlex ArthurUnited Kingdom 31–3 · Super FeatherweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Willie Limond
Loss, TKO 8
2003Jul 2003

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

Ricky Burns last boxed on Sep 1, 2023 — 1,144 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

Willie Limond had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Ricky Burns. Limond last boxed on Sep 1, 2023.LWWWL

Nurse May 2016Vosyka Dec 2016Warburton Jun 2019Wood May 2022Burns Sep 20232 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Ricky Burns and Willie Limond ever fought each other?: Yes. Ricky Burns and Willie Limond met once on September 1, 2023, and Ricky Burns won by TKO in round 8.
Who has the better record, Burns or Limond?: Ricky Burns is 45-8-1 and Willie Limond is 42-6. Willie Limond has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Burns or Limond?: Ricky Burns has 17 knockout wins and Willie Limond has 13. Ricky Burns has more.
Do Burns and Limond have any common opponents?: Ricky Burns and Willie Limond share 4 common opponents: Anthony Crolla, Kevin O'Hara and Frederic Bonifai (and 1 other). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
Who is bigger, Burns or Limond?: Ricky Burns is the taller fighter at 175 cm, 2 cm above the other.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Burns and Limond?: This comparison is drawn from 55 bouts tracked for Ricky Burns and 48 bouts tracked for Willie Limond. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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