Burns boost for Booth

Maloney says title contender will gain confidence after Scot's win

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Burns boost for Booth

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Promoter Frank Maloney believes Jason Booth has been given a massive boost by the victory of Ricky Burns as the countdown to his own world title fight continues.

Booth takes on IBF super-bantamweight champion Steve Molitor on Saturday just a week after Burns upset the odds with a sensational points win over Roman Martinez.

It was the Scot's first fight at the highest level and he did not look out of place as he came back from a first round knockdown to take the WBO super-featherweight title.

And Maloney says Booth, who will also enter the ring a big underdog against Molitor, can take heart from Burns' sterling effort.

"Ricky showed incredible heart and an amazing will to win against Martinez," he said. "If Jason does the same there will be another major upset.

"I promoted the fight when Ricky lost to one of my men, Carl Johanneson and back then I wouldn't ever have said he would become a world champion.

"Jason must take heart from what he has achieved and remember that when he steps into the ring on Saturday night."

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