Burns vs Indongo: We preview Ricky Burns' big night in Glasgow, live on Sky Sports
Tuesday 11 April 2017 08:14, UK
Ricky Burns is looking to complete another dream when he takes on Julius Indongo in a super-lightweight unification fight, live on Sky Sports.
The SSE Hydro in Glasgow has a packed undercard, so here's what is coming your way on Saturday night...
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Ricky Burns v Julius Indongo - WBA & IBF super-lightweight titles
Burns has already made history by winning world titles at three different weights, but now he has the chance to join the exclusive unification club. The Coatbridge boy puts his WBA super-lightweight belt on the line, with Indongo bringing the IBF version over.
It will be the Namibian southpaw's first defence but he is unbeaten. Burns has been there, seen it and done most things in his outstanding career, so unifying is next on the list.
Charlie Edwards v Iain Butcher - British super-flyweight title
Edwards has the chance to become the British champion at a second weight, with the domestic title vacant. It will be only his second fight since losing his world title challenge to IBF flyweight king John Riel Casimero but with the successful Adam Booth behind him, Edwards is looking for a big year.
There will be big support for Butcher though, the Motherwell man on a winning run of five. Plenty of the SSE Hydro crowd will be hoping Scotland will be celebrating its first British super-fly champion in its seven-year existence.
Josh Kelly v Jay Byrne - 6 Rounds welterweight
Kelly will become the latest in the line of the Rio 2016 Team GB to make his professional debut. The Sunderland welterweight is also under Booth's guidance and with his second fight on the Joshua-Klitschko undercard two weeks later, he will be looking to make an impressive start.
Byrne has the edge on experience of course and although he lost his last fight, it saw him take another hot prospect, Felix Cash, the full six rounds.
Scott Cardle v Robbie Barrett - British lightweight title
Celtic supporter Cardle is looking to follow suit and retain his title, while winning the Lonsdale outright and keeping the lightweight strap. The second drawn fight with Sean Dodd denied him the winning hat-trick and this time 'Scotty' finds Barrett standing in the way.
The Yorkshireman is the reigning English champion and both boxers' previous fights were against Kevin Hooper; Barrett winning on points, Cardle stopping him in the sixth.
Charlie Flynn v Ryan Collins - Celtic lightweight title
A domestic scrap sees two Scotsman looking for more than just bragging rights. Flynn, with Alex Morrison managing him, has emerged as one of the most popular fighters north of the border and is looking to pick up his first belt since turning pro in 2014.
Collins did that in 2012 and won the Scottish Area title last time out, but with less then 50 miles between their homes and the pair knowing each other well from the amateur days, this should be a cracker.
Lawrence Okolie v Lukasz Rusiewicz - 4 Rounds cruiserweight
Okolie is another of the Rio 2016 stars grabbing attention in the paid ranks, especially on the back of his brilliant debut. It took him 20 seconds to knock out Geoffrey Cove, so the Hackney man will do well to improve on that.
Look at this week's opponent and you will see why: Rusiewicz has had 51 fights and although he is hardly on a winning streak, the Polish journeyman has only been stopped in six of his 29 defeats.
Watch Ricky Burns vs Julius Indongo from the SSE Hydro, Glasgow, on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports 2 from 7.30pm.
