Ricky Burns could turn his attention to a big-money Las Vegas fight with Adrien Broner after his successful mandatory defence of his WBA world super-lightweight title against Kiryl Relikh in Glasgow. A meeting with the four-weight champion from the US was the incentive for the 33-year-old from Coatbridge, who had to work hard against the Belarusian to keep the belt he won in May.
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Eddie Hearn keen to pit Ricky Burns against Adrien Broner in Las Vegas after points victory over Kiryl Relikh
Ricky Burns beats Kiryl Relikh by unanimous decision to defend his WBA world super-lightweight title
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Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko will be an epic... and I hope Tyson Fury gets the help he needs
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Anthony Joshua gets his head down during gym ball workout after backing troubled Tyson Fury to fight again
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Froch wants Ward unification battle to take place at Nottingham Forest's City Ground
JEFF POWELL: Carl Froch is challenging Andre Ward to cross the Atlantic for the first time in his career and face him at Nottingham Forest's City Ground. Ward earned recognition as the world's supreme super-middleweight when he defeated Froch in the final of the Super Six tournament in Atlantic City.
Thurman and Broner shine in boxing's return to prime-time television in USA
Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero gave a prime-time television audience something to watch Saturday night. Thurman won a piece of the welterweight title with a bruising decision win over Guerrero in the debut of a new boxing series on network television. And he did it with the kind of fight that had the crowd on its feet and gave a much needed boost to boxing in the first prime-time fights on NBC in 30 years.
THE BEST COLUMNISTS IN BOXING
JEFF POWELL'S BOXING COLUMN
- Froch wants Ward unification battle at Nottingham Forest's City Ground
- Sky Sports favourites to land Mayweather's £160m mega-fight against Pacquiao
- Britain's boxing heroes face further waiting game for much anticipated title challenges
- Froch targets mega fight with Hopkins after hold up in plans to take on Chavez Jr
EDDIE HEARN'S BOXING COLUMN
- Mayweather vs Pacquiao tickets could cost £100,000 and there might not be a general sale
- Khan and Brook will fight... and I am pushing for it to happen this summer
- DeGale can make history... but why won't Groves accept the rematch
- Joshua will be first to stop Johnson but mouthy American will be AJ's toughest challenge so far
Frampton and Quigg on collision course after Jackal's five-round destruction of Avalos in Belfast
JEFF POWELL: Carl Frampton delivered big-time and now he hopes ITV will do the same, along with rival Scott Quigg and his pound-wise promoter Eddie Hearn.
STARS OF SPORT
- Double celebration for Mercedes as Rosberg's win in Japan hands them third straight Constructors title The German cruised to victory at Suzuka
- Stop being Charlie Big B******* Neymar! Bolivia defender Yasmani Duk is refusing to apologise to Brazil star Neymar after elbowing him in the head
- 14-year-old wonderkid Mustafa Kapi handed debut by Galatasaray He only turned 14 in August and has already been likened to United superstar Paul Pogba.
- Shoot, Aaron! Wales star Ramsey takes up new hobby with brother The Arsenal midfielder celebrated his brother Josh's birthday by going clay pigeon shooting
- Bisping beats Henderson to retain middleweight title at UFC 204 in Manchester Bisping got revenge on his old foe with a unanimous victory
TOP SPORT STORIES
- Moldova vs Republic of Ireland, World Cup 2018 qualifier LIVE, plus updates as from Spain and Italy matches Follow the action as it happens live
- Wales 1-1 Georgia: Bale header not enough as Coleman's side are held to draw in Cardiff For the second time in four days Welsh hands let slip a lead
- Rosberg wins Japanese Grand Prix as Hamilton pays for poor start to finish third Rosberg is edging closer to a maiden world title after victory at Suzuka
- Bloodied and battered Bisping beats Dan Henderson by unanimous decision Michael Bisping got revenge on his old foe at UFC 204 in Manchester
- England 2-0 Malta: Sturridge and Alli strike to fire Southgate to win in first game in charge Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli were the heroes at a sold-out Wembley
- Neymar 'turned down City, United, Madrid and PSG' to stay at Barca Spanish paper Mundo Deportivo claim that each club was happy to pay his £170m clause
- 14-year-old wonderkid Kapi handed senior debut by Galatasaray He only turned 14 in August but he's already being likened to Paul Pogba.
- Scotland 1-1 Lithuania: Scots booed off despite sub McArthur salvaging a point with late strike James McArthur rescued Scotland with an 89th-minute equaliser
- Northern Ireland 4-0 San Marino: Davis, Lafferty and Ward ensure O'Neill's side beat 10-man opposition They left it late to kill off the Group C underdogs
- Brailsford feeling the heat over Wiggins as UK Anti-Doping investigation continues There is a growing sense of anxiety among Team Sky's prominent figures
- Giggs says Swansea 'did not meet my ambition' as he hits back at 'underwhelming interview' claims Ryan Giggs has hit back after missing out on job
- Pearson leaves Derby by mutual consent after struggling start Derby County have officially parted company with manager Nigel Pearson
- Manchester United are not Champions League class... Ibrahimovic and Pogba ignore everyone else, says Merson Merson believes United will struggle
- Herrera admits he's 'feeling good' under Mourinho after breaking shackles of Van Gaal's regime Ander Herrera has praised Jose Mourinho
- Unforgiving Old Trafford dressing-room 'made Ronaldo into a man,' claims Neville Gary Neville claims that Cristiano Ronaldo 'became a man' at United
MORE STARS OF SPORT
- Jordi Cruyff believes iconic father Johan would be a Manchester City fan today Football legend Johan Cruyff sadly died of lung cancer in March this year
- Coleman warns kids about the big, bad world of football Irishman is now 27 and one of the senior players in Ronald Koeman's Everton team
- Hargreaves: A future watching the other guys get stuck in... I'll drink to that! Alistair Hargreaves on his decision to quit rugby due to fears for his health
- Zlatan masks up and insists he has 'no free time' Zlatan Ibrahimovic is keeping himself fit during the two week international break
- I want to earn respect! Bradley unveiled as Swansea's new boss Bob Bradley becomes the first American to take a job at a Premier League club
- Hollywood meets... Kane! Tottenham star and Wahlberg have a catch up The England striker is currently sidelined with an ankle injury
- Burns' night in Glasgow as Ricky holds on to world title Ricky Burns claimed victory by unanimous decision as he beat Kiryl Relikh in Glasgow
- 'Manchester let's f****** do this!' Bisping raring to go at UFC 204 Michael Bisping was at his provocative best as he came face to face with Dan Henderson
- Careful, Greg! Golf great Norman gets his chainsaw out to clear mess from Hurricane Matthew... despite nearly losing his arm in horrific accident Back in the game
- Football's furry friends! From awkward embraces to affectionate hugs, we celebrate mascots in brilliant images... with managers Hilarity ensues
- Valencia chased by police after being carried off injured on medical buggy as child support row continues Took a turn for the bizarre
- Pogba looks to rediscover his form while away on international duty The midfielder took part in a training session with France on Thursday
- Sidelined Messi relaxes with family at the movies Argentina will be without Messi for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Paraguay
- Found a new career, Fernando? Alonso serves sushi to Button in Tokyo The pair are preparing for the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday
- Suspended All Blacks star Smith admits 'huge error' in tearful apology After he was caught 'having sex with a woman in a disabled toilet at airport'
- Hamilton jokes that 'this s*** is killing me' as he uses Snapchat bunny filter to amuse himself during press call Childishness ahead of Japanese GP
- Neymar left in a bloodied mess as Brazil superstar is flattened during Brazil's 5-0 romp with Coutinho and Firmino both scoring Brazil hammered Bolivia
- FORE! Lingard should stick to football as United youngster sends driver flying during golf session Winger reacted with a mixture of shock and embarrassment
- Joshua vs Klitschko could be finalised next week with winter mega-bout on the cards Ukrainian also said Tyson Fury is 'dragging boxing through the mud'
- Gayle hangs tough as West Indies all rounder hits the gym Preparing for his individual schedule on the T20 circuit in unusual fashion
- Henderson, Stones and Dier take a break from England duty with a round of golf England stars enjoyed a round of golf at The Belfry on Wednesday
- Redknapp plays football with Scottish schoolchildren... after a round of golf with Gullit Jamie Redknapp took time out of his participation in the golf
- Wagner was Klopp's best man... and he's led Huddersfield to the top of the Championship David Wagner could easily pass as stunt double for Jurgen Klopp
- Nine Premier League legends in one photo... and just the 1,260 goals between them! Premier League legends joined together in London
- Secret Southgate: How a 'posh' boy who fancied a career in journalism survived jokes about his nose to make it to top Gareth Southgate is now in charge of England
- Alli gets the better of pal Dier with secret nutmeg in England training Dele Alli and Eric Dier's friendship has been well-documented
- Back to black: City's Guardiola and Duggan share moment to forget after pitching up to photoshoot wearing similar outfits Saw the funny side
- Inside Savage's old farmhouse: Countryside home up for sale for £1.65m complete with five bathrooms Cottage annexe and a snooker and TV room
- Ozil says 'sometimes I have to be selfish' as he watches Arsenal's 3-0 win over United while co-commentating alongside Cazorla Last season's triumph
- Manchester United fear love split is behind Martial's slump in form United are concerned Anthony Martial's turbulent private life is to blame for his dip in form