With Scottish boxing having spent a period in the doldrums since Scott Harrison’s career imploded almost four years ago, promoter Frank Warren has no doubt that Ricky Burns can rejuvenate the sport north of the border after he became WBO super-featherweight champion on Saturday night with a hard-fought points victory over Puerto Rican Roman Martinez.
There were those who doubted Burn’s ability to box at this level but Warren was not among them. He had confidence that the Scot had the necessary attributes to succeed, and even claimed Burns is now 10 times the fighter after taking the title from Martinez.
