I STILL HAVE TWO YEARS AT LEAST TO KEEP SCRAPPING
RICKY BURNS insists he is not ready to throw in the towel after revealing he is still planning to box for another two years.
The Coatbridge fighter, who turns 37 on April 13, lost for the eighth time in an illustrious 52-bout career to Lee Selby last October.
Scotland’s only threeweight world champion admitted in the wake of the lightweight points loss he’d consider his future.
But Burns, who is on
BY FRANK HAYNES lockdown along with the rest of the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, now admits he still has the drive to continue.
Burns said: “I’ll know myself when it is right to step away and I won’t kid myself on.
“If it came to the point I was struggling to get out of bed in the morning at the thought of training then that would be telling.
“But I love training and have loved all this running. Boxing is so tough that if your head’s not in it, you need to get out of the sport.
“But I am focused and fired up as ever. I’ve maybe a couple of years, two or three fights, left.
“I’d love to finish my career in Scotland with one last big fight in the Hydro.
“Nothing has been mentioned, everything is on hold of course, but I’m hoping to get one fight before the end of the year. And I hope I can perform again in front of those crowds who have been so good to me and made those nights so special.
“There are always prominent names looking for fights on big nights. My manager Alex Morrison knows my attitude.
“There were a couple of fights last year that fell though but when this coronavirus situation eases, we’ll get down south to see what is on offer and take it from there.”