Ricky Burns is champion of the world

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Ricky Burns became the pride of Scotland on Saturday night when he captured the WBO super-featherweight title off Román Martínez in a thrilling against-the-odds victory in Glasgow.

It was the first defeat in the heavily-favoured Puerto Ricans career, although it looked like it was going to be an easy night for the champ as Burns had to haul himself of the canvas in the first round following a stinging straight right from Martínez. It was a real pearler that caught the contender flush and produced a collective intake of breath around Kelvin Hall, followed by a relived exhale as Burns got back to his feet.

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