News about Ricky Burns

Scottish boxing star Andy Tham dies aged 28 after a collision with a car while he was riding his motorcycle... as tributes flood in for 'a champion in and out of the ring'

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 4, 2024
Tham, who was part of the St Andrew's Sporting Club stable, became Scottish featherweight champion last September when he stopped Jack Turner in the sixth round of a compelling contest at the Braehead Arena on the undercard of the exhibition fight between Ricky Burns and Willie Limond. Tham, from Cumbernauld, trained at the Kilsyth Golden Gloves gym and made his professional debut in March 2019, competing once more before the onset of Covid.

Willie Limond, 45, dies after ex-boxing champion suffers a seizure while driving ahead of taking part in a public training session in Glasgow

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 15, 2024
Former boxing champion Willie Limond has died at the age of 45 after being initially found unresponsive in his car following a seizure. Last Monday (April 8), Limond was discovered in his vehicle just hours before he set to partake in a public training session in Glasgow.