Top 5 opponents for Ricky Burns

Who Should Ricky Burns Face Next? With his four round demolition of Kevin Mitchell this past Saturday, Scotland’s Ricky Burns wiped away any remaining doubts about his status as one of the best lightweights in the world today. With avenues opening up for the 29 year old, now is an opportune time to have a look at who he could face in the near future, with several potential big fights on the horizon. Here are five of the possible options: Antonio DeMarco Credit: Will Hart - HBO DeMarco has spent years fighting on undercards, lurking in the shadow of bigger names in higher weightclasses. Ever since his stoppage victory over the talented but fragile Jorge Linares however, DeMarco has threatened to revitalize the lightweight division with his stand-up, hard-punching style that appears tailor made for excitement. In his latest outing, DeMarco blitzed a shell-shocked John Molina on route to a first round stoppage, a victory that has set him up with a potential showdown with Adrien ...