Burns to take on Moses in March
Moses (right) has usually been stopped once in 29 fights
Ricky Burns will make a initial counterclaim of his WBO halt lightweight pretension opposite Paulus Moses on 10 March.
The 33-year-old Namibian won a WBA pretension dual years ago in Japan though mislaid it after one successful defence.
Moses, famous as ‘The Hitman’, has usually been stopped once in 29 fights and has won 19 bouts by knockout.
The quarrel has been changed behind to Braehead Arena since of radio commitments after promoters had announced a switch to a Kelvin Hall.
“This is going to be a tough fight,” pronounced Burns. “I’ll yield it a same approach we always do, by giving 110%.
“I need to get by Paulus initial to get to a fights that are out there for me.
“I’m looking brazen to fighting in Glasgow again after a integrate of fights divided from home.”
Burns’ manager Alex Morrison believes Moses will yield a “stiff test” for his charge.
“He’s a bit of a knockout specialist,” Morrison told BBC Scotland.
“And we don’t go to Japan and a win a universe pretension but carrying something about you.”
Burns became WBO super-featherweight champion after a stirring win over Rocky Martinez in 2010.
After 3 defences of a title, ‘The Rickster’ changed adult to lightweight and beat Michael Katsidis during Wembley final November to turn a WBO’s halt lightweight champion.
If, as expected, Juan Manuel Marquez vacates his WBO pretension during a same weight, Burns could enter a ring opposite Moses as a full champion.
