Ryan Burnett is an Irish bantamweight boxer born on May 21, 1992 in Belfast, Ireland. He achieved a major milestone in October 2017 when he became the unified bantamweight world champion by defeating Zhanat Zhakiyanov to win the WBA bantamweight title. He had previously won the IBF bantamweight title in June 2017 in a bout against Lee Haskins.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $2 Million (2024)
About
Irish bantamweight who became the unified bantamweight world champion upon his October 2017 victory against Zhanat Zhakiyanov to win the WBA bantamweight title. He had previously won the IBF bantamweight title in June 2017 in a bout against Lee Haskins.
Before Fame
His interest in boxing began at age 4. His pinnacle youth achievement came in 2010 at the Youth Olympic Games when he won the gold medal in the boxing light flyweight division.
Trivia
He won the WBC's then-vacant International bantamweight title in February 2016. He previously won the British bantamweight title in November 2015 by defeating Jason Booth.
Family Life
He has three brothers.
Associated With
He trained at the same gym as Carl Frampton as a young boxer in Belfast, Northern Ireland.