Ryan Burnett has revealed that he had other options for his first IBF title defence, but wanted the ‘risk’ of a bantamweight unification clash with Zhanat Zhakiyanov.
The 25-year-old defends his IBF belt against WBA 'super' title holder Zhakiyanov in Belfast this Saturday night, live on Sky Sports, just a few months after he claimed the belt with a points win over Lee Haskins.