Ricky Burns wins court battle against Warren

The Scot, world champion in the lightweight division, had been sued by Warren for £1.8m in lost revenue and a further sum in unpaid management commission following their split, which Warren claimed came about due to rival promoter Eddie Hearn "tapping up" Burns.

But judge Mr Justice Knowles rejected the claim, saying that, "evidence at trial showed simply that Burns had enough of Frank Warren Promotions, [and Burns] had walked away from FWP [Frank Warren Promotions] believing he was entitled to do so.”

Dismissing the clamis as "fanciful" and bearing "no relation to reality", the judge also found that Burns was owed £102,000 in unpaid purse fees - which he will have to try and recover from FWP, a company which was recently liquidated. In addition, Burns will have to pay Warren £73,000 in maanagement commission.

“I’m extremely pleased that I have won this legal case brought against me by Frank Warren, a case that should never have been brought against me in the first place,” said Burns.

“The pressure that this case has put on me over the last 18 months has been immense and seriously affected me in and out of the ring.

“I will now be actively pursuing the BBBoC and Frank Warren to make sure that my outstanding fight purse gets paid in full.”