Ricky Burns of Scotland stopped former champion Nicky Cook of England in the first round to successfully retain his WBO super featherweight title at Echo Arena on Saturday. Burns floored Cook in the opening seconds, including a hard right to the back. A glancing blow put Cook down again, and though he got to his feet, Cook was struggling. More rights to the body dropped Cook and his corner threw in the towel to end the scheduled 12-rounder after only 1:33. Read more: http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/6776151/ricky-burns-retains-crown-1st-round-tko-nicky-cook
