OK, so another cold Friday night, and as I shiver at my keyboard, I still manage to focus enough to type this stuff out! Here's the roundup:

Carl Johanneson (25-2, 18KOs) - Since winning his belt in a dominant performance against Billy Corcoran last July, Johanneson has been angling for the Alex Arthur fight he's been demanding for years. In November he finished game Bradford fighter Femi Fehintola in 6 in what I thought was an impressively disciplined performance from the Leeds man. He's clearly got the KO capability as he's shown in his past two fights, and he will be looking for another big win tonight against Alex Arthur victim Burns to prove that he is worth a shot at a world belt as much as Arthur is. I expect his combination of calm, accurate powerful punching to be a little too much for Ricky Burns.

Ricky Burns (15-1, 3KOs) - Without doubt Burns' biggest fight to date was his 'Braveheart' battle of scotland with Alex Arthur back in February of last year, where he put up a very good fight but was eventually outclassed over the 12. The concern is that since then Burns has taken two easy bouts against journeymen, whereas before the fight he had points wins over to-be world challenger Graham Earl and against the unbeaten Colin Bain. His power is certainly questionable from the record, but I expect Burns to be durable, but to eventually crumple under the force of Johanneson.

Start Time : 10pm UK time, 5pm EST