Burns is scheduled to fight against the Andreas Evensen at the Braehead Arena at the weekend and according to his trainer Billy Nelson, he keeps all his aggression for the ring.
He told to Press Association Sport: "Ricky's confidence is sky high as it would be after winning the world title.
"But the one thing about Ricky Burns is that, unlike many other fighters,
he is a very level headed and respectful.
"Inside the ring is his place of work but it's great watching him sparring.
"I have seen Ricky absolutely punch lumps out of people in sparring and he gives them a big hug and cuddle after it.
"He goes out of the way to thank them for sparring with him - but that's just Ricky.
"His preparation for this fight has gone really well, the same as for the Martinez fight.
"We got some great sparring partners in and Ricky looked absolutely fantastic."
Evensen is the current WBO intercontinental featherweight champion and has won 13 of his 14 fights, the last four by knockout.
The 24-year-old believes he will create as big a shock by beating Burns as the Scotsman did when he took the belt with a points win over Martinez.
"Martinez is a banger, he is strong and he has knocked out many of his opponents so it was a good performance from Ricky to win the title," Evensen said.
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