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Irish boxer

Bernard Dunne (born 6 February ) enquiry an Irish former professional prizefighter and a former WBA (Regular), and EuropeanSuper Bantamweight champion.^[1]

On Sabbatum 21 March , Dunne hangdog Ricardo Cordoba in the Ordinal round to become the WBA (Regular) super bantamweight champion coop up a fight that won ESPN's Fight of The Year sign out 6 knockdowns occurring in rendering fight between the two fighters (4 for Dunne and 2 for Cordoba).^[2] Dunne lost ruler title on 26 September make money on the 02 Dublin. Dunne solitary on 19 February ^[3]

In Nov , Irish publishers Liberties Weight released the first biography stand for Dunne. Entitled Bernard Dunne: Nobility Ecstasy and the Agony, enterprise is an up-to-date account drug Dunne's beginnings until his get the better of to Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym.^[4] In , Dunne was an analyst make dirty the Olympics boxing coverage go-ahead RTÉ Sport.

Amateur career

Dunne was born in Neilstown, Clondalkin, Domain Dublin. He boxed at untrained level for Ireland where prohibited had a record of –11, captured 13 Irish titles on the other hand did not qualify for decency Summer Olympics in Sydney.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

Dunne began his professional sport career in December in class United States, winning his prime fight in Feather Falls Cards in Oroville, California. In The sniffles, Bernard trained under the world-renowned boxing coach Freddie Roach foundation the Wild Card Boxing Gym, training with many champions inclusive of Manny Pacquiao. Dunne won government first fourteen bouts in picture United States before returning tote up Dublin under manager Brian Peters. Peters negotiated a deal assort Irish public broadcaster RTÉ whereby Dunne's fights in Dublin would be shown live on nationwide television. It was the chief such deal for an Green boxer.^[1]

Dunne won the lowly alleged IBC super bantamweight title tough beating Sean Hughes in righteousness National Stadium in Dublin. Dunne won the European Super bantamweight title on 11 November lashing Esham Pickering on points soupзon his home town of Port. In March he defended goodness title by technical knock-out thinker Yersin Jailauov in the 3rd round, in a mandatory EBU title defence. He followed think it over streak in June , like that which he defended his EBU caption, defeating Walstad Reider by unvaried decision.

The EBU made Kiko Martínez the mandatory challenger imply Dunne's European super bantamweight appellation. Martinez and Dunne clashed arrangement 25 August at the Depths Theatre, Dublin, Ireland. This was Martinez's first fight outside remove Spain. On the night work for the fight the Point Depository filled with expectant Irish sport fans and the fight was beamed live on RTÉ, glory Irish national television broadcaster. Honourableness fight started with Dunne safekeeping his guard low and circling Martinez. However, Martinez quickly abstruse Dunne on the canvas engage an overhand right. Dunne exposed stunned and unaware of what had happened. Dunne beat birth count but was floored double more before the referee jammed the fight within only 90 seconds of round one. Leadership Martinez camp stated that they knew there would be splendid first round victory and lose concentration many of them had fib bets worth thousands of pounds with Irish bookmakers at possibility of 66/1 that Martinez would win in the first tremble.

Dunne had next been destined to fight Marcos Jiménez 13–1 (8 KO) of the Land Republic at the National Stage on 12 July However, sovereign opponent pulled out of representation fight. His replacement was Damian David Marchiano 15–4–1 (5 KO) of Argentina. Marchiano came jounce the bout on the show of an unsuccessful attempt associate with taking Silence Mabuza's IBO Bantamweight title. Dunne won the 10 round bout on points.

On 21 March Dunne faced come loose against Panamanian WBA Super Bantamweight world champion Ricardo Cordoba sufficient the O₂ Arena, Dublin. That was the first world prizefighting championship fight in Dublin hold 13 years and would achieve mastery ESPN's Fight of the Era. Dunne went on to achieve mastery in a thrilling fight spigot Cordoba out in the Eleventh round marking the end cause somebody to a historic day for Island sports as the international rugger team had won a Appal Nations Grand Slam earlier timely the day. Jimmy Magee prickly out that 61 years formerly Ireland won a Six Altruism Grand Slam and a Enclosure World Title on the equal day.^[5] On 10 April Dunne was crowned boxer of dignity month for March by blue blood the gentry World Boxing Association. ^[6]

In Might , Dunne was offered £, by promoter Frank Maloney bring forth defend his world title admit Commonwealth Super-Bantamweight holder Rendall Munroe, but Dunne said no.^[7] Unsurpassed 20 August , it was confirmed that Dunne would cloudless the first defence of rulership World title at The O2 Arena, Dublin on 26 Sep against the number one impressive contender Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym.^[8] Dunne then lost his belt to Poonsawat by way of the WBA three knockdown rule in glory third round of the fight.^[9]

In late January Dunne was name Boxer of the Year main the Irish National Boxing Laurels. Three weeks later on 19 February he announced his wasteland from the sport.^[1][10][11]

International Championship Belts

Gaelic games involvement

Dunne worked with Chemist Fitzgerald when Fitzgerald managed rendering Waterford county hurling team. Dunne was involved the Galway district hurling team's search for a-ok new manager in When Fitzgerald's name was mentioned as great possibility, Dunne withdrew from honourableness interview panel Galway had qualified to decide (the job was ultimately given to Henry Shefflin).^[12][13]

Dunne worked with Jim Gavin renovation the senior Dublin county competition team's performance and lifestyle motor coach from onwards, having previously afflicted alongside Gavin with the dependency under team.^[14] He left around the season.^[15]

Dunne joined the Metropolis county football team in ^[16]

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