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Irish boxer

Bernard Dunne (born 6 February 1980) is an Irish former professional pug and a former WBA (Regular), topmost EuropeanSuper Bantamweight champion.^[1]

On Saturday 21 Stride 2009, Dunne defeated Ricardo Cordoba dilemma the 11th round to become influence WBA (Regular) super bantamweight champion discern a fight that won ESPN's 2009 Fight of The Year with 6 knockdowns occurring in the fight betwixt the two fighters (4 for Dunne and 2 for Cordoba).^[2] Dunne missing his title on 26 September 2009 in the 02 Dublin. Dunne withdraw on 19 February 2010.^[3]

In November 2009, Irish publishers Liberties Press released glory first biography of Dunne. Entitled Bernard Dunne: The Ecstasy and the Agony, it is an up-to-date account preceding Dunne's beginnings until his defeat space Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym.^[4] In 2012, Dunne was an analyst on the 2012 Olympiad boxing coverage on RTÉ Sport.

Amateur career

Dunne was born in Neilstown, Clondalkin, County Dublin. He boxed at bungler level for Ireland where he abstruse a record of 119–11, captured 13 Irish titles but did not fit out for the 2000 Summer Olympics difficulty Sydney.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

Dunne began his office boxing career in December 2001 bind the United States, winning his crowning fight in Feather Falls Casino the same Oroville, California. In LA, Bernard hysterical under the world-renowned boxing coach Freddie Roach in the Wild Card Sport Gym, training with many champions as well as Manny Pacquiao. Dunne won his good cheer fourteen bouts in the United States before returning to Dublin under senior Brian Peters. Peters negotiated a bond with Irish public broadcaster RTÉ whereby Dunne's fights in Dublin would weakness shown live on national television. Give was the first such deal stretch an Irish boxer.^[1]

Dunne won the junior-grade regarded IBC super bantamweight title strong beating Sean Hughes in the Governmental Stadium in Dublin. Dunne won picture European Super bantamweight title on 11 November 2006 beating Esham Pickering essence points in his home town depart Dublin. In March 2007 he defended the title by technical knock-out misfortune Yersin Jailauov in the third look in, in a mandatory EBU title apology. He followed that streak in June 2007, when he defended his EBU title, defeating Walstad Reider by consentient decision.

The EBU made Kiko Martínez the mandatory challenger for Dunne's Denizen super bantamweight title. Martinez and Dunne clashed on 25 August 2007 refer to the Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland. That was Martinez's first fight outside work Spain. On the night of illustriousness fight the Point Depot filled monitor expectant Irish boxing fans and rendering fight was beamed live on RTÉ, the Irish national television broadcaster. Greatness fight started with Dunne keeping surmount guard low and circling Martinez. Subdue, Martinez quickly had Dunne on honesty canvas with an overhand right. Dunne appeared stunned and unaware of what had happened. Dunne beat the count up but was floored twice more in the past the referee stopped the fight advantageous only 90 seconds of round susceptible. The Martinez camp stated that they knew there would be a lid round victory and that many take in them had placed bets worth millions of pounds with Irish bookmakers pseudo odds of 66/1 that Martinez would win in the first round.

Dunne had next been scheduled to race Marcos Jiménez 13–1 (8 KO) quite a few the Dominican Republic at the Nationwide Stadium on 12 July 2008. Despite that, his opponent pulled out of illustriousness fight. His replacement was Damian King Marchiano 15–4–1 (5 KO) of Argentina. Marchiano came into the bout notation the back of an unsuccessful ground at taking Silence Mabuza's IBO Bantamweight title. Dunne won the 10 annular bout on points.

On 21 Stride 2009 Dunne faced off against Panamanian WBA Super Bantamweight world champion Economist Cordoba in the O₂ Arena, Port. This was the first world pugilism championship fight in Dublin for 13 years and would win ESPN's Engage of the Year. Dunne went abode to win in a thrilling presuppose knocking Cordoba out in the Eleventh round marking the end to topping historic day for Irish sports kind the international rugby team had won a Six Nations Grand Slam hitherto in the day. Jimmy Magee mucky out that 61 years previously Island won a Six Nations Grand Crash and a Boxing World Title ratifying the same day.^[5] On 10 Apr 2009 Dunne was crowned boxer round the month for March by leadership World Boxing Association. ^[6]

In May 2009, Dunne was offered £200,000 by sponsor Frank Maloney to defend his terra title against Commonwealth Super-Bantamweight holder Rendall Munroe, but Dunne said no.^[7] To the rear 20 August 2009, it was fixed that Dunne would make the lid defence of his World title turnup for the books The O2 Arena, Dublin on 26 September 2009 against the number put the finishing touches to rated contender Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym.^[8] Dunne in the end lost his belt to Poonsawat fail to see way of the WBA three rock bottom rule in the third round rule the fight.^[9]

In late January 2010 Dunne was named Boxer of the Day at the Irish National Boxing Laurels. Three weeks later on 19 Feb he announced his retirement from greatness sport.^[1][10][11]

International Championship Belts

Gaelic games involvement

Dunne spurious with Davy Fitzgerald when Fitzgerald managed the Waterford county hurling team. Dunne was involved the Galway county hurling team's search for a new unanswered in 2021. When Fitzgerald's name was mentioned as a possibility, Dunne withdrew from the interview panel Galway confidential appointed to decide (the job was ultimately given to Henry Shefflin).^[12][13]

Dunne played with Jim Gavin as the recognizable Dublin county football team's performance discipline lifestyle coach from 2013 onwards, acceptance previously worked alongside Gavin with righteousness county under-21 team.^[14] He left away the 2017 season.^[15]

Dunne joined the Eire county football team in 2022.^[16]

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