Bernard Dunne

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Bernard Dunne
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Real name Bernard Dunne
Nickname(s) The Dublin Dynamo
Rated at Super Bantamweight
Nationality Flag of Ireland Irish
Birth date February 6, 1980 (1980-02-06) (age 28)
Birth place Neilstown, Dublin, Ireland
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 26
Wins 25
Wins by KO 14
Losses 1
Draws 0
No contests 0

Bernard "Ben" Dunne (born February 6, 1980 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional boxer. He currently fights at super bantamweight and is a former EBU super bantamweight champion. [1]

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[edit] Amateur

Dunne boxed at amateur level for Ireland where he had a record of 119-11, captured 13 Irish titles but didn't qualify for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[citation needed]

[edit] Professional

Dunne began his professional boxing career in December 2001 in the United States, winning his first fight in Feather Falls Casino in Oroville, California. Dunne won his first fourteen bouts in the United States before returning to Dublin under manager Brian Peters. Peters negotiated a deal with Irish public broadcaster RTE whereby Dunne's fights in Dublin would be shown live on national television. It was the first such deal for an Irish boxer. Dunne won the lowly regarded IBC super bantamweight title by beating Sean Hughes in the National Stadium in Dublin.

He has had several fights since then and has defended his title successfully twice. He has lost one fight in his professional career, with his highest accolade coming when he won the European Super bantamweight title on November 11 2006 beating Esham Pickering on points in his home town of Dublin. In March, 2007 he defended the title by technical knock-out over Yersin Jailauov in the third round, in a mandatory EBU title defense. He followed that streak in June 2007, when he defended his EBU title, defeating Walstad Reider by unanimous decision. On the 25 August 2007, Dunne was defeated by Kiko Martinez. The referee stopped the fight in the 1st round before many of the spectators had found their seats - Dunne having been knocked down twice in that time - causing Dunne to lose the European super bantamweight title. Dunne has a sponsorship deal with Irish crisp company, Hunky Dorys.

Dunne is next scheduled to fight Marcos Jimenez 13-1 (8ko) of the Dominican Republic at the National Stadium on July 12th.

[edit] Professional record

Date Opponent W-L-D Location Result
2008-04-12 Felix Machado
25-7-1 Castlebar, Mayo, Ireland W PTS (10)
2007-08-25 Kiko Martinez
16-0-0 The Point, Dublin, Ireland L TKO 1(12)
2007-06-23 Reider Walstad
16-1-1 The Point, Dublin, Ireland W UD (12)
2007-03-25 Yersin Jailauov
19-4-0 The Point, Dublin, Ireland W TKO 3(12)
2006-11-11 Esham Pickering
29-4-0 The Point, Dublin, Ireland W UD (12)
2006-06-03 David Martinez
15-1-1 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland W TKO 8(10)
2006-04-03 Sergio Carlos Santillan
20-6-3 Rivarolo Canavese, Piemonte, Italy W UD (8)
2006-01-28 Noel Wilders
24-3-1 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland W TKO 6(10)
2005-12-10 Marian Leondraliu
13-14-0 Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany W KO 6(8)
2005-10-14 Sean Hughes
10-2-1 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland W TKO 2(12)
2005-05-14 Yuri Voronin
23-3-1 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland W PTS (10)
2005-02-19 Jim Betts
18-3-0 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland W TKO 5(10)
2004-08-19 Adrian Valdez
14-2-3 Aldrich Arena, Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. W UD 10(10)
2004-07-02 Pedro Mora
3-8-1 Pala Casino, Pala, California, U.S. W UD (6)
2004-03-27 Angelo Luis Torres
9-9-1 Marconi Automative Museum, Tustin, California, U.S. W UD (8)
2004-03-12 Evangelio Perez
27-16-1 HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, U.S. W UD (6)
2003-11-07 Alejandro Cruz
4-4-0 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. W UD (6)
2003-10-03 Julio Cesar Oyuela
7-10-2 Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. W TKO 2(6)
2003-07-03 Mario Lacey
6-1-3 Mountaineer Race Track, Chester, West Virginia, U.S. W KO 1(8)
2003-06-06 Terrell Hargrove
6-5-0 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. W KO 1(4)
2003-04-25 Oscar October Rosales
5-3-2 Thunderbird Wild West Casino, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. W TKO 1(6)
2003-03-08 Oscar Villa
2-13-1 Marconi Automotive Museum, Tustin, California, U.S. W UD (4)
2003-02-07 Eric Trujillo
0-0-0 Sams Town Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. W TKO 1(4)
2003-01-03 Simon Ramirez
2-1-1 Thunderbird Wild West Casino, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. W KO 1(4)
2002-08-02 Christian Cabrera
0-0-0 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S. W TKO 2(4)
2001-12-19 Rodrigo Ortiz
0-3-0 Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California, U.S. W TKO 2(4)

[edit] Rankings

[edit] References

  1. ^ boxer Bernard Dunne
  2. ^ "WBC official rankings", World Boxing Council, April 2007. 
  3. ^ "WBO official rankings", World Boxing Organization, April 2007. 
  4. ^ "IBF official rankings", International Boxing Federation, October 2006. 
  5. ^ "WBA official rankings", World Boxing Association PDF file, October 2006. 
  6. ^ "IBO official rankings", International Boxing Organization, November. 
  7. ^ "IBA official rankings", International Boxing Association, November 2006. 
  8. ^ "Boxrec.com Official rankings", Boxrec.com, April 2007. 
  9. ^ "The Ring official rankings", The Ring, November 2006. 

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