Bernard Dunne (born 6 February 1980) is an Irish former professional boxer and a former WBA (Regular), and European Super Bantamweight champion.[1]
On Saturday 21 March 2009, Dunne defeated Ricardo Cordoba in the 11th round to become the WBA (Regular) super bantamweight champion in a fight that won ESPN's 2009 Fight of The Year with 6 knockdowns occurring in the fight between the two fighters (4 for Dunne and 2 for Cordoba).[2] Dunne lost his title on 26 September 2009 in the 02 Dublin. Dunne retired on 19 February 2010.[3]
In November 2009, Irish publishers Liberties Press released the first biography of Dunne. Entitled Bernard Dunne: The Ecstasy and the Agony, it is an up-to-date account of Dunne's beginnings until his defeat to Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym.[4]
In 2012, Dunne was an analyst on the 2012 Olympics boxing coverage on RTÉ Sport.
^Leonard Gunning. "Done and Dusted! A Tribute To Ireland's Bernard Dunne". Boxing-Ireland.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
^"Dunne wins world title in Dublin". BBC Sport. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
^"Dunne announces retirement". RTÉ. 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
^"LibertiesPress.com - Bernard Dunne biography now available". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
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