Bernard Dunne
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| Bernard Dunne | |
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| Real name | Bernard Dunne |
| Nickname | Ben or Irish Ben |
| Weight | Super Bantamweight |
| Nationality |  Irish |
| Birth date | February 6, 1980 |
| Birth place | Neilstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Style | unknown |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Bernard "Ben" Dunne (born February 6, 1980 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional boxer. He usually fights at Super Bantamweight or the divisions either side.
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[edit] Amateur
Dunne boxed at amateur level for Ireland. He had a record of 119-11, captured 13 Irish Titles but couldn't qualify for the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
[edit] Pro
He turned professional in December 2001, 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 negiotiated a deal with Irish public broadcastor 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 but has not defended his title. He remains unbeaten, 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 TKO over Yersin Jailauov in the third round, in a mandatory EBU title defense.
[edit] Rankings
- World Boxing Council - ranked 12th in world [1]
- World Boxing Organization - Ranked 6th in world [2]
- International Boxing Federation - ranked 11th in world [3]
- World Boxing Association - Ranked 8th in world [4]
- International Boxing Organization - ranked 19th in world [5]
- International Boxing Association - ranked 4th in world [6]
- International Boxing Council - Champion
- Boxrec.com - ranked 12th in world [7]
- The Ring (magazine) - ranked 10th in world [8]
[edit] References
- ^ "WBC official rankings", World Boxing Council, April 2007.
- ^ "WBO official rankings", World Boxing Organization, April 2007.
- ^ "IBF official rankings", International Boxing Federation, October 2006.
- ^ "WBA official rankings", World Boxing Association PDF file, October 2006.
- ^ "IBO official rankings", International Boxing Organization, November.
- ^ "IBA official rankings", International Boxing Association, November 2006.
- ^ "Boxrec.com Official rankings", Boxrec.com, April 2007.
- ^ "The Ring official rankings", The Ring , November 2006.
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[edit] External Links
- Dunne's record @ boxrec
- M Donnelly (sponsor) page on Bernard Dunne. News, Results and Pictures
- Doghouse boxing article
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