1. On Saturday 21 March 2009, Dunne defeated Ricardo Cordoba in the 11th round to become the WBA 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.
21 Facts About Bernard Dunne
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Bernard Dunne lost his title on 26 September 2009 in the 02 Dublin.
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In 2012, Bernard Dunne was an analyst on the 2012 Olympics boxing coverage on RTE Sport.
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Bernard Dunne began his professional boxing career in December 2001 in the United States, winning his first fight in Feather Falls Casino in Oroville, California.
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In LA, Bernard Dunne trained under the world-renowned boxing coach Freddie Roach in the Wild Card Boxing Gym, training with many champions including Manny Pacquiao.
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Bernard Dunne won his first fourteen bouts in the United States before returning to Dublin under manager Brian Peters.
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Bernard Dunne won the lowly regarded IBC super bantamweight title by beating Sean Hughes in the National Stadium in Dublin.
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Bernard Dunne won the European Super bantamweight title on 11 November 2006 beating Esham Pickering on points in his home town of Dublin.
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Bernard Dunne followed that streak in June 2007, when he defended his EBU title, defeating Walstad Reider by unanimous decision.
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Martinez and Bernard Dunne clashed on 25 August 2007 at the Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland.
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Bernard Dunne beat the count but was floored twice more before the referee stopped the fight within only 90 seconds of round one.
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On 21 March 2009 Bernard Dunne faced off against Panamanian WBA Super Bantamweight world champion Ricardo Cordoba in the O2 Arena, Dublin.
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Bernard Dunne went on to win in a thrilling fight knocking Cordoba out in the 11th round marking the end to a historic day for Irish sports as the international rugby team had won a Six Nations Grand Slam earlier in the day.
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On 10 April 2009 Bernard Dunne was crowned boxer of the month for March by the World Boxing Association.
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On 20 August 2009, it was confirmed that Bernard Dunne would make the first defence of his World title at The O2 Arena, Dublin on 26 September 2009 against the number one rated contender Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym.
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Bernard Dunne subsequently lost his belt to Poonsawat by way of the WBA three knockdown rule in the third round of the fight.
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In late January 2010 Bernard Dunne was named Boxer of the Year at the Irish National Boxing Awards.
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Bernard Dunne worked with Davy Fitzgerald when Fitzgerald managed the Waterford county hurling team.
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Bernard Dunne was involved the Galway county hurling team's search for a new manager in 2021.
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When Fitzgerald's name was mentioned as a possibility, Bernard Dunne withdrew from the interview panel Galway had appointed to decide.
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Bernard Dunne worked with Jim Gavin as the senior Dublin county football team's performance and lifestyle coach from 2013 onwards, having previously worked alongside Gavin with the county under-21 team.