Bernard Dunne was taken to Beaumont hospital last night following the loss of his WBA World Super Bantamweight title to Thailand's Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, but was released with a clean bill of health shortly after.

BERNARD DUNNE is putting the finishing touches to his preparations for the defence of his WBA World Super Bantamweight title against Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym of Thailand at the O2 on Saturday week.

Promoter Brian Peters believes that Wayne McCullough is still some way from a crack at newly-crowned WBA World Super Bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne.