THAILAND’S Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym came face to face with WBA World Super Bantamweight title holder Bernard Dunne, for the first time yesterday and promised that Saturday night’s meeting at the O2 will not be as cordial.

World champion boxer Bernard Dunne today vowed to dedicate a successful title defence to the late Darren Sutherland.

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.

WBA Super Bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne is leaving no stone unturned as he enters the final stages of preparations for his first World title defence at the O2 Arena later this month.

It has been been confirmed that WBA Super Bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne will make the first defence of his title at the O2 in Dublin on Saturday, September 26, when he faces number one-rated contender Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym.

BERNARD DUNNE has promised fireworks and an education for the challenger in his first WBA super-bantamweight title defence at the O2 Arena on September 26.

BRIAN PETERS brought off what can only be regarded as an astonishing coup by getting Ricardo Cordoba’s management to sign a voluntary defence contract without a re-match clause.

Newly-crowned WBA super bantamweight champ Bernard Dunne admits that he was inspired by the Irish rugby team en route to his win over defending champ Ricardo Cordoba at The O2 Arena in Dublin on Saturday night.

BERNARD DUNNE’S old boxing coach, Peter Perry, believes the Dubliner will defy the odds and strip Ricardo Cordoba of his WBA world super bantamweight title at The O2 tomorrow night.

BERNARD DUNNE wants to win the world title, not just for himself but for all of Ireland, and he insisted yesterday he is in the best shape of his life and ready to strip Ricardo Cordoba of his WBA Super Bantamweight crown on Saturday night.

BERNARD DUNNE has been handed the opportunity of a lifetime in the form of a shot at Ricardo ‘El Maestrito’ Cordoba’s WBA world super-bantamweight title at The O2 in Dublin on March 21.

BERNARD DUNNE got his career back on track at the Breaffy House Resort in Castlebar on Saturday night when he out-pointed tough Felix Machado, in what was his first fight since Kiko Martinez stripped him of his European super-bantamweight title last August.

Dubliner Bernard Dunne ended his eight-month absence from the ring tonight as he claimed a points victory over Felix Machado at the Breaffy House Resort in Castlebar, Mayo.

Former European champion Bernard Dunne will head 'into the west' for his return to the ring on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the International Events Arena, Breaffy House Resort in Castlebar, County Mayo on April 12.

AS far as co-promoter Pat Magee is concerned, the controversy instigated by Kiko Martinez ahead of his tilt at Bernard Dunne’s European super bantamweight title at the Point in Dublin on August 25, is now closed.

WAYNE McCULLOUGH has withdrawn from the undercard of European champion Bernard Dunne’s title defence against Reidar Walstad at the Point Depot a week from tomorrow night.

ERIC DONOVAN (St Michael’s Athy) who surrendered his featherweight title to clubmate, David Oliver Joyce, at this year’s national senior championships makes a significant move up the weights over the coming weekend when Ireland face Russia in back to back matches.

PROMOTER Brian Peters did his utmost to play it down after the three-round demolition of Yersin Jailauov at The Point, but Bernard Dunne could be moving rapidly towards a shot at a world title.

BERNARD DUNNE takes his boxing career to a new level when he fights former champion, Esham Pickering, for the European Super Bantamweight title at The Point tonight.

BERNARD DUNNE is under no illusion about the enormity of the task when he faces former champion, Esham Pickering, for the European Super Bantamweight title at The Point on November 11 where all the 7,000 available tickets are sold out.

BERNARD DUNNE is ready to challenge Michael Hunter for the European super-bantamweight title and, after the Dubliner’s demolition of the promising American David Martinez at the National Stadium on Saturday night, all the indicators point to a showdown in Dublin next October or November.

BERNARD DUNNE took a giant step towards an inevitable clash with the European super-bantamweight champion Michael Hunter after his short route victory over former British and European bantamweight champion Noel Wilders at the sell-out show in the National Stadium on Saturday night.

Irishman Bernard Dunne is shedding the pounds in order to secure a shot at England’s European super-bantamweight champion Esham Pickering.

BERNARD DUNNE is poised to box his way into possible contention for a shot at the European featherweight title at the National Stadium tonight, when victory over Yuri Voronin would earn him a place in the EBU’s top 10 rankings.

BERNARD DUNNE faces the toughest challenge of his boxing career against Ukranian southpaw, Yuri Voronin, at the National Stadium on May 14.

Brian Magee is preparing to wreck Joe Calzaghe’s future world title plans with an upset victory at Belfast’s King’s Hall.

JIM BETTS claimed at last evening’s weigh-in that he was in Dublin to spoil Bernard Dunne’s homecoming party at the National Stadium but the Irishman was having none of it.

BERNARD DUNNE is set to relaunch professional boxing in Ireland and will be joined by former Olympian Francis Barrett.