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 has lost his World Super Bantam-weight title after his first defence at the O2 arena last night.

HE went to the gates of hell to win it and Bernard Dunne is not prepared to even consider relinquishing his WBA world super bantamweight belt in his first defence against Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym from Thailand when they touch gloves at the O2 on Dublin’s Dockside tonight.

BERNARD DUNNE and Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym met face to face for the first time in Dublin on Wednesday and now their respective handlers, Harry Hawkins and Niwat Laosuwannawat, have gone head-to-head in advance of tomorrow night’s world title defence at the O2 in Dublin.

BERNARD DUNNE is already a star but after Saturday night he will be a superstar, according to his promoter Brian Peters.

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.

Manchester-based boxer Tyson Fury will make his Irish debut at the O2 in Dublin on Saturday week on the undercard of the Bernard Dunne title fight.

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.

BERNARD DUNNE has yet to address the challenge of the No 1 contender to his WBA super bantamweight crown, Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, but his promoter Brian Peters is already planning the Dubliner’s future ahead of that fight.

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.

WBA Super-Bantamweight Champion Bernard Dunne will defend his world title for the first time against Thailand's Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, it was announced this afternoon.

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.