Driven Dunne confident he has ‘world class’ Pickering taped

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.

A couple of weeks ago he had two of boxing’s living legends — Sugar Ray Leonard and Barry McGuigan — present when he opened up his training session to the media.

“Obviously I am delighted he came to see me work out,” Dunne said. “He has had a huge influence on my career and the fact that he is still taking such an interest in me is flattering.”