Clash is not a Dunne deal

BERNARD DUNNE was reluctant to make any predictions other than to say that he is not going to lose this fight when he took time out to relax yesterday in advance of tomorrow night’s defence of his European Super-Bantamweight title against Yersin Jailauov at The Point.

“I am really in great form. I have trained hard — all the hard work is done — and I am looking forward to this one,” the unbeaten Dubliner said.

A short route victory is what everyone is looking for right now — the fans want it and deep down Dunne wants it to reinforce his position as champion and send out a clear message that he is world title material.