Dunne expecting ‘hell of a fight’ from Thai contender

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.

Kratingdaenggym is the fighter nobody wanted to meet – former champion, Ricardo Cordoba, avoided him for a year before taking on Dunne, who he thought was the easier option.

But the Dubliner had hardly fastened the belt around his waist before the Thai was making shapes and the WBA finally acceded to his request for a mandatory shot at the title.