Icon Dunne makes the right call

“AFTER a lot of thought and reflection the time has finally come to bring my career as a professional boxer to an end.”

They were probably the words Bernard Dunne’s legion of fans never wanted to hear but to those of us who were close to him throughout both his amateur and professional careers, they were welcome.

Dublin’s favourite son had taken his faithful followers to incredible heights on an incredible journey. The peak was at the O2 on March 21 of last year when he dragged himself off the floor twice to strip the game Panamanian, Ricardo Cordoba, of his world title.