Dunne sets sights on Pickering

Irishman Bernard Dunne is shedding the pounds in order to secure a shot at England’s European super-bantamweight champion Esham Pickering.

Dunne sets sights on Pickering
Thu, 13 Oct, 2005 - 18:00

Irishman Bernard Dunne is shedding the pounds in order to secure a shot at England’s European super-bantamweight champion Esham Pickering.

Dunne has his first 12-round contest tomorrow night before a sell-out crowd in Dublin’s National Stadium and will face Yorkshireman Sean Hughes for the vacant IBC super-bantamweight title.

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