Dunne wins title in front of home crowd

Irishman Bernard Dunne is the new European super-bantamweight boxing champion.

Sun, 12 Nov, 2006 - 09:59

Irishman Bernard Dunne is the new European super-bantamweight boxing champion.

In front of a capacity seven-thousand crowd at the Point last night, the Dubliner scored a unanimous points victory over the UK's Esham Pickering to claim the vacant title.

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