Stateside knockout Dunne back in Dublin

BERNARD DUNNE is back home in Dublin for his first break from the gym in two years following his demolition of Mario Lacey in West Virginia last week.

The break will give the 23-year-old Dubliner time to reflect on what has been a whirlwind campaign in which he has taken the boxing public by storm across the USA. Last Thursday night’s fight was televised live,

Showtime opened the programme with it, and now he is being hunted by the rival HBO channel.