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It was a great fight with a great athmosphere. I wish i went but the tickets were €200 each. Looking back now, it would have been worth it.
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Bernard Dunne became the new WBA Super-Bantamweight World Champion at the O2 Arena in Dublin in the early hours of Sunday morning as he defeated Ricardo Cordoba with an eleventh round knock-out.
In what was one of the greatest fights ever to be fought on Irish soil, the Neilstown boxer knocked the champion down four times before the referee eventually called a halt to the contest in the penultimate round.
It wasn't all plain sailing for the former European champion as Dunne himself was sent crashing to the canvas twice in a hectic fifth round.
The last time Bernard Dunne fought on the banks of the River Liffey in August 2007 the surroundings were a lot different.
And while the Point Depot has morphed into the O2 arena, the Neilstown boxer was virtually unrecognisable from the man who was knocked out in the first round in a European title defence by Kiko Martinez.
Dunne would have been delighted to have got through the first round at this location as the fight opened slowly with both fighters taking a patient approach to the fight.
In the second round, Dunne started to show his class as he tried to open up Cordoba, but the champion also looked in good shape keeping Dunne at a safe distance.
Dunne did, however, hit the canvas midway through the round but it was deemed a slip by the referee.
The fight exploded into life in the third with Dunne knocking the champion down with a ferocious left hook midway through the round.
In fact, Dunne had a chance to finish the fight before Cordoba went down as the champion travelled the width of the ring before falling.
Dunne was going back after the connecting punch and didn't get forward in time to connect before Cordoba went down.
The fourth round was marred by a bad clash of heads, with Dunne coming off the worse for wear with a badly split forehead.
And whether or not Dunne was badly shaken by the clash, it was hard to tell, but whatever happened in the fifth round he was dropped twice with a couple of cracking shots by the champion.
Dunne showed good experience using the two counts to regain a bit of exposure but he still had to fight for his life for well over a minute to get to the bell and survive.
Round six and seven were recovery rounds for Dunne as he felt his way back into the fight and the contest.
By the eighth round, Dunne looked sharp and rejuvenated and while Cordoba was still looking sharp Dunne was matching the champion and finished the round stronger.
And Dunne was back on top in the ninth round landing a couple of great punches that shook the champion.
Round ten was three minutes of pulsating pugilism at its best with Cordoba coming back into the fight only to be matched by Dunne who again finished the round stronger with a couple of great shots knocking the wind out of Cordoba's sails.
And so it proved in what was to be the final round of a great boxing match. Cordoba was out on his feet and while Dunne looked equally exhausted, it was the Irish man who maintained his accuracy to send Cordoba crashing early in the round.
Cordoba got up a bit too quickly and did the same a few moments later when he went down for the second time. The champion wanted to get through the round but Dunne landed another just before time and the ref called it quits before Cordoba had hit the canvas for the third time.
The crowd were ecstatic as Dunne celebrated his victory, taking time to check on his prone opponent who was not moving while being attended to by the medics.
In fact, Cordoba had to be stretchered out of the ring, although it was reported shortly afterwards that he was out of danger en route to hospital.
Dunne was enjoying his time in the packed ring as he received the belt and basked in the glory of the crowd and announced that the world title was not just for himself but for the whole of Ireland.
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