Bernard Dunne v Kiko Martinez-European S.Bantam title , live stream today/tonight

[BigEars]

Tomorrow night European Super Bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne(24-0-0 , 14 ko's) faces young unbeaten Spanish prospect Kiko Martinez(16-0-0 , 13ko's) .

As always there will be a stream for the fight available from [Only registered and activated users can see links] watchable world wide . The stream starts at 21:30 Irish time or 16:30 Eastern United States . I reckon Dunne will be on sometime between 22:45-23:15(Irish)/17:45-18:15(East US) but there is plenty of other good bouts and the stream last till 01:00/20:00 .

The undercard includes Tony Oakey(24-2-0 ,6ko's) v Brian Magee(28-3-0 ,19ko's) for the British Light Heavyweight title , aswell as the homecomming of top middleweight prospect Andy Lee and also featuring Matthew Macklin .

The full card is: Dunne v Martinez-European Super-Bantamweight title
Oakey v Magee-British Light-Heavyweight title
Macklin v Darren Rhodes-8 rounds Middleweight
Andy Lee v Ciarán Healy-8 rounds Middleweight
Paul McCloskey v Alfredo Di Feto-8 rounds Light-Welterweight
Nicky Smedley v Darius Snarski-6 rounds Light-Welterweight
Willie Thompson v Athur Jashkul-4 rounds Welterweight

Should be a great nights boxing , and it's probably the best card we've had in ireland for about 10 years .

[TheGoldenBoy#1]

are you sure that stream is available world wide???

Tried to get the Dublin Vs Laois match streamed off the rte website in Peru but it was outside the allowed territory or something....

In Argentina so might try it here.

thanks for the heads up anyways. will able to listen to it on online radio at least.

This kiko martinez. 21 year old knock out artist. is he any good do you know or just hype?

[Tuavale]

Any weigh in info on these fights?

[dwilson]

Is the fight free to air on santana? And will they be showing Andy Lee?

[BigEars]

are you sure that stream is available world wide???

Tried to get the Dublin Vs Laois match streamed off the rte website in Peru but it was outside the allowed territory or something....

In Argentina so might try it here.

thanks for the heads up anyways. will able to listen to it on online radio at least.

This kiko martinez. 21 year old knock out artist. is he any good do you know or just hype?

Ya it's World Wide(unlike the GAA as Setanta in the United States have the rights to the Americas) I even checked the RTE web site and it said so .

The fight is also on Setanta Sports 1 in the UK , who are repeating the Morales v Diaz fight first(from 22:30) then also starting coverage at 21:30 and finishing at 00:30 . Lee's fight will definintely be shown on both RTE and Setanta but it will most likely be pre-recorded and not live .

[pipe wrenched]

Good lookin out once again BigEars!! I will check it out for sure and I really enjoyed the last fight you put up of Dunne. Thanks in advance.

[BigEars]

The day of reckoning is upon us , here is some of Dunne's views on the fight:
Irish star Bernard Dunne believes he will launch himself onto the world stage with a successful defence of his European super-bantamweight title tomorrow night.

Dunne is preparing for the hardest test of his career when he makes a mandatory defence against Spain's Kiko Martinez, who is unbeaten in 16 fights with 13 knockouts, in Dublin's Point arena.


The Dubliner has already become the most popular Irish fighters since his hero Barry McGuigan ruled the world of boxing and he wants to follow in his footsteps.

Dunne will be making the third defence of the title he won with a points decision over Sheffield's Esham Pickering last year and he expects Martinez to pose him some problems.

'His record shows that he is a big puncher and I have seen some tapes when he has knocked a few guys out cold. It's the fight that everyone has been waiting to see - to see how I handle him,' said Dunne, who is ranked in the top 10 by all the major governing bodies.

'Once I do beat him I think the rest of the world will sit up and take notice and I'll be on the radar of the four main world champions.

'But you know people say that he is a step up for me but I would say that this fight is a huge step up for Martinez because he hasn't fought anyone like me.

'He hasn't fought anyone in my class and he has to come and try and take my title in Dublin so let's see how he handles it.

'I won't be standing in front of him letting him hit me - I'll be moving all the time, making him work and keeping him under pressure, keeping him thinking.'

Dunne also feels that the passionate Irish crowd will play a part in victory for their hero as well.

'Martinez will not know what's hit him. He'll be wetting himself when he hears the crowd,' added Dunne.

'I don't care who you are, that crowd gets to you and he has never been on this stage before where I have and I know how to handle it.

'It's going to be an exciting fight but there's no way I'm letting him get away with my title when I've worked so hard to get to where I am and with a world title so close.

'I try not to think too much about a world title because I have to concentrate on Martinez but I know I'm not too far away from it and I'm ready to fight any of the world champions.'-source RTE.ie


and to help you get hyped up here is Dunne's second last fight [Only registered and activated users can see links]

[BigEars]

Coverage is starting very soon , just a couple of mins to go now :[Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])

enjoy!

[Chillman]

One last bump for this fantastic thread (thanks a lot!), everyone go to [Only registered and activated users can see links] now and click the play button on the right side of the screen.

[BigEars]

Matthew Macklin ko 4 Darren Rhodes .

[Bostonmma]

Has it started yet? I can't find the link for the live feed.

[BigEars]

Andy Lee RTD 4 Ciaráb Healy .

Ya coverage has started , click Chillman's link , and it's there on the right(Pro box live)

[the mean machine]

Thanks for the tip

[pipe wrenched]

Once again thank you very much BigEars. Very kind of you to take the time to hook us all up!

[nervousxtian]

Looks like Dunne vs Martinez is starting right now!

Thanks for the link!

How'd Andy look?

[NBT]

Dunne is getting starched in the 1st :yep

[nervousxtian]

WTF?!?!

Dunne got stopped?!!

Dunne looked pissed at the first KD and never recovered his head, he almost quit in there, what the fuck was that?

[the mean machine]

Dunne is done

[pipe wrenched]

Damn!!! I can't believe that!

[The taff]

Thanks for the link, at least i can go to bed early now :lol:

[Tuavale]

Dunne is done in one!!:smoke

[Hawks28]

Well damn, I really didnt see that coming. Credit to Kiko though, he has some real power, he certainly looks very strong physically.

[BigEars]

Ah balls , well my favourite fighter has no chin........how much does that suck ?

At the same time he was caught cold and Martinez can certainly punch , all the credit to him . He went into enemy territory in front of 8,000 people and got the job done in less than 3 minutes .

Dunne will find it hard to recover from that .

On the upside tonight Andy Lee looked great [cough]..........maybe time for an avatar change

[nervousxtian]

I think Dunne can still recover from this, he got caught cold, the first KD made him lose his head, really surprised by this.

[nulty]

Ah balls , well my favourite fighter has no chin........how much does that suck ?

At the same time he was caught cold and Martinez can certainly punch , all the credit to him . He went into enemy territory in front of 8,000 people and got the job done in less than 3 minutes .

Dunne will find it hard to recover from that .

On the upside tonight Andy Lee looked great [cough]..........maybe time for an avatar change

You're not the first and you won't be the last. But come on you must have at least suspected that it was coming sooner or later.

[Gsand]

i duno lads

im a big dunne fan but his chin has always been a bit shaky and he sticks his neck out a lot

he had no complaints really both KDs were legit and fair

and the third one he looked almost unconscious at the refs feet and you could see blood in hsi mouth

[The taff]

Has Magee v's Oakey been on?

[pipe wrenched]

I think Dunne can still recover from this, he got caught cold, the first KD made him lose his head, really surprised by this.

I think he can too. It's not like that was a big ass whoopin, it was more like a flash KO. Just got to get back to the drawing board.

[Amsterdam]

I think Dunne can still recover from this, he got caught cold, the first KD made him lose his head, really surprised by this.

Do you have sympathy for china chinned guys who can't make it out of the first mate?:lol:

[Tuavale]

The first punch was a temple shot that Dunne couldn't recover from. What an upset! I know (now) Kiko can punch but if you check his record, he went the distance with some very ordinary fighters. Dunne will return and have some success on the regional stage, like he's been doing.:smoke

[nervousxtian]

Do you have sympathy for china chinned guys who can't make it out of the first mate?:lol:

Nope, I've just seen Dunne fight before. It's boxing, out of every fight 50% of the participants lose. It's how it works.

It's fuckers like you who hold every lose to such scrutiny that guys don't fight more often and are chooiser about who they fight.

[Amsterdam]

The first punch was a temple shot that Dunne couldn't recover from. What an upset! I know (now) Kiko can punch but if you check his record, he went the distance with some very ordinary fighters. Dunne will return and have some success on the regional stage, like he's been doing.:smoke

Exactly, Kiko is a strong guy but I don't think his power is a reflection of tonight, but more or less Dunne's fragile jaw. Time will tell though.

[Amsterdam]

Nope, I've just seen Dunne fight before. It's boxing, out of every fight 50% of the participants lose. It's how it works.

It's fuckers like you who hold every lose to such scrutiny that guys don't fight more often and are chooiser about who they fight.

It's not losing a fight here and there, it's getting starched in 1 in your first step up, big difference. And PLEASE, I STICK UP for guys who can't get a break, I despise when promoters over protect fighters who will never amount to anything and then guys who have the potential to be P4P get avoided heavily.

I'd have held nothing against Dunne if he lost tonight, but he didn't just lose, he couldn't even give the opponent a round, that's indicative of what his chances are in my book and I have seen him before, he's average at best.

[BigEars]

You're not the first and you won't be the last. But come on you must have at least suspected that it was coming sooner or later.

I knew the likes of Marquez , Vasquez , Ponce De Leon etc would do that to him(take him out in 3) but I thought he might be able to stand up to Molitor(not now though) .

Andy Lee , John Duddy , James Moore , Paul McCloskey , Martin Lindsay there is plenty of other good fighters out there to lead on Irish boxing now .

Even if Dunne can't make it at World level(he'll always be good enough for European once he's not in with a real banger) he's been a pioneer and has lead the resurge in Irish boxing . He's done a lot for the sport in this country and will be my favourite fighter till he retires .

[nulty]

I knew the likes of Marquez , Vasquez , Ponce De Leon etc would do that to him(take him out in 3) but I thought he might be able to stand up to Molitor(not now though) .

Andy Lee , John Duddy , James Moore , Paul McCloskey , Martin Lindsay there is plenty of other good fighters out there to lead on Irish boxing now .

Even if Dunne can't make it at World level(he'll always be good enough for European once he's not in with a real banger) he's been a pioneer and has lead the resurge in Irish boxing . He's done a lot for the sport in this country and will be my favourite fighter till he retires .

Absolutely. I'm half irish and most of my family are still in dublin. You have to repsect what the marketing of Dunne has achieved. I hope he bounces back and Irish boxing moves forward. But despite all of Dunne's skill his weakness have been clear for a while now. Credit to you or sticking with your man.


Edit: When I say the marketing of Dunne, i'm not putting him down, he's achieved a lot. I'm merely talking about the talk of world titles etc.

[hitman_hatton1]

Even if Dunne can't make it at World level(he'll always be good enough for European once he's not in with a real banger) he's been a pioneer and has lead the resurge in Irish boxing . He's done a lot for the sport in this country and will be my favourite fighter till he retires .

yeah the atmosphere looked great in there.

shame dunne just hasn't quite got the minerals to back it up. :-(

[GazOC]

Andy Lee , John Duddy , James Moore , Paul McCloskey , Martin Lindsay there is plenty of other good fighters out there to lead on Irish boxing now .



I don't rate Duddy TBH. He's going to come up well short of true world class imho.

[dwilson]

Oakey got a majority draw and kept the title, fuking weird scores. I had Oakey far in front, Mgoo looked poor.

Andy Lee looks very promising, although against a light-middle with a very very poor 6-5-1 (i think) he should. Geard Ajetovic or P J. Maxwell would be good next, dangerous but if he is as good as he looks he should win.

Dunne. Damm. That was a shocker. Kiko blew him away with ease, first Hunter gets starched and now Dunne. I guess we should have read the sighns of him being downed before but I never saw that coming. Kiko looks hot.

Dunne is a great guy but Domestic level only.

[BigEars]

I don't rate Duddy TBH. He's going to come up well short of true world class imho.

I agree it's unlikely he'll win a World title , but I think he's good enough to win the European and he would have a small punchers chance against the likes of Sturm(although most likely he gets his ears boxed off) .

[pipe wrenched]

Oh well sorry about your boy BigEars, but thanks again for the link.

[nervousxtian]

Hey, Dunne has given us same great fights, not every guy is going to be a champ, but who gives a rip. He's been a good fighter to watch, and he'll be back.

[geppy]

That is surprising, the Spaniard anhilited Dunne! How good can the Spaniard Martinez be? He f#cking wrecked Dunne, who looked to be a good fighter.

[BigEars]

Oh well sorry about your boy BigEars, but thanks again for the link.

No problem , I'll post a link again when the next fight on tv in Ireland is on ,probably will be Andy Lee or John Duddy but Duddy's fights can't be viewed from North America on the stream due to viewing rights .

I'd really like to see more of Martinez now , he's interested in fighting in Ireland again and that could be possible since he has a English promoter with connections to Brian Peters .

Martinez could become big interest here as the man who destroyed the nations goldenboy , I'd certainly pay to see him try and do that to Esham Pickering , Reidar Walstad(who has an iron chin and decent punch but wouldn't be as skilled) or any fighter above European level .

[Sonny Carson]

Exactly, Kiko is a strong guy but I don't think his power is a reflection of tonight, but more or less Dunne's fragile jaw. Time will tell though.
Two of the guy's he went the distance with had good chin's, I think he can punch.

[paulfv]

My lord, that was a sick beat-down. I felt bad for Dunne when he was talking to the crowd after the fight. All that hype and *poof* 3 KD's and the fight's over in just 1:31.

[TheGoldenBoy#1]

saw it on youtube the next day!
Oh well that s 4-5 years following his career that Ill never get back! :sad2

Never thought he was up to the level of Vasquez or Marquez but thought I might be able to grab an abc belt. Dont think so now. All of the top guys in his division can bang!

If I was Dunne at this stage I would cash in all my chips and go for an immediate rematch to "proove" that the fight was a fluke. Of course I doubt that will happen the way boxing works now a days.

Anyways I have enjoyed following his career very much and thank him for that and wish him luck in whatever he decides to do Ill follow closely.


so what did he say to the crowd after the fight?

[IntentionalButt]

Just saw it myself. Instead of lamenting Dunne, why aren't we getting excited about the speed and power of Martinez?

[TheGoldenBoy#1]

Just saw it myself. Instead of lamenting Dunne, why aren't we getting excited about the speed and power of Martinez?

because Im Irish!:?

[Amsterdam]

Just saw it myself. Instead of lamenting Dunne, why aren't we getting excited about the speed and power of Martinez?

He's too sloppy for my tastes.

[IntentionalButt]

He's too sloppy for my tastes.

Oh yeah, he's raw as hell from the minute and a half we got to see, but he's 21 and has only had what, one fight outside of Spain? :lol: Let him hook up with a veteran American trainer to at least show him how to ham and egg properly, and leave the rest to his physical tools. Maybe ten fights from now I could see him being in some interesting matchups.