On Saturday March 21 last, Bernard Dunne became a World Champion. Like all great victories, it was down to hard work and perseverance and of course a little help from his friends. Pictured here are Jason Kenny, Harry Hawkins, Blue Shinners and Bernard Dunne. Jason and Blue were part of Bernard’s title winning team. The lads worked with Bernard as his nutritionists right up until the final hours before the fight.

The Limerick men had a job of getting Dunne to his ideal fighting weight stress free, which was achieved, and then to refuel him over the next 24 hours making sure he could sustain a 12 round fight. The job also entailed monitoring his daily food intake making sure he had adequate amounts of nutrients to help him train up to three times a day. His food intake was crucial to maintain strength and endurance as well as a good mental attitude for him to continue on this training journey right up to the night of the fight.