Ireland’s Bernard Dunne will make the first defence of his European Super-Bantamweight title on Sunday, 25 March, when he takes on Yersin Jailauov of Kazakhstan in the Point Depot in Dublin.
The fight will be live on RTÉ Two and it will also be available to a worldwide audience live here on www.rte.ie/sport from 9pm.
Dunne, from Neilstown in Dublin, won the European Super-Bantamweight title with a victory over Esham Pickering last November at a sold-out Point Depot.
Click here for an RTÉ Sport interview with Bernard Dunne
Dunne’s promoter, Brian Peters, said of Jailauov: ‘This guy is a tough fighter and although he lost in two rounds to Michael Hunter it was a very controversial, premature stoppage.
'Bernard has the class to fight for a world title now but I want him to be a more seasoned 12-round fighter and then we go for the big one.'
Details of the revised undercard for the bout will be confirmed later in the week following the withdrawals of Matthew Macklin and Jason McKay through injury.
Bernard Dunne v Yersin Jailauov, Sun 25 March, RTÉ Two and www.rte.ie/sport from 9pm
