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Benard Dunne has weighed in at 122 pounds for his fight with Cristian Faccio at the Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar; Faccio weighed-in a pound lighter for the fight, at 121 pounds.
Former EBU super bantamweight champion Dunne, told press at the weigh-in: ‘I'm 28 now so I know I need to step up to the mark and test myself against the big names at world level and hopefully 2009 will be all about that but for now the only thing I’m thinking about is beating Cristian Faccio and getting another win under my belt.
‘All the talk about world title fights will mean nothing if I slip up tomorrow night and this guy has to be respected.
‘He’s only just fought for the world title himself and is world rated, he’s mixed in some good company and there’s no doubt he can bang as well, his record proves that.’
‘I got great support here in Castlebar when I fought Machado and I’ve no doubt it will be the same tomorrow night.
‘In fact if anything it might be better second time around because coming back from the Martinez fight you could even detect that people in the crowd were nervous but the confidence is back now and I’m hoping to put in a really big performance.
‘The arena at the Breaffy House Resort is a fabulous venue for boxing and the atmosphere should be electric there tomorrow.’
Uruguayan Faccio, nicknamed El Terrible, told the press: ‘We know what happened the last time Bernard Dunne met a big puncher. I’ve watched his fights and he is a good boxer but this is a great opportunity for me to get another world title fight and I will not let it pass me by.
‘I was already in training for another fight when this big chance came up and I even managed to fit in a warm up fight last month and knocked my opponent out in the first round.
‘I think Dunne will probably look to outbox me for the first few rounds but I will make it a fight and then there will only be one winner. I know I have the power to knock him out and I’m confident I will do just that.’
Doors open at the International Arena at the Breaffy House Resort tonight from 6.00pm. RTÉ Two's live broadcast begins at 9pm with coverage also available worldwide on rte.ie.
The full line-up is:
Bernard Dunne V Cristian Faccio Super Bantamweight 10 Rounds
Henry Coyle V Dee Mitchell Light Middleweight 10 Rounds
Stephen Haughian V Giammario Grassellini Welterweight 8 Rounds
John O’Donnell V Suleyman Dag Welterweight 6 Rounds
Damian Taggart V Jevgenijs Fjodorovs Light Welterweight 4 Rounds
Logan McGuinness V Marcin Kulba Super Featherweight 4 Rounds
Steve Barnes V Piotr Niesporek Super Featherweight 4 Rounds
