Bernard Dunne and Felix Machado will come head to head at the Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar at 1pm on Friday (April 11th) to weigh in for this Saturday's Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the same venue.
Dunne will be looking to make a winning return to the ring this weekend following the loss of his European title last August but he faces a tough night's work in the shape of former World Champion Felix Machado from Venezuela.
Doors open at the Breaffy House Resort at 6pm on Saturday. The first bout of the 8 fight card is at 7.15pm.
Live coverage of the Hunky Dorys Fight Night begins on RTÉ TWO at 9pm on Saturday. Coverage is also available online on www.rte.ie and on RTÉ Radio 1.
The full line up is:
Bernard Dunne (Dublin) V Felix Machado (Venezuela) (Super Bantamweight - 10 Rounds)
Andrew Murray (Cavan) V Wellington De Jesus (Brazil) (Lightweight - 10 Rounds)
Mike Perez (Cork via Cuba) V Howard Daley (England) (Heavyweight - 4 Rounds)
Michael Sweeney (Ballinrobe) V Roland Horvath (Hungary) (Cruiserweight - 6 Rounds)
Keith Cresham (Castlbar) V Andrei Tolstihs (Latvia) (Light Heavyweight - 4 Rounds)
Jamie Power (Limerick) V Leonid Dmitrichenko (Latvia) (Cruiserweight - 4 Rounds)
Steve O'Mara (England) V Artur Jashkul (Latvia) (Welterweight - 4 Rounds)
Grzegorz Proksa (Poland) V Jairo Alvarez (Venezuela) (Middleweight - 6 Rounds)
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