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Brian Brunette

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Brian Brunette is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1986, challenging for the WBA light welterweight title in 1986.

Professional career

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Brunette made his professional debut on July 7, 1980, with a 2nd-round knockout of Wayne Grant on the undercard of the Larry Holmes-Scott LeDoux match at Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Brunette won his first 23 fights, 17 of them by knockout.[1]

On September 6, 1986, Brunette squared off against undefeated champion Patrizio Oliva in Campania, Italy for Oliva's WBA light welterweight title. Brunette lost via third-round technical knockout (TKO) in a scheduled fifteen round bout, when his manager threw in a towel to stop the bout.

Brian was managed and trained by his brothers and father.

Three months later Brunette returned to the ring for one last fight, defeating middleweight Billy Travers by 5th-round TKO. It was his final professional fight, as he retired at the age of 28 after sustaining an eye injury while preparing for a match in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1987. His record at the time of retirement was 24-1, with 18 wins coming by knockout.[2]

He was managed by his brother Tommy and trained by his brother, Bob.[1]

Professional boxing record

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24 Wins (18 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout, 0 decisions) [2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win -- Billy Travers TKO 5 26/12/1986 United States Key West High School, Key West, Florida, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 0:28 of the fifth round.
Loss 46-0 Italy Patrizio Oliva TKO 3 06/09/1986 Italy Napoli, Italy WBA Light Welterweight Title. Bout stopped at 2:38 of the third round after Brunette's trainer threw in the towel.
Win 32-12-2 Dominican Republic Ezequiel Sanchez KO 7 13/05/1986 United States Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Win -- United States Lalo Gimenez KO 3 31/01/1986 United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. Lalo knocked out at 1:22 of the third round.
Win 0-2 United States Jim Freeman TKO 3 26/12/1985 United States Turnberry Isle Resort and Club, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the third round.
Win 9-8 United States Steve Mitchell UD 10 10/09/1985 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 15-2 United States Ken Larson TKO 2 29/05/1985 United States Holiday Star Theater, Merrillville, Indiana, U.S.
Win 13-2-1 United States Rudy Fuentes KO 2 22/11/1984 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Fuentes knocked out at 1:10 of the second round.
Win 13-9-3 United States Trevor Evelyn PTS 10 08/08/1984 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 0-3 United States Greg Collins KO 1 13/05/1984 United States Highland, Indiana, U.S.
Win 22-4 United States Gary Holmgren MD 10 01/02/1984 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Minnesota Light Middleweight Title
Win 63-43-4 United States Bruce Strauss TKO 6 08/12/1983 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 10-12-1 United States Larry Mayes TKO 2 26/10/1983 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 0-9 United States Billy Doyle KO 2 26/08/1983 United States Belcourt, North Dakota, U.S.
Win 9-4-2 United States Mike Pollitt TKO 4 23/07/1983 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win -- Steve Roake KO 2 07/05/1983 United States Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Win 4-16 United States Tony Akbar Taylor TKO 5 12/11/1981 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 2-7-2 United States Larry Ward PTS 8 06/05/1981 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 0-5-1 United States Nate Lenoir KO 2 26/02/1981 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 8-18-2 United States Charlie Peterson PTS 6 21/01/1981 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 1-18 United States Dale Gordon PTS 4 09/12/1980 United States Warren, Ohio, U.S.
Win 0-1 United States Darrell Ned Miller TKO 2 11/11/1980 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:06 of the second round.
Win 1-1 United States Donnie Williams KO 1 23/09/1980 Indiana Atkinson Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Win -- United States Rocky Trampler KO 2 24/07/1980 Canada St. James Civic Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Win 0-1 United States Wayne Grant KO 2 07/07/1980 United States Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.

Personal life

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Brian Brunette is married with two daughters and lives in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Since retiring from boxing, Brunetta has worked as a manager for his family's boxing gym. He has also received his pilot's license.

References

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  1. ^ a b Moton, Tony (May 14, 1986). "Brunette knocks out Sanchez in Round 7". Star Tribune. p. 41. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Boxing record for Brian Brunette from BoxRec (registration required)
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