Upcoming Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame 2019 inductees event, and reading about the inductees brought me here. Respect to Brian Brunette, he was a great Minnesota boxer, but this fight was not stopped by the ref for an accidental thumbing to the eye as claimed elsewhere...Oliva started connecting and Brunette's corner jumped in (maybe prematurely) and stopped it. Clearly Oliva by TKO, giving Brunette his only loss. Congrats to Brian Brunette for earning his place in the MN BHOF.
The only title fight I ever saw live. The local crowd went crazy when Oliva won
Upcoming Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame 2019 inductees event, and reading about the inductees brought me here.
Respect to Brian Brunette, he was a great Minnesota boxer, but this fight was not stopped by the ref for an accidental thumbing to the eye as claimed elsewhere...Oliva started connecting and Brunette's corner jumped in (maybe prematurely) and stopped it. Clearly Oliva by TKO, giving Brunette his only loss.
Congrats to Brian Brunette for earning his place in the MN BHOF.