Brian Brunette is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1986, challenging for the WBA light welterweight title in 1986.
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.
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.
[1] Brian Brunette is married with two daughters and lives in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.