Professional Career
Brunette made his professional debut on July 7, 1980 with a second 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, including bouts with 63-43-3 Bruce Strauss and a split decision win against 22-4 Gary Holmgren to take the Minnesota junior middleweight title before a crowd of 2,629.
On September 6, 1986, Brunette squared off 46-0 against Patrizio Oliva in Campania, Italy for the WBA light welterweight title, losing by knockout in the third round of a bout scheduled for fifteen. Three months later Brunette returned to the ring for one last fight, defeating middleweight Billy Travers by fifth-round TKO. It was his final professional fight as he retired at the age of 28. At the end of his career, Brunette had compiled a record of 24-1 with 18 wins coming by knockout.
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