McGuigan wants to work with Duddy

BARRY McGUIGAN has reached a hand out to rising Irish middleweight John Duddy to help the Derryman achieve his goal of a world title.

McGuigan was ringside at the Madison Square Garden’s Theatre last Friday night as Duddy took his professional record to 19-0 with a technical decision victory over American Anthony Bonsante.

Victory moved Duddy closer to a shot at champion Jermain Taylor. McGuigan, however, believes Duddy needs at least another year to prepare for a title challenge and said: “I’d love to work with John, I really would. I just see so much of me in him.”