Duddy vows to leave New York in style

JOHN Duddy has vowed to leave New York in style on May 18 before heading home for his first professional fight on Irish soil.

The unbeaten Derry man is ranked No 9 in the middleweight division by the WBA after taking his record to 19-0 (15 KOs) with the successful defence of his IBA World and WBC Continental Americas titles against on March 16 against Anthony Bonsante at Madison Square Garden.

He will have one more fight in the Big Apple, at Manhattan’s Beacon Theatre, before returning to Ireland for a fight provisionally scheduled for July 7 at the National Stadium in Dublin.