Duddy’s Irish date goes live in US

JOHN DUDDY’S first professional fight on Irish soil is to be televised live on US television.

Unbeaten Duddy (20-0, 15 KOs), the New York-based middleweight contender from Derry, has a 10-round headline bout against Alessio Furlan (19-8-5, 8 KOs), of Italy at the National Stadium on July 14.

Television distribution for the fight, which is being broadcast in Ireland by RTÉ, has been secured by Integrated Sports, which will make the contest available on a variety of pay-per-view cable networks.