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Irish middleweight John Duddy to fight at MSG on October 10

Derry Destroyer returns to the Mecca of boxing for fall fight

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DECLAN O'KELLY,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 4:20 PM
Updated Wednesday, August 26, 2009, 4:52 PM

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John Duddy and Irish Ropes settled their dispute last week, and the Derry middleweight will return to the ring on October 10 at Madison Square Garden.

Duddy (26-1), who is at home in Derry getting ready for his wedding to fiancée Grainne Coll next Sunday, will fight on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Lopez/Roger Mtagwa WBO super-bantamweight title fight.

The long running disagreement between the fighter and his former promoters Irish Ropes over earnings ended last week when the two parties reached an out of court settlement and signed a release.

“It’s settled. The details of the settlement are, there was some money put into an escrow account when John fought and the matter was settled for half of the escrow account. I don’t have the exact amount, but I can tell you that it was less than $20,000,” said Duddy management advisor Craig Hamilton last Thursday.

With the matter settled, every fight purse that Duddy earns from now on is his and his alone. The Derryman is a free agent and can negotiate a deal with any promoter he wishes to do business with.

“It is sad the way it all ended, but it is what it is and good luck to him. I wish him the best wherever he goes,” said Eddie McLoughlin on Monday.

“There was very little in there to being with. A lot less came out of it that what we had invested initially, but we are moving on,” continued McLoughlin.

Duddy, who has been staying in shape while in Ireland ahead of his pending nuptials, will return to New York in September to work with trainer Harry Keitt.

Duddy had been under the tutelage of Pat Burns for his last three fights, but decided to return to New York-based trainer Keitt over the summer.

“It was a decision that was more made by John. It was a comfort level thing. It had nothing to do with Pat Burns. It had to do with was John’s desire to train closer to the New York area and to the Poconos area. It was made more along that line and was no reflection on Pat whatsoever,” said Hamilton.

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