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John Duddy's Rankings

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WBO - 2

IBF - 6

WBC - 3

NABO - 5

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John Duddy's Professional Fight Record

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June 28th 2008
The Castle, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
John Duddy V Charles Howe (UD over 10 Rounds)

February 2nd 2008
Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
John Duddy V Walid Smichet (MD over 10 Rounds)

December 8th 2007
Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
John Duddy V Howard Eastman (Points over 10)

October 20th 2007
National Stadium, Dubin, Ireland
John Duddy V Prince Arron (TKO Round 2)

July 14th 2007
National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
John Duddy V Alessio Furlan (TKO Round 10)

May 18th 2007
Beacon Theatre, New York City, USA
John Duddy V Dupre Strickland (UD over 10)

March 16th 2007
Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
John Duddy V Anthony Bonsante (TD Round 9) *

September 29th 2006
Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
John Duddy V Luis Ramon Campas (UD over 12 Rounds)

June 10th 2006
Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
John Duddy V Alfredo Cuevas (RTD Round 7)

March 16th 2006
Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
John Duddy V Shelby Pudwill (TKO Round 1)

February 4th 2006
The Castle, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
John Duddy V Julio Jean (UD over 10 Rounds)

December 15th 2005
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Florida, USA
John Duddy V Wilmer Mejia (TKO Round 4)

November 4th, 2005
Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, USA
John Duddy V Byron Mackie (TKO Round 4)

September 17th 2005
Dana Barros Sports Complex, Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA
John Duddy V Joseph Brady (KO Round 1)

July 22nd 2005
Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA
John Duddy V Pat Coleman (TKO 8 Round)

June 11th 2005
Madison Square Garden, New York, USA
John Duddy V Patrick Thompson (UD over 8 Rounds)

March 18th 2005
Foxwoods Resorts, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
John Duddy V Lenord Pierre (TKO Round 1)

February 4th 2005
Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, USA
John Duddy V Chuck Orso (TKO 1)

December 11th 2004
Atlantic Oceania, Brighton Beach, New York, USA
John Duddy V Glen Dunnings (TKO Round 5)

November 18th 2004
Manhatten Center, New York, USA
John Duddy V William Johnson (TKO Round 1)

October 3oth 2004
Orange County Fairgrounds, New York, USA
John Duddy V Victor Paz (TKO Round 1)

January 9th 2004
Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
John Duddy V Ken Hock (TKO Round 4)

November 21st 2003
Crowne Plaza Hotel, New York,USA
John Duddy V Leo Laudat (TKO Round 1)

October 22nd 2003

Crowne Plaza Hotel, New York, USA
John Duddy V Jesse Gomez (TKO Round 1)

September 19th 2003
Jimmy's Bronx Cafe, Bronx, New York, USA
John Duddy V Tarek Rached (TKO Round 1)

John Duddy V Matt Vanda

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John Duddy makes his comeback on February 21st against Matt Vanda in Madison Square Garden.

John has been out of action since June 2008 when he fought Charles Howe in Boston.

Since then, management problems have kept him out of the ring.

Now, free from his contract with Irish Ropes, John is now ready to get back to business and get his world title goal back on track.

The journey starts on February 21st when he faces the tough test of Matt "The Predator" Vanda in Madison Square Garden.

Tale of the Tape
John Duddy
Age - 29
Height - 5' 11
Stance - Orthodox
Reach - 74"
KOs - 17
Record - 25-0-0

Matt Vanda
Age - 30
Height -
Stance - Orthodox
Reach -
KO's - 22
Record - 39-8-0

About John Duddy

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John was born in Derry City, Northern Ireland on June 19th 1979.
Boxing was in the blood for John as his father Micky Duddy was a professional boxer also and so John first entered the gym with his Dad at the age of 5.

In his amateur career Duddy fought 130 times, winning 100 of those bouts. Along the way he won the light middleweight title at junior, intermediate and senior level.
Duddy represented Ireland at European competitions and he also competed in Olympic Qualifiers.

Disillusioned with his amateur career Duddy crossed the Atlantic in 2003 to begin his professional career.
He made his professional debut in September 2003 against Tarek Rashed, winning by knockout in round one.

Duddy quickly built up a loyal fanbase due to his exciting, explosive boxing style, easy charm, and star quality.

In his career to date Duddy is unbeaten in 27 fights and has 68% KO ratio (17 KO's).

In 2008 things began to go wrong for Duddy, beginning with his fight with Walid Smichet, which resulted in John sustaining cuts over both eyes which required surgery. Duddy, wanting to please the crowd, got dragged into a toe to toe battle with Smichet and although he pulled it out in the latter rounds to eventually win the fight, the poor performance put an end to John's hopes of landing a title fight with Kelly Pavlik.
This wasn't to be his only setback, it turned out that Duddy and his management Irish Ropes, who had always seemed to have a good partnership, were to part ways over promotional and money issues.

Duddy is now free from his contract with Irish Ropes and will get his comeback started against Matt Vanda on February 21st in Madison Square Garden in front of his legion of loyal fans.