World middleweight contender “Ireland’s” John Duddy (24-0, 17KOs) remained unbeaten with a 10-round decision against Walid Smichet (17-4-1, 13 KOs) on February 23 at Madison Square Garden. Duddy, who is recovering back home in Duddy, was cut over and under his eyes and it took 32 stitches to close his wounds. [more]

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NEW YORK (January 21, 2008) - World middleweight title contender "Ireland’s" John Duddy is looking forward to fighting again in his adopted New York City home for the first time since last May [more]

The recent win against two-time world title challenger Howard Eastman elevated "Ireland’s" John Duddy into the independent ratings of The Ring magazine for the first time. Duddy (23-0, 17 KOs), ranked No. 10 by The Ring, also is rated by all four major boxing organizations: WBO #2, WBC #3, WBA #6 and IBF #13. [more]

Pictures from John Duddy’s win over Howards Eastman [more]

Westmeath, Ireland-native Alo Kelly (4-0, 2 KOs), now fighting out of Queens (NY), registered a third-round TKO against light heavyweight Sandris Tomson on December 8 in Belfast (N. Ireland) on the Duddy-Eastman undercard in King’s Hall. [more]

By Michael Norby: Ireland’s John Duddy is surely only a whisker away from genuine world title contender status after he out-pointed British veteran Howard Eastman on Saturday night in an entertaining and hard fought 10 rounder at the legendary Kings Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. [more]

NEW YORK (November 12, 2007) – Irish light heavyweight Alo Kelly kept his unbeaten professional record intact last Friday night, winning a unanimous four-round decision against William Santiago last Friday night in Albany, New York. [more]

NEW YORK (November 13, 2007)
Pro boxing is all about risk and reward. Taking chances is what prospects have to do in order to become legitimate contenders, which is why WBO rated No. 2 middleweight "Ireland’s" John Duddy (22-0, 17 KOs), is fighting former European champion and 2-time world title challenger Howard "The Battersea Bomber" Eastman (42-5, 35 KOs) on December 8. [more]

John Duddy will fulfil a long held ambition on December 8 when he headlines a massive night of boxing at the legendary Kings Hall in Belfast,Northern Ireland. [more]

Independent.ie Sunday October 14 2007
Boxing promoter Eddie McLoughlin has had many tough battles in his time but now he believes he has found a world-beater in Derry’s John Duddy, writes John Reynolds [more]