Irish boxer Duddy to get crack at Campras
It has been confirmed that former world champion Luis Ramon "Yory Boy" Campas will be next opponent for Derry man John Duddy when he steps back into the ring on September 29.
Duddy, who was forced to pull out of his fight with Carlos Bojorquez last week due to heat exhaustion, will clash with Campas at New York's Madison Square Garden next month - with the IBA Americas middleweight title on the line.
The 27-year-old's last fight saw him retain his WBC Continental Americas belt against Alfredo Cuevas in June, earning him a cool $135,000 (€105,983) in the process, including a share of the ticket receipts.
But Campas, 35, will offer a sizeable step up in class. The wily Mexican who, like Duddy, is 5ft 11in and has an orthodox stance, has been boxing professionally since 1987.
He has 88 wins to his name from 96 bouts, was crowned IBF light middleweight champion in 1997 and made three successful defences.
Tellingly, of Campas' losses, five have been against world champions - Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad, Fernando Vargas, Jose Luis Lopez and David Santos - making the New York clash the biggest test of undefeated Duddy's 17-fight career.
