Duddy set to return on June 28th by British Boxing Jun 4th 2008

John Duddy returns to the ring on June 28th in a ten rounder against Charles Howe at The Castle in Boston. Duddy, 24-0, will have a new trainer in his corner, Pat Burns. Burns trained Jermain Taylor to the World middleweight title. Duddy is rated No. 2 by the WBC and No. 3 by the WBO, as well as No. 5 by the WBA and No. 10 by the IBF. “We're returning to Boston out of appreciation to all of his fans there,” Irish Ropes Promotions president Eddie McLoughlin said. “John has a lot of friends in Boston and he sold out The Castle 2˝ years ago when he beat Julio Jean. "There are a lot of Irish and Irish-Americans living there and we've received countless requests to return. We're excited to be coming back on June 28th and John will be fighting for the first time with Pat Burns as his head trainer.” Irish cruiserweight Mark Clancy (7-0-1, 1 KO), 4-time Irish National amateur finalist who now resides in Boston will be on the undercard.

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