John Duddy Retires: 'I Give You My Word, I Will Not Come Back'

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Ireland's John Duddy of New York, a middleweight (160 pounds) who is coming off of June's 12-round, unanimous decision loss to Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Tex., has announced his retirement at the age of 31 years old, according to a statement published by BoxingScene.com.

"After a great deal of soul-searching, I have decided to retire from boxing. In many ways, continuing to fight would be the easy course of action," wrote Duddy, who had built a large following in New York, where he goes by the name, "Ireland's" John Duddy.

"I have been offered the opportunity to fight Andy Lee on HBO for a purse in excess of $100,000," said Duddy. "A win would put me in position to fight for a world championship. This is not an opportunity that I cast aside lightly...I give you my word, I will not come back."

 

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Source: http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2011/01/18/john-duddy-retires-i-give-you-my-word-i-will-not-come-back/

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