Duddy training camp update

10/09/2006

Duddy training camp update

Press Release: Unbeaten middleweight John Duddy, 17-0, is training in the Pocono Mountains preparing to headline “Shamrocks & Sombreros” on September 29, 2006 against veteran Luis Ramon “Yory Boy” Campas at New York City's Theatre at Madison Square Garden. “Everything has been fantastic at camp,” Duddy reported from the Poconos. “I’ll be in the best shape of my life for this fight. We’re doing four-minute rounds for everything, sparring and pads. And Harry (head trainer Keitt) brought the sledgehammer, too." Keitt has his fighters end training sessions by hitting a large truck tire with a sledgehammer. Campas (88-8, 72 KOs), clearly Duddy’s toughest opponent to date, has been fighting professionally for 20 years. Four of the former IBF light middleweight titlist’s eight losses have been to world champions Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad, Fernando Vargas and Daniel Santos. Duddy’s promoter, Irish Ropes, is co-promoting “Shamrocks & Sombreros” with DRL Promotions, whose ownership includes legendary Roberto Duran.