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Duddy
at Training Camp in Florida
Duddy-Bonsante headlines St. Patrick's Day Eve PPV show at MSG
NEW YORK CITY (February 14, 2007) - Nearly two weeks into training camp
in Vero Beach, Florida, "Ireland's" John Duddy reports that everything
is going great in preparation for his March 16 titles defense against
The Contender I star Anthony "The Bullet" Bonsante in the 12-round main
event, headlining the "Erin Go Brawl" pay-per-view event, live from The
Theater at Madison Square Garden.
"Erin Go Brawl," presented by Irish Ropes Promotions, will be broadcast
live in North America on cable and satellite pay-per-view starting at 9
PM/ET, 6 PM/PT. The event is being produced and distributed for
pay-per-view by Integrated Sports and will be available in more than
50-million homes in North America via iN Demand, TVN, DirecTV and Dish
Network in the USA, as well as Viewer's Choice in Canada, for a
suggested retail price of only $24.95. The full "Erin Go Brawl" PPV
broadcast will be available to viewers outside of North America via
streaming video subscription on www.secondsout.com.
Duddy (18-0, 15 KOs), rated No. 7 by the WBO and No. 9 by the WBA,
defends his IBA World and WBC Continental Americas title belts against
Bonsante (29-8-2, 17 KOs), the reigning IBA Americas and Minnesota State
middleweight title-holder.
Training for only the second time outside of his adopted hometown of
Queens (New York), Duddy believes his first trip to Florida for camp is
exactly what he needed to get ready for Bonsante. "It's been great,"
Duddy said. "We have everything we need, top sparring at the gym, I run
on the beach or on quiet streets between the house we're staying at to
Dodgertown. I can't wait to watch a game there. I didn't have many
distractions back home until after my last fight. I understand (the
increased demand on his time outside of the ring) and that's why we
needed to get away to camp. And it's a lot warmer here.
"We've watched a few of Bonstante's fights on tape since we've been
here. We're putting together our game plan. He's a gutsy guy who fights
a little like myself. We're going to stand and fight.
I'm working on the whole package; head movement, using my jab, putting
punches together like I did in the middle rounds against 'Yory Boy' (Campas),
only right from the beginning of the fight instead of waiting. It's been
a great experience so far."
Unbeaten middleweight contender Giovanni Lorenzo faces veteran "Doctor"
Robert Kamya in the 10-round co-feature. Lorenzo (22-0, 14 KOs), the
2000 Dominican Olympian, lives in Washington Heights (in New York City).
He's rated No. 7 by the WBC and No. 11 by the WBA. Ugandan-native Kamya
(15-6, 4 KOs), now fighting out of Palm Beach (FL), is trained by former
world champion Johnny Bumphus.
Also fighting "Erin Go Brawl" is 2004 Irish Olympian middleweight Andy
Lee (7-0, 4 KOs), world-rated super featherweight Maureen "The Real
Million Dollar Baby" Shea (9-0, 4 KOs), the unbeaten Clancy brothers -
heavyweight James (9-0, 1 KO) and cruiserweight Mark (6-0-1, 1 KO) -
from Clare, Ireland and now fighting out of Boston, 2004 Irish National
Senior amateur champion Henry Coyle in his pro debut and welterweight
Martin Wright (2-0-1, 2 KOs). All bouts and fighters are subject to
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