Chavez vs Duddy To Be Pushed Back To Late 2010
By Mark Vester
A potential fight between middleweights Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and John Duddy will be pushed back to late 2010. There had been some talk about holding the fight on the June 5 undercard to Miguel Cotto-Yuri Foreman but that won't happen. Duddy will still appear on the card but Chavez will not be ready in time. His suspension for using a diuretic in last November's fight with Troy Rowland runs out at the end of June. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum wants to hook them up at the end of 2010.
"We are going ahead with the June 5 show as planned, headlined by the Yuri Foreman-Miguel Angel Cotto fight for the WBA world middleweight title," said Arum to the Derry Journal. "But Duddy and Chavez will certainly get it together later in the year and we can take it from there. Both boxers have big followings, and we are anxious to get it on."
Duddy is not worried at the change of opponent. He is ready for whoever Arum puts on the table in June.
"I'm ready for anybody Bob Arum cares to name for June 5," said Duddy. "It's unfortunate that Chavez will not be ready because of the ban as Arum wants to make that fight and we both are big draws, me with the Irish following and him with his Mexican fans. Hopefully it can take place after June. Anyway, I'm ready for him."
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