By Mark Vester

According to boxing manager Craig Hamilton, an offer was made for once-beaten John Duddy to face Hector Camacho Jr. in what I would assume to be a contest at junior middleweight or middleweight. The fight would take place in August in New York.

Duddy is trying to recover from his first loss, a split decision to Billy Lyell in April. Duddy is also in talks to face Neil Sinclair in Ireland but the two sides have not been able to reach an agreement. Hamilton says the offer for the Sinclair fight is not big enough. The offer for the Camacho fight appears to be bigger, according to Hamilton. One insider told BoxingScene.com that he doesn't believe the story of a substantiual offer being made to Duddy for a fight with Camacho Jr. He says Camacho Jr. is being used as a bargaining chip to reach an agreement with Sinclair. 

“It's not all about money but professional fighters fight for money and at the moment there is plenty of scope for negotiation,” said Hamilton to the Belfast Telegraph. “The fight with Sinclair is one that I like and it's one that John wants and of course it was in Derry that would be very appealing."

“This is boxing and we have to do the best for John. So we'll see what happens over the next few days.”

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