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By Thomas Hauser, Contributor Middleweight champion John Duddy on hanging up his gloves.  In 2011, John Duddy retired from boxing. Living in New York, the popular Derry native had compiled a 29-and-2 record with 18 knockouts. He’d experienced the thrill of fighting before cheering crowds in Madison Square Garden and also in his beloved Ireland.    Now, at age 35, Duddy is pursuing a new career. He wants to be an actor. There is a long tradition of boxers trying their hand at acting. In the 1880s, John L. Sullivan realized that, as heavyweight champion, he could make large amounts of mon...

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The story of Maureen Shea, 'The Real Million Dollar Baby' She has been a fighter all her life and a boxer for over half of it. At 40, she wants Eddie Hearn to give her the world-title shot she deserves. Gavan Casey By Gavan Casey Thursday 29 Apr 2021, 11:59 PM Apr 29th 2021, 11:59 PM 24,377 Views 4 Comments Maureen Shea (front) and Hilary Swank (background). Image: Ed Mulholland (Shea) and PA Images (Swank). Graphic by Eoin Lúc ...

First it was the Irish wrestler Sheamus appearing in the next Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. And now another world-class Irish athlete – boxer John Duddy – is making the leap to the big-screen. The Derry native will appear in the upcoming Robert De Niro movie Hands of Stone. The film tells the tumultuous life story of boxer Roberto Duran, with De Niro playing his trainer Ray Arcel. Arcel was active in the fight game for six decades and is said to have trained nearly 20 world champs. The film also stars Edgar Ramirez (as Duran) as well as John Turturro. Duddy will appear in the film a...