But before any contracts are signed for a clash between the Castleconnell man and the Derry native Lee must win his latest fight this weekend.
This Friday, October 2 the Limerick southpaw will headline a boxing event promoted by Hitz Boxing at the lavish ‘Venue’ in the Horseshoe Casino in Indiana.
The opponent for the scheduled ten-round fight will be veteran fighter Troy Lowry from Saint Paul, Minnesota. This fight comes just two weeks after Lee maintained his push for a world title bout by defeating Michael Walker at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
The former St. Francis Boxing Club Olympian stopped the hometown fighter after two minutes and three seconds of the eighth round.
Ahead of his 25th pro-fight Lee has previously learned not to look beyond any opponent, but the prospect of a clash with Duddy would make headlines on both sides of the Atlantic.
“Yeah, I think that fight’s definitely a possibility that could be becoming a reality that could happen. In fact, Emanuel has been talking with Duddy’s people and they’ve been going back and forth. I think Duddy is well up for the fight and I would like the fight, too,” said Andy Lee.
“It would be a good fight for me. He’s a good name and a good fighter and it would be a good platform for me especially here in America.
“If I won the fight I could move on to bigger fights say like a Matrinez or a Williams. Yeah, I would like the fight.”
Already December 4 has been pin-pointed as a potential date and the Lee v Duddy fight would be on the undercard of Miguel Cotto’s first defence of his WBA World light middleweight title.
“Hopefully it gets made. I think it’s an attractive fight for a lot of reasons. It’s good styles, a fighter versus a boxer, two Irish guys and a big rivalry in New York with all of our fans.
“They’re always going back and forth. So yeah, it would be a good fight. I hope it gets made,” said Andy Lee.
Lee’s manager Emmanuel Steward and Duddy’s manager Craig Hamilton have confirmed they have had discussions.
“I have talked to Craig about the fight and he’s up for it and so are we. It looks like it will be part of the undercard to Miguel Cotto in New York. New York is where I would like it to be, it’s a huge fight there for the Irish community, but I know there is interest in staging the fight in Ireland,” said Steward.
“I think for both men it’s a great fight at this stage of their careers and I believe it will take Andy closer to a world title shot. As far as I’m concerned Andy is the best middleweight in the world. I want him to face the winner of the Paul Williams-Sergio Martinez WBC title fight in November,” said Steward.
Meanwhile tickets for Willie Casey’s European Super Bantamweight title fight at Limerick’s University Sports Arena on Saturday, November 6 will go on sale this Friday. The Southill man challenges Kiko Martinez for the Spaniard’s belt. Tickets go on sale from 9am this Friday, October 1 from www.ticketmaster.ie or 0818719300.
Jerome O’Connell
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