Danny Duffy is hoping his followers’ brief journey to Letterkenny shall be rewarded with a brief night time’s work this weekend.
The Stabane prospect, who fights on the Rumble within the Hills card on the Aura Leisure Complicated, is chasing his first profession knockout — and plans to ship it near residence.
“I’ll be seeking to take him out in there,” stated Duffy. “If I see the shot, I’ll take it and purpose for a stoppage win. I’ll be wanting to do that one inside the space and present folks a special facet of my boxing capability.”
Duffy is only a 20-minute drive from the venue, and with a passionate crowd anticipated to end up, he’s desperate to make it an evening to recollect.
“I’m buzzing to be on this card filled with unbelievable expertise, and with it being so near residence — I’m 20 minutes up the street from the Aura Complicated — I’ll expect an enormous assist,” he stated. “Large because of Jason [Quigley] for bringing skilled boxing again to Donegal, which provides boxers like me the prospect to carry out so near residence and younger fighters developing the prospect to see that it’s there for them too.”
Whereas his objective is a stoppage, the 24-year-old is aware of he’ll must earn it. The Tyrone native fights skilled away nook man Ricky Starkey and expects sturdy opposition on the very least.
“I’m anticipating a superb stable struggle,” he stated. “I’m in with an skilled opponent, however I’ll all the time be seeking to placed on a dominant efficiency.”
At current Duffy is a part of a thriving Irish tremendous bantamweight scene however reveals his future might lie additional down the scales.
“I’m at tremendous bantamweight on the minute as a result of that’s the place the fights are,” he defined, “however I’ll ultimately transfer all the way down to bantamweight and doubtlessly might even see myself at flyweight.”
As for becoming a member of the home title combine quickly, the younger Donegal man isn’t dashing something — however he’s protecting his eyes open.
“I’ll be prepared for each alternative that comes my approach,” he stated. “However I’m additionally in no rush. I’ve bought loads of time and an enormous profession forward of me.”
