“Is the world title dream still alive? Of course it is. I still believe in myself and you never give up on your dreams,” the likeable puncher told the Irish Mirror.

“I would like to think I can come back bigger, better and stronger. I will always give it 100 per cent in the gym and when I fight. That will never change. There are still a lot of offers on the table and a lot of interest from top promoters so I am not going away. At the moment I am just taking it easy and enjoying the summer. I've been in a lot of training camps in this last few years and its nice to have a break.”

Duddy added that he would love to fight back in Ireland and if that happened he'd be over the moon but he has a lot of interesting options in the United States - so we'll have to wait and see what develops.