John Duddy said afterwards: "I had a good trip to Ireland and I think I was trying too hard to impress I think. My last few performances have been pretty decent. This is a learning curve for my career. Perhaps I have a lot more to learn as well.

Kelly Pavlik is a great champion, and he had 33 fights before his title, and I've had only 24. I wish I was smart enough to dodge all the punches, but obviously that's not the case. I'll listen to my public, listen to my training team, and see who to fight next."