Unbeaten Duddy has claimed 14 of his 16 wins by knockouts

Duddy, unbeaten after 16 pro fights, will box on the undercard of the WBO junior welterweight title bout between Miguel Cotto and Paul Malignaggi.

The Londonderry man claimed his title when a first-round knockout of Shelby Pudwill on 16 March.

No opponent has yet been named for Duddy's bout.

Possible opponents for Duddy include Philadelphia fighter Willie Gibbs, who claimed the US Boxing Association title earlier this month and Australian Shannan Taylor.

Thirty-year-old Gibbs has lost only one of his 21 professional bouts.

He knocked out a previous Duddy opponent Lenord Pierre in the 12th round of their bout on 10 March to claim the USBA title.

Duddy knocked out Pierre in the first round of their bout in March of last year.

Another Irish prospect Andy Lee is also expected to be on the Madison Square Garden bill although the Limerick man also has bouts planned for April and May.

The 21-year-old Irish Olympian won his first pro fight in Detroit on 10 March and is currently in Wladimir Klitschko's training camp in Majorca with trainer Emanuel Steward.

Lee fights on the undercard of Klitschko's WBO heavyweight title challenge against Chris Byrd in Mannheim on 22 April.

The Limerick boxer is then being earmarked for a bout on the undercard of Ricky Hatton's WBA welterweight title fight against Luis Collazo in Boston on 13 May.