McGuigan, Barry (1961– )| Irish boxer who was World Boxing Association (WBA) world featherweight champion between 1985 and 1986. Born in Clones, County Monaghan, McGuigan first came to the fore in 1978 when he won the Irish and Commonwealth bantamweight titles. He turned professional in 1980 after competing at the Moscow Olympic Games, and steadily established himself as one of Irish boxing's brightest ever talents. He won the British featherweight title in 1983 and two years later, after a string of victories over world-class opponents, he unanimously outpointed Eusebio Pedroza of Panama for the WBA crown. He lost the title in 1986 and retired briefly. When he finally bowed out of the ring he had a career record of 32 victories from 35 fights. |
Professional record (1981–89) fights: 35; wins: 32 (28 inside the distance); draws: 0; defeats: 3 |
WBA featherweight champion 1985–86 |
Commonwealth bantamweight champion 1978 |
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