Barry McGuigan
McGuigan in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Nickname | The Clones Cyclone | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Finbar Patrick McGuigan 28 February 1961 Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Finbar Patrick "Barry" McGuigan MBE (born 28 February 1961) is an Irish boxing promoter and former professional boxer. Born in Clones, County Monaghan, McGuigan represented both Northern Ireland and Ireland as an amateur. Nicknamed The Clones Cyclone, he held the WBA and lineal featherweight titles from 1985 to 1986. At regional level, he also held the British and European featherweight titles between 1983 and 1985. In 1985, McGuigan became BBC Sports Personality of the Year. In 2005, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.