Barry McGuigan
| Barry McGuigan | |||||||||||||
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| Real name | Finbar Patrick McGuigan | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Clones Cyclone | ||||||||||||
| Rated at | Featherweight | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Irish | ||||||||||||
| Born |
28 February 1961 Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Finbar Patrick McGuigan MBE (born 28 February 1961), known as Barry McGuigan and nicknamed The Clones Cyclone, is a retired Irish professional boxer from Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland who became the WBA and lineal featherweight champion. Barry was a fan favourite for Irish and British audiences, as he represented neutrality and peace in a time when Northern Ireland (where he lived) was divided as part of The Troubles. He founded, and is the current President of, the Professional Boxing Association (PBA). McGuigan is the CEO and founder of Cyclone Promotions.
Barry McGuigan was born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland. His father was singer Pat McGuigan (died 1987). He represented Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth Games at Edmonton 1978 and represented Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Pat McGuigan sang "Danny Boy" before several of his son's matches. This fact inspired the Hacienda Brothers' song "If Daddy Don't Sing Danny Boy", written by boxer and musician Chris Gaffney.
During his career, McGuigan fought at a number of venues in Ireland and Britain. He attracted an enormous following in the mid-1980s, particularly to the King's Hall in Belfast which he normally filled to capacity. McGuigan is a Roman Catholic, and at a time when Roman Catholics and Protestants were clashing during The Troubles, he married a Protestant, Sandra and they remain married after some three decades.
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