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Barry McGuigan

Irish boxer · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Born 1961 · age 65

Finbar Patrick "Barry" McGuigan 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.

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International Boxing Hall of Fame2005
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award1985
Member of the Order of the British Empire
WBA World Featherweight Champion
The Ring World Featherweight Champion

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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.

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Born 1961 · age 65