Barry McGuigan

Irish boxer

巴里·麦圭根 · バリー・マクギガン

Born

28 February 1961, Monaghan

Citizenship

Ireland, United Kingdom

Sport

boxing

Discipline

featherweight

Occupation

boxer

Height

168 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Recorded fight record

32 wins, 3 losses

Finbar Patrick "Barry" McGuigan (born 28 February 1961) is an Irish boxing promoter and former professional boxer. Born in Clones, County Monaghan, McGuigan represented both Northern Ireland and the Republic of 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.

Competitions

Awards and honours

• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award 1985
• International Boxing Hall of Fame 2005
• Member of the Order of the British Empire
• The Ring World Featherweight Champion
• WBA World Featherweight Champion

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikiquote
• BoxRec
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2394683 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.