Kevin Barry, Sr.

New Zealand boxing trainer (1936-2011)

Born

14 March 1936, New Zealand

Died

12 February 2011, Christchurch

Citizenship

New Zealand

Sport

boxing

Occupation

boxer

Kevin Michael Barry Sr. ONZM MBE (14 March 1936 – 12 February 2011) was a New Zealand boxing coach.

He trained numerous New Zealand boxers and was one of the country's top boxing coaches for many years. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1995 New Year Honours, and an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2010 New Year Honours. He coached his son Kevin Jr. to a silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games.

Barry died in Christchurch on 12 February 2011 after a long illness, aged 74.

Awards and honours

• Member of the Order of the British Empire

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q6395793 (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.