Barry McGuigan Record
Barry McGuigan (The Clones Cyclone) is a 63-year-old retired Irish professional boxer. He is a former featherweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 8 years and 21 days, McGuigan amassed a record of 32-3, which includes 28 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2005.
Boxing Career
Barry McGuigan was born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland on February 28, 1961. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on May 10, 1981 against Selvin Bell. McGuigan defeated Bell via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
McGuigan became a world champion fight at the age of 24 after 27 professional fights. He challenged Eusebio Pedroza for the WBA and The Ring featherweight titles and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world titles.
McGuigan's last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Jim McDonnell at age 28, on May 31, 1989.
Some of Barry McGuigan's best fights have been against Eusebio Pedroza (HOFer) and Juan Laporte. For a complete list of McGuigan's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Barry McGuigan".
McGuigan has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Barry McGuigan Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | May 31, 1989 | 28 |  Jim McDonnell | loss | TKO 4 |
34 | Dec 01, 1988 | 27 | Julio César Miranda | win | TKO 8 |
33 | Jun 25, 1988 | 27 | Francisco Tomas da Cruz | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Apr 04, 1988 | 27 | Nicky Perez | win | TKO 4 |
31 | Jun 23, 1986 | 25 | 
Steve Cruz 22 25-1 | loss | UD 15 |
30 | Feb 15, 1986 | 24 | Danilo Cabrera | win | TKO 14 |
29 | Sep 28, 1985 | 24 | Bernard Taylor | win | RTD 8 |
28 | Jun 08, 1985 | 24 | 
Eusebio Pedroza 29 38-3-1 | win | UD 15 |
27 | Mar 26, 1985 | 24 | Farid Gallouze | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Feb 23, 1985 | 23 | 
Juan Laporte 25 25-5 | win | PTS 10 |
25 | Dec 19, 1984 | 23 | Clyde Ruan | win | KO 4 |
24 | Oct 13, 1984 | 23 | Felipe Orozco | win | KO 2 |
23 | Jun 30, 1984 | 23 | Paul DeVorce | win | TKO 5 |
22 | Jun 05, 1984 | 23 | Esteban Eguia | win | KO 3 |
21 | Apr 04, 1984 | 23 | Jose Caba | win | TKO 7 |
20 | Jan 25, 1984 | 22 | Charm Chiteule | win | TKO 10 |
19 | Nov 16, 1983 | 22 | Valerio Nati | win | KO 6 |
18 | Oct 05, 1983 | 22 | Ruben Dario Herasme | win | KO 2 |
17 | Jul 09, 1983 | 22 | Lavon McGowan | win | KO 1 |
16 | May 22, 1983 | 22 | Samuel Meck | win | TKO 6 |
15 | Apr 12, 1983 | 22 | Vernon Penprase | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Nov 09, 1982 | 21 | Paul Huggins | win | TKO 5 |
13 | Oct 05, 1982 | 21 | Jimmy Duncan | win | RTD 4 |
12 | Jun 14, 1982 | 21 | Young Ali | win | KO 6 |
11 | Apr 22, 1982 | 21 | Gary Lucas | win | KO 1 |
10 | Mar 23, 1982 | 21 | Angelo Licata | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Feb 23, 1982 | 20 | Angel Oliver | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Feb 08, 1982 | 20 | Ian Murray | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Jan 27, 1982 | 20 | Luis de la Sagra | win | PTS 8 |
6 | Dec 08, 1981 | 20 | Peter Eubank | win | TKO 8 |
5 | Oct 26, 1981 | 20 | Terry Pizzaro | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Aug 03, 1981 | 20 | Jean-Marc Renard | win | PTS 8 |
3 | Aug 03, 1981 | 20 | Peter Eubank | loss | PTS 8 |
2 | Jun 20, 1981 | 20 | Gary Lucas | win | TKO 4 |
1 | May 10, 1981 | 20 | Selvin Bell | win | TKO 2 |