Buddy McGirt

Career, Record, Stats

James McGirt (Buddy) is a 60-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 14 years, 10 months, and 19 days, McGirt amassed a record of 73-6-1, which includes 48 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2019.

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LEGEND

Buddy McGirt's Boxing Career

Buddy McGirt was born in Brentwood, New York, U.S. on January 17, 1964. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on March 2, 1982 against Lamont Haithcoach. The fight ended in a draw.

McGirt became a world champion at the age of 24 after 38 professional fights. He challenged Frankie Warren for the vacant IBF super-lightweight title and stopped Warren in the 12th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.

He then went on to successfully win the welterweight (WBC) titles also to become a two-division world champion.

McGirt's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Darren Maciunski at age 33, on January 21, 1997.

Some of Buddy McGirt's best fights have been against Simon Brown and Livingstone Bramble. For a complete list of McGirt's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Buddy McGirt".

McGirt has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Buddy McGirt Losses".

Buddy McGirt's Boxing Record

Total Fights

Wins

Losses

Draws

KO Wins

KO Losses

Title Fights

Title-Fight Wins

Title Defenses

Title-Fight KOs

Title-Fight Dec.

Undisputed

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
80	Jan 21, 1997	33	Darren Maciunski	loss	UD 10
79	Dec 16, 1996	32	Jerry Smith	win	PTS 10
78	Oct 25, 1996	32	Kevin Tillman	win	UD 12
77	Sep 26, 1996	32	Earl Jackson	win	KO 3
76	Aug 12, 1996	32	George Heckley	win	UD 10
75	Jun 12, 1996	32	Allen Watts	win	SD 10
74	May 10, 1996	32	Israel Figueroa	win	TKO 3
73	Sep 30, 1995	31	Andrew Council	loss	TKO 9
72	Jul 18, 1995	31	John Stewart	win	TKO 5
71	May 07, 1995	31	Joe Gatti	win	TKO 5
70	Jan 10, 1995	30	Buck Smith	win	UD 10
69	Oct 01, 1994	30	Pernell Whitaker 30 33-1-1	loss	UD 12
68	Aug 07, 1994	30	Kevin Pompey	win	SD 10
67	Jun 28, 1994	30	Kevin Pompey	win	UD 10
66	Apr 09, 1994	30	Livingstone Bramble 33 36-12-3	win	UD 12
65	Jan 04, 1994	29	James Hughes	win	UD 10
64	Nov 02, 1993	29	Nick Rupa	win	UD 10
63	Mar 06, 1993	29	Pernell Whitaker 29 31-1	loss	UD 12
62	Jan 12, 1993	28	Genaro Léon	win	UD 12
61	Aug 14, 1992	28	Oscar Ponce	win	UD 10
60	Jun 25, 1992	28	Patrizio Oliva	win	UD 12
59	May 02, 1992	28	Delfino Marin	win	TKO 7
58	Nov 29, 1991	27	Simon Brown 28 34-1	win	UD 12
57	Oct 04, 1991	27	Alfredo Ramirez	win	TKO 5
56	Jun 15, 1991	27	Tyrone Moore	win	TKO 7
55	Mar 22, 1991	27	Frank Montgomery	win	TKO 9
54	Jan 19, 1991	27	Joseph Alexander	win	TKO 9
53	Jul 22, 1990	26	Jose Leonard Bermudez	win	UD 10
52	May 25, 1990	26	Charles Baez	win	TKO 2
51	Mar 31, 1990	26	Tommy Ayers	win	TKO 2
50	Jan 26, 1990	26	Miguel Santana	win	TKO 2
49	Dec 07, 1989	25	Rafael Williams	win	UD 10
48	Nov 10, 1989	25	Joe Manley	win	TKO 9
47	Aug 27, 1989	25	Gary Jacobs	win	UD 10
46	Jul 09, 1989	25	Tony Baltazar	win	UD 10
45	May 25, 1989	25	Orlando Orozco	win	KO 5
44	Mar 16, 1989	25	Edwin Curet	win	UD 10
43	Feb 17, 1989	25	Willie Taylor	win	UD 10
42	Jan 12, 1989	24	Manuel De Leon	win	TKO 6
41	Sep 03, 1988	24	Meldrick Taylor 21 19-0-1	loss	TKO 12
40	Jul 31, 1988	24	Howard Davis Jr.	win	KO 1
39	Feb 14, 1988	24	Frankie Warren	win	TKO 12
38	Dec 17, 1987	23	John Sinegal	win	TKO 1
37	Oct 01, 1987	23	Eduardo Lugo	win	KO 3
36	Aug 06, 1987	23	Roger Brown	win	KO 5
35	Jun 18, 1987	23	Sergio Aguirre	win	KO 2
34	Apr 24, 1987	23	Vincent Releford	win	TKO 12
33	Jan 29, 1987	23	Eric Martin	win	UD 10
32	Jan 06, 1987	22	Joe Edens	win	TKO 8
31	Sep 25, 1986	22	Saoul Mamby	win	UD 10
30	Jul 20, 1986	22	Frankie Warren	loss	UD 10
29	Jun 23, 1986	22	Rudy Fuentes	win	TKO 8
28	May 20, 1986	22	Ricky Young	win	TKO 10
27	Apr 11, 1986	22	Kelly Koble	win	TKO 4
26	Mar 10, 1986	22	Dave Odem	win	TKO 1
25	Feb 21, 1986	22	Joey Ferrell	win	UD 10
24	Dec 21, 1985	21	Sugar Boy Nando	win	TKO 5
23	Oct 04, 1985	21	Jose Luis Alejandro	win	TKO 7
22	Aug 29, 1985	21	Willie Rodriguez	win	TKO 7
21	Jul 11, 1985	21	Ralph Twinning	win	TKO 1
20	May 24, 1985	21	Allen Braswell	win	UD 10
19	Mar 08, 1985	21	Mike Blunt	win	KO 1
18	Dec 14, 1984	20	Felix Nance	win	TKO 9
17	Jul 12, 1984	20	Manuel Toribio	win	KO 3
16	May 25, 1984	20	Pete Padilla	win	TKO 10
15	Mar 30, 1984	20	Jake Torrance	win	TKO 6
14	Feb 17, 1984	20	Felix Nance	win	TKO 2
13	Dec 09, 1983	19	Chi Chi Hernandez	win	TKO 2
12	Sep 30, 1983	19	Larry Fleming	win	TKO 3
11	Sep 06, 1983	19	Leslie Toney	win	TKO 1
10	May 26, 1983	19	Darnell Smith	win	TKO 1
9	Apr 21, 1983	19	Tom Dietz	win	TKO 3
8	Feb 16, 1983	19	Cesar Guzman	win	PTS 6
7	Dec 30, 1982	18	Dave Bolden	win	KO 5
6	Nov 07, 1982	18	Michael Clark	win	TKO 1
5	Sep 30, 1982	18	Ramon Rivera	win	KO 1
4	Sep 21, 1982	18	Michael Evans	win	KO 1
3	Aug 07, 1982	18	Michael Palms	win	KO 2
2	Mar 22, 1982	18	Michael Palms	win	TKO 3
1	Mar 02, 1982	18	Lamont Haithcoach	draw	PTS 4

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