On July 31, 1988, the 24-year-old IBF super-lightweight world champion, Buddy McGirt (37-1-1, 32 KOs), faced Howard Davis Jr., in a title defense fight.
McGirt came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days.
Buddy McGirt made quick work of Howard Davis Jr., stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. McGirt improves his record to 38-1-1 (33 KOs)
On November 29, 1991, a 27-year-old Buddy McGirt (54-2-1, 43 KOs) got a shot at the WBC welterweight title held by 28-year-old Jamaican boxer Simon Brown (34-1, 26 KOs).
McGirt came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days. Brown was on a 13-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 11 days.
Buddy McGirt defeated Simon Brown via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. McGirt improves his record to 55-2-1, while Brown adds a loss to his record at 34-2.
On February 14, 1988, Buddy McGirt and Frankie Warren met again in a rematch.
McGirt came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 28 days.
In the rematch, Buddy McGirt stopped Frankie Warren via TKO in the 12th round of the 15-round world-title fight. McGirt improves his record to 37-1-1 (32 KOs)
On January 12, 1993, the 28-year-old WBC welterweight world champion, Buddy McGirt (58-2-1, 44 KOs), faced Genaro Léon, in a title defense fight.
McGirt came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 29 days.
Buddy McGirt defeated Genaro Léon via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. McGirt improves his record to 59-2-1
On June 25, 1992, the 28-year-old WBC welterweight world champion, Buddy McGirt (56-2-1, 44 KOs), faced Patrizio Oliva, in a title defense fight.
McGirt came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 74% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 23 days.
Buddy McGirt defeated Patrizio Oliva via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. McGirt improves his record to 57-2-1
On October 1, 1994, Buddy McGirt and Pernell Whitaker met again in a rematch.
McGirt came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 24 days. Whitaker was on a 1-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
Pernell Whitaker defeated Buddy McGirt via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBC welterweight title. Whitaker improves his record to 34-1-1, while McGirt adds a loss to his record at 64-4-1.
On August 7, 1982, an 18-year-old Buddy McGirt (1-0-1, 1 KO) and Michael Palms met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
McGirt came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 16 days.
In the rematch, Buddy McGirt stopped Michael Palms via KO in the 2nd round. McGirt improves his record to 2-0-1 (2 KOs)
On March 6, 1993, the 29-year-old WBC welterweight world champion, Buddy McGirt (59-2-1, 44 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Pernell Whitaker (31-1, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
McGirt came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 22 days. Whitaker was on a 16-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 5 days.
Pernell Whitaker defeated Buddy McGirt via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. Whitaker improves his record to 32-1, while McGirt adds a loss to his record at 59-3-1.
On May 7, 1995, a 31-year-old Buddy McGirt (65-4-1, 44 KOs) and Joe Gatti met in the ring.
McGirt came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days.
Buddy McGirt stopped Joe Gatti via TKO in the 5th round. McGirt improves his record to 66-4-1 (45 KOs)
On December 21, 1985, a 21-year-old Buddy McGirt (22-0-1, 20 KOs) and Sugar Boy Nando met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
McGirt came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 17 days.
Buddy McGirt stopped Sugar Boy Nando via TKO in the 5th round. McGirt improves his record to 23-0-1 (21 KOs)