On May 31, 1989, a 28-year-old Barry McGuigan (32-2, 28 KOs) and Jim McDonnell met in the ring.
McGuigan came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 30 days.
Barry McGuigan lost to Jim McDonnell via TKO in the 4th round, and adds an loss to his record at 32-3.
On June 23, 1986, the 25-year-old WBA and The Ring featherweight world champion, Barry McGuigan (29-1, 25 KOs), faced a 22-year-old American boxer Steve Cruz (25-1, 13 KOs), in a title defense fight.
McGuigan came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 8 days. Cruz was on a 6-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 16 days.
Steve Cruz defeated Barry McGuigan via unanimous decision and wins the WBA and The Ring titles — in his first world-title fight. Cruz improves his record to 26-1, while McGuigan adds a loss to his record at 29-2.
On August 3, 1981, a 20-year-old Barry McGuigan (2-0, 2 KOs) and Peter Eubank met in the ring.
McGuigan came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 14 days.
Barry McGuigan lost to Peter Eubank via points decision in the 8-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 2-1.