Barry McGuigan (32-3, 28) was born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland on February 28, 1961. At the age of 20 years on May 10, 1981, he made his professional boxing debut against Selvin Bell, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 28th career fight at 24 years old, McGuigan became a featherweight world champion on June 8, 1985 after defeating Eusebio Pedroza via 15-round unanimous decision to win the WBA and The Ring titles.
McGuigan's last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Jim McDonnell at age 28 on May 31, 1989. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Barry McGuigan's best fights were against Eusebio Pedroza, Farid Gallouze and Vernon Penprase. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Barry McGuigan".
McGuigan has 3 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Barry McGuigan Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | May 31, 1989 28 years, 3 months 32-3 (28) | Jim McDonnell | 4 | TKO | LOSS | |
34 | Dec 1, 1988 27 years, 9 months 32-2 (28) | Julio César Miranda | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Jun 25, 1988 27 years, 3 months 31-2 (27) | Francisco Tomas da Cruz | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Apr 4, 1988 27 years, 1 months 30-2 (26) | Nicky Perez | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
31  | Jun 23, 1986 25 years, 3 months 29-2 (25) | 22 years, 7 months 25-1 (13) | FT | 15 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA, The Ring |
30 | Feb 15, 1986 24 years, 11 months 29-1 (25) | Danilo Cabrera | FT | 14 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA, The Ring |
29 | Sep 28, 1985 24 years, 7 months 28-1 (24) | Bernard Taylor | FT | 8 | RTD | WIN Defended WBA, The Ring |
28  | Jun 8, 1985 24 years, 3 months 27-1 (23) | 29 years, 3 months 38-3-1 (24) | FT | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBA, The Ring |
27 | Mar 26, 1985 24 years 26-1 (23) | Farid Gallouze | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
26  | Feb 23, 1985 23 years, 11 months 25-1 (22) | 25 years, 2 months 25-5 (13) | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
25 | Dec 19, 1984 23 years, 9 months 24-1 (22) | Clyde Ruan | FT | 4 | KO | WIN |
24 | Oct 13, 1984 23 years, 7 months 23-1 (21) | Felipe Orozco | 2 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Jun 30, 1984 23 years, 4 months 22-1 (20) | Paul DeVorce | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Jun 5, 1984 23 years, 3 months 21-1 (19) | Esteban Eguia | FT | 3 | KO | WIN |
21 | Apr 4, 1984 23 years, 1 months 20-1 (18) | Jose Caba | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Jan 25, 1984 22 years, 10 months 19-1 (17) | Charm Chiteule | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Nov 16, 1983 22 years, 8 months 18-1 (16) | Valerio Nati | FT | 6 | KO | WIN |
18 | Oct 5, 1983 22 years, 7 months 17-1 (15) | Ruben Dario Herasme | 2 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Jul 9, 1983 22 years, 4 months 16-1 (14) | Lavon McGowan | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | May 22, 1983 22 years, 2 months 15-1 (13) | Samuel Meck | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Apr 12, 1983 22 years, 1 months 14-1 (12) | Vernon Penprase | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Nov 9, 1982 21 years, 8 months 13-1 (11) | Paul Huggins | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 5, 1982 21 years, 7 months 12-1 (10) | Jimmy Duncan | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
12 | Jun 14, 1982 21 years, 3 months 11-1 (9) | Young Ali | 6 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Apr 22, 1982 21 years, 1 months 10-1 (8) | Gary Lucas | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Mar 23, 1982 21 years 9-1 (7) | Angelo Licata | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Feb 23, 1982 20 years, 11 months 8-1 (6) | Angel Oliver | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Feb 8, 1982 20 years, 11 months 7-1 (5) | Ian Murray | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Jan 27, 1982 20 years, 10 months 6-1 (4) | Luis de la Sagra | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Dec 8, 1981 20 years, 9 months 5-1 (4) | Peter Eubank | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 26, 1981 20 years, 7 months 4-1 (3) | Terry Pizzaro | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Aug 3, 1981 20 years, 5 months 3-1 (2) | Jean-Marc Renard | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Aug 3, 1981 20 years, 5 months 2-1 (2) | Peter Eubank | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
2 | Jun 20, 1981 20 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Gary Lucas | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | May 10, 1981 20 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Selvin Bell | 2 | TKO | WIN |
