Buddy McGirt (73-6-1, 48) was born in Brentwood, New York, U.S. on January 17, 1964. At the age of 18 years on March 2, 1982, he made his professional boxing debut against Lamont Haithcoach, losing the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 39th career fight at 24 years old, McGirt became a super-lightweight world champion on February 14, 1988 after defeating Frankie Warren via 12th-round TKO to win the vacant IBF title.
He then went on to become world champion at the welterweight weight class as well, winning the WBC title against Simon Brown via 12-round unanimous decision on November 29, 1991.
McGirt's last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision loss to Darren Maciunski at age 33 on January 21, 1997. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Buddy McGirt's best fights have been against Simon Brown, Livingstone Bramble, Pernell Whitaker and Howard Davis Jr. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Buddy McGirt".
McGirt has 6 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Buddy McGirt Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
80 | Jan 21, 1997 33 years 73-6-1 (48) | Darren Maciunski | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
79 | Dec 16, 1996 32 years, 10 months 73-5-1 (48) | Jerry Smith | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
78 | Oct 25, 1996 32 years, 9 months 72-5-1 (48) | Kevin Tillman | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN |
77 | Sep 26, 1996 32 years, 8 months 71-5-1 (48) | Earl Jackson | 3 | KO | WIN | |
76 | Aug 12, 1996 32 years, 6 months 70-5-1 (47) | George Heckley | 10 | UD | WIN | |
75 | Jun 12, 1996 32 years, 4 months 69-5-1 (47) | Allen Watts | 10 | SD | WIN | |
74 | May 10, 1996 32 years, 3 months 68-5-1 (47) | Israel Figueroa | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
73 | Sep 30, 1995 31 years, 8 months 67-5-1 (46) | Andrew Council | 9 | TKO | LOSS | |
72 | Jul 18, 1995 31 years, 6 months 67-4-1 (46) | John Stewart | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
71 | May 7, 1995 31 years, 3 months 66-4-1 (45) | Joe Gatti | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
70 | Jan 10, 1995 30 years, 11 months 65-4-1 (44) | Buck Smith | 10 | UD | WIN | |
69  | Oct 1, 1994 30 years, 8 months 64-4-1 (44) | 30 years, 8 months 33-1-1 (15) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
68 | Aug 7, 1994 30 years, 6 months 64-3-1 (44) | Kevin Pompey | 10 | SD | WIN | |
67 | Jun 28, 1994 30 years, 5 months 63-3-1 (44) | Kevin Pompey | 10 | UD | WIN | |
66  | Apr 9, 1994 30 years, 2 months 62-3-1 (44) | 33 years, 7 months 36-12-3 (23) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
65 | Jan 4, 1994 29 years, 11 months 61-3-1 (44) | James Hughes | 10 | UD | WIN | |
64 | Nov 2, 1993 29 years, 9 months 60-3-1 (44) | Nick Rupa | 10 | UD | WIN | |
63 | Mar 6, 1993 29 years, 1 months 59-3-1 (44) | 29 years, 2 months 31-1 (15) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
62 | Jan 12, 1993 28 years, 11 months 59-2-1 (44) | Genaro Léon | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
61 | Aug 14, 1992 28 years, 6 months 58-2-1 (44) | Oscar Ponce | 10 | UD | WIN | |
60 | Jun 25, 1992 28 years, 5 months 57-2-1 (44) | Patrizio Oliva | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
59 | May 2, 1992 28 years, 3 months 56-2-1 (44) | Delfino Marin | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
58  | Nov 29, 1991 27 years, 10 months 55-2-1 (43) | 28 years, 3 months 34-1 (26) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
57 | Oct 4, 1991 27 years, 8 months 54-2-1 (43) | Alfredo Ramirez | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
56 | Jun 15, 1991 27 years, 4 months 53-2-1 (42) | Tyrone Moore | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
55 | Mar 22, 1991 27 years, 2 months 52-2-1 (41) | Frank Montgomery | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
54 | Jan 19, 1991 27 years 51-2-1 (40) | Joseph Alexander | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
53 | Jul 22, 1990 26 years, 6 months 50-2-1 (39) | Jose Leonard Bermudez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
52 | May 25, 1990 26 years, 4 months 49-2-1 (39) | Charles Baez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
51 | Mar 31, 1990 26 years, 2 months 48-2-1 (38) | Tommy Ayers | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
50 | Jan 26, 1990 26 years 47-2-1 (37) | Miguel Santana | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
49 | Dec 7, 1989 25 years, 10 months 46-2-1 (36) | Rafael Williams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
48 | Nov 10, 1989 25 years, 9 months 45-2-1 (36) | Joe Manley | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
47 | Aug 27, 1989 25 years, 7 months 44-2-1 (35) | Gary Jacobs | 10 | UD | WIN | |
46 | Jul 9, 1989 25 years, 5 months 43-2-1 (35) | Tony Baltazar | 10 | UD | WIN | |
45 | May 25, 1989 25 years, 4 months 42-2-1 (35) | Orlando Orozco | 5 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Mar 16, 1989 25 years, 1 months 41-2-1 (34) | Edwin Curet | 10 | UD | WIN | |
43 | Feb 17, 1989 25 years, 1 months 40-2-1 (34) | Willie Taylor | 10 | UD | WIN | |
42 | Jan 12, 1989 24 years, 11 months 39-2-1 (34) | Manuel De Leon | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
41  | Sep 3, 1988 24 years, 7 months 38-2-1 (33) | 21 years, 10 months 19-0-1 (10) | SLT | 12 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
40 | Jul 31, 1988 24 years, 6 months 38-1-1 (33) | Howard Davis Jr. | SLT | 1 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
39 | Feb 14, 1988 24 years 37-1-1 (32) | Frankie Warren | SLT | 12 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
38 | Dec 17, 1987 23 years, 11 months 36-1-1 (31) | John Sinegal | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
37 | Oct 1, 1987 23 years, 8 months 35-1-1 (30) | Eduardo Lugo | 3 | KO | WIN | |
36 | Aug 6, 1987 23 years, 6 months 34-1-1 (29) | Roger Brown | 5 | KO | WIN | |
35 | Jun 18, 1987 23 years, 5 months 33-1-1 (28) | Sergio Aguirre | 2 | KO | WIN | |
34 | Apr 24, 1987 23 years, 3 months 32-1-1 (27) | Vincent Releford | SLT | 12 | TKO | WIN |
33 | Jan 29, 1987 23 years 31-1-1 (26) | Eric Martin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Jan 6, 1987 22 years, 11 months 30-1-1 (26) | Joe Edens | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Sep 25, 1986 22 years, 8 months 29-1-1 (25) | Saoul Mamby | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Jul 20, 1986 22 years, 6 months 28-1-1 (25) | Frankie Warren | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
29 | Jun 23, 1986 22 years, 5 months 28-0-1 (25) | Rudy Fuentes | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | May 20, 1986 22 years, 4 months 27-0-1 (24) | Ricky Young | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Apr 11, 1986 22 years, 2 months 26-0-1 (23) | Kelly Koble | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Mar 10, 1986 22 years, 1 months 25-0-1 (22) | Dave Odem | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Feb 21, 1986 22 years, 1 months 24-0-1 (21) | Joey Ferrell | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Dec 21, 1985 21 years, 11 months 23-0-1 (21) | Sugar Boy Nando | SLT | 5 | TKO | WIN |
23 | Oct 4, 1985 21 years, 8 months 22-0-1 (20) | Jose Luis Alejandro | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Aug 29, 1985 21 years, 7 months 21-0-1 (19) | Willie Rodriguez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Jul 11, 1985 21 years, 5 months 20-0-1 (18) | Ralph Twinning | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | May 24, 1985 21 years, 4 months 19-0-1 (17) | Allen Braswell | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Mar 8, 1985 21 years, 1 months 18-0-1 (17) | Mike Blunt | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Dec 14, 1984 20 years, 10 months 17-0-1 (16) | Felix Nance | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Jul 12, 1984 20 years, 5 months 16-0-1 (15) | Manuel Toribio | 3 | KO | WIN | |
16 | May 25, 1984 20 years, 4 months 15-0-1 (14) | Pete Padilla | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 30, 1984 20 years, 2 months 14-0-1 (13) | Jake Torrance | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Feb 17, 1984 20 years, 1 months 13-0-1 (12) | Felix Nance | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Dec 9, 1983 19 years, 10 months 12-0-1 (11) | Chi Chi Hernandez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 30, 1983 19 years, 8 months 11-0-1 (10) | Larry Fleming | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Sep 6, 1983 19 years, 7 months 10-0-1 (9) | Leslie Toney | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | May 26, 1983 19 years, 4 months 9-0-1 (8) | Darnell Smith | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 21, 1983 19 years, 3 months 8-0-1 (7) | Tom Dietz | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Feb 16, 1983 19 years 7-0-1 (6) | Cesar Guzman | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Dec 30, 1982 18 years, 11 months 6-0-1 (6) | Dave Bolden | 5 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Nov 7, 1982 18 years, 9 months 5-0-1 (5) | Michael Clark | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Sep 30, 1982 18 years, 8 months 4-0-1 (4) | Ramon Rivera | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Sep 21, 1982 18 years, 8 months 3-0-1 (3) | Michael Evans | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Aug 7, 1982 18 years, 6 months 2-0-1 (2) | Michael Palms | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 22, 1982 18 years, 2 months 1-0-1 (1) | Michael Palms | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 2, 1982 18 years, 1 months 0-0-1 (0) | Lamont Haithcoach | 4 | PTS | DRAW |
