- Born
- Birth nameFinbar Patrick McGuigan
- Nickname
- The Clones Cyclone
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Barry McGuigan was born on February 28, 1961 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland. He is an actor, known for The Boxer (1997), Jawbone (2017) and Malicious Intent (2000). He has been married to Sandra Mealiff since December 14, 1981. They have four children.
- SpouseSandra Mealiff(December 14, 1981 - present) (4 children)
- ChildrenJakeBlain
- World featherweight boxing champion, 1985-1986.
- Inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, 2000.
- Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame June 12, 2005.
- He allegedly declined the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1986 but accepted it in 1994 for his services to boxing.
- His father, Pat McGeegan' represented Ireland in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest.
- I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort of fallen out of love with the sport.
- I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.
- Boxing traditionally was received very well and accepted on both sides.
- Boxing is changing and training methods are slowly being dragged into the 21st century.
- Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way.
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