Barry (name) Barry (name) Barry is both a given name and a surname. The given name is an Anglicised form of several Irish personal names, while the surname has numerous etymological origins, and is derived from both place names and personal names. The given name "Barry" is derived from Gaelic, possibly being an Anglicised form of the personal name Báire, which is a short form of the related Irish names "Bairrfhionn" or "Barrfind" ("fair-headed", "fair-haired"). and "Finbar", or "Fionnbharr" ("fair-topped", "fair-haired"). For example, "Barry" is sometimes derived from the Irish "Bairre", "Barra", and "Barre", which are in turn forms of the name
Kevin Barry (boxer) received multiple warnings for trying to hold Holyfield and was deducted two points for holding and for repeatedly hitting Holyfield in the back of the head. When referee Gligorije Novicic yelled break during a Holyfield flurry of punches, Holyfield continued to punch Barry knocking him down. Referee Novicic disqualified Holyfield for hitting after the break. As Barry was knocked out by Holyfield's illegal punch in the semifinal; under IABA health regulation he was not allowed to box for 28 days and hence pulled out of the final against Yugoslav Anton Josipović. Barry was the first boxer in 56 years to