Barry McGuigan Barry McGuigan Finbar Patrick 'Barry' McGuigan MBE (born 28 February 1961) is an Irish retired professional boxer and current boxing promoter. Born in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, McGuigan was nicknamed "The Clones Cyclone" and became the WBA and lineal featherweight world champion. He was very popular with Irish and British audiences, representing neutrality and peace in a time when Ireland, where he lived, was affected by The Troubles. In 2005 he was inducted into the international boxing hall of fame. He founded, and is the current president of, the Professional Boxing Association (PBA). McGuigan is the founder and CEO of
Barry (name) 1940s, and was in the top 100 names through the 1970s. In recent years, the name has not even made the top 1000 list of names (the last time was in 2004, where it ranked 963). Barry's highest rank was 61, which was achieved in 1962. The surname "Barry" has numerous origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Irish "Ó Beargha", meaning "descendant of "Beargh"". The byname "Beargh" means "plunderer" or "spear-like". In other cases "Barry" is an Anglicisation of the Irish "Ó Báire", meaning "descendant of "Báire"". In other cases "Barry" is a patronymic form