Barry (name) "Barrfind". Furthermore, "Barry" is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish "Finnbarr", which also has short forms of "Bairre", "Barra", and "Barre". Similarly, "Barry" is sometimes an Anglicised form of the latter short form "Barra". In other cases, "Barry" is an Anglicised form of the Irish "Berach" ("pointed", "sharp"). Since the twentieth century, the name has become very popular in Australia. A variant form of the given name is "Barrie". Pet forms of the name are "Baz" and "Bazza". As a given name, "Barry" currently is less common than it once was. It rose in popularity during the 1930s and
Barry McGuigan professional as he could no longer avoid the challenge of Carl Naughton of the Sheldon Heath Boxing Club stating "This Naughton fella is just too feckin' hard for me boys I'd sooner fancy my chances against either Eusebio Pedroza or Terry McCann." Below is the record of Irish featherweight boxer Barry McGuigan who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics: He began his professional boxing career on 10 May 1981, beating Selwyn Bell by knockout in two rounds in Dublin. After another win, he suffered his first setback, losing a hotly disputed decision to Peter Eubanks (brother of Chris Eubank) over