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
Gerry Storey Gerry Storey Gerry Storey MBE (born 1936, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a boxing trainer who has coached the Irish Olympic Boxing Team on four occasions. Storey is the head coach of the Holy Family Boxing Club in north Belfast. Storey and the club were featured in the BBC documentary "Fight Town" in 2003, and the club also appeared in the Daniel Day-Lewis film "The Boxer". As a professional boxer, Storey won a British Championships title. Storey has trained many boxers including Hugh Russell, Neil Sinclair, Barry McGuigan, Paddy Barnes and Carl Frampton. McGuigan was training by Storey from the age