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
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