Finbar Patrick McGuigan
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Irish sportsman
boxing promoter
human
professional boxer
sports commentator
world featherweight boxing champion
Finbar Patrick McGuigan, better known as Barry McGuigan, is a former Irish professional boxer and world featherweight champion who became a prominent figure in the sport during the 1980s.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish sportsman
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boxing promoter ⓘ human ⓘ professional boxer ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ world featherweight boxing champion ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Barry McGuigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | McGuigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
professional boxing
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sports broadcasting ⓘ sports promotion ⓘ |
| genre | featherweight boxing ⓘ |
| givenName | Finbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Shane McGuigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
featherweight boxer
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world champion boxer ⓘ |
| hasWon | world featherweight championship ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Ireland national boxing team
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland boxing team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Finbar Patrick McGuigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
became one of the most popular boxers in Britain and Ireland in the 1980s
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held a world featherweight title in the 1980s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing boxing in Ireland and the UK in the 1980s
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serving as a unifying figure across religious and political divides in Ireland ⓘ winning the WBA world featherweight title ⓘ |
| notableWork | world featherweight title reign in the 1980s ⓘ |
| occupation |
boxing promoter
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professional boxer ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ |
| positionHeld | world featherweight champion ⓘ |
| relative | Shane McGuigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedAt | 1980 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| sportingDiscipline | professional boxing ⓘ |
| weightClass | featherweight ⓘ |
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