Loftus Road in 1985 was one of the great Irish sporting nights. A packed stadium in west London. A supposedly unbeaten ...

Barry McGuigan hit all the right notes as he joined Danny Jones for a rendition of the McFly song Shine A Light, with ...

Our hometown was abuzz. “And I suppose in many ways, the Eurovision became central to my life, because that was his sort of biggest and most famous moment. And funnily enough, my biggest moment took ...

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“And my fights felt a little like sunshine. Both sides would say ... McGuigan (centre) during his win over Eusebio Pedroza in 1985 (Getty Images) This was not the only way in which McGuigan straddled ...

At professional level, McGuigan became world featherweight champion in 1985 by beating Eusebio Pedroza of Panama and ... Reflecting on the tragic fight in his autobiography 'Cyclone', he wrote ...

He became world featherweight world champion after beating Eusebio Pedroza on points in 1985. Following his historic victory he was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in the same year.

During his boxing career, Mr McGuigan held the WBA and lineal featherweight titles from 1985 (when he famously beat Eusebio Pedroza) to 1986. He also held the British and European featherweight ...

Barry McGuigan won the world featherweight title with a famous victory over title holder Eusebio Pedroza in London in 1985. McGuigan was also voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1985. Before ...