1. James Walter "Buddy" McGirt was born on January 17,1964 and is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1997, and has since worked as a boxing trainer.
14 Facts About Buddy McGirt
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Buddy McGirt held world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF junior welterweight title in 1988, and the WBC and lineal welterweight titles from 1991 to 1993.
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Buddy McGirt is currently coaching WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly.
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In 1988, Buddy McGirt defeated Frankie Warren, avenging what was at that time his only defeat, to win the IBF light welterweight title.
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Buddy McGirt was a scrappy, talented fighter who had an outstanding career in the ring.
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Buddy McGirt defeated men such as Simon Brown, Livingstone Bramble, Saoul Mamby, Edwin Curet, Howard Davis Jr.
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At the beginning of 1993, Buddy McGirt was the world's top-ranked 147-pound boxer, one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world; but in the first week starting off the year he tore up his left shoulder while training.
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Buddy McGirt won the first fight, but he lost his title in the second.
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Buddy McGirt was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Boxing Category with the Class of 1992.
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Buddy McGirt was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame in 1998 and inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Buddy McGirt would take up training full-time and became committed to the challenge of preparing other boxers to step into the ring.
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Buddy McGirt trained Kurt Pellegrino's boxing, his first venture into MMA, and trained heavyweight boxer Taishan Dong.
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Buddy McGirt was trained and managed by Al Certo and Stuart Weiner.
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Buddy McGirt was interviewed in 2018 by Darren Carter on the "Pocket Party Podcast" that is available on iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher, and Anchor.