Amateur Career
McGuigan started his juvenile boxing career at the Wattlebridge Amateur Boxing Club, County Fermanagh and later moved to the Smithborough Amateur Boxing Club, County Monaghan. Under the guidance of trainers Danny McEntee and Frank Mulligan he rapidly established himself as an exceptional boxer. He won the All Ireland Amateur Championship in 1976 having defeated Martin Brereton. Notable opponents during his teenage years included dubliner James Coughlan who he defeated by tko at the age of 15, Eric Clarke of South East London and Gordon McNeil of Newcastle upon Tyne. All had similar records with McNeil fighting out of what was the Kenton gym, North Benwell Sports & Boxing Club; beaten on points, with a tally of 23 fights, 21 wins, 19 by way of k.o.
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