Welterweight · United States
Buddy McGirt 73-6-1 48 KO · 1982–1997
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Buddy McGirt was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Jan 17, 1964. Record 73-6-1 with 48 knockouts over 1982–1997. World titles: WBC welterweight (1991–1993), IBF super lightweight (1988). Buddy McGirt last fought Darren Maciunski on Jan 21, 1997 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: Бадди Макгирт · بادي مكجيرت · بڈی میک گرٹ +7 more バディ・マクガート · James McGirt · James Walter McGirt · McGirt · Джеймс «Бадди» Макгирт · Джеймс Макгирт · Макгирт, Бадди
Born Jan 17, 1964
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 169 cm
Reach 179 cm
Nickname Buddy
Debut Mar 2, 1982
Career 1982–1997
Rounds boxed 545
KO share 66%
Born in Brentwood, New York, U.S.
Titles IBF super lightweight · 1988; WBC welterweight · 1991–1993
Boxerbook rating 2004 ± 226 · inactive since Jan 1997Why here › Confirmed bouts 11 of 80
Career record Record
73-6-1, 48 KOs · 1982–1997
Last result L
Darren Maciunski
UD 10/10 · Grand Casino, Biloxi, 🇺🇸
The record 80 bouts, 1982–1997, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 80, Wikipedia (ja) · 2
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Darren Maciunski
UD 10/10 · Grand Casino, Biloxi, 🇺🇸
McGirt 73-5-1 · Maciunski —
W
Jerry Smith
PTS 10/10 · Fort Collins, Colorado, 🇺🇸
McGirt 72-5-1 · Smith —
W
Kevin Tillman
Won vacant IBC light middleweight title UD 12/12 · Casino Magic, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
McGirt 71-5-1 · Tillman —
W
Earl Jackson
KO 3 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
McGirt 70-5-1 · Jackson —
W
George Heckley
UD 10/10 · City Center, Saratoga Springs, New York, 🇺🇸
McGirt 69-5-1 · Heckley —
W
Allen Watts
SD 10/10 · Trump World's Fair, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 68-5-1 · Watts —
W
Israel Figueroa
TKO 3/8 · Suffolk Downs, Boston, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
McGirt 67-5-1 · Figueroa —
L
Andrew Council
TKO 9/10 · Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 67-4-1 · Council —
W
John Stewart
TKO 5/10 · Medieval Times, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McGirt 66-4-1 · Stewart —
W
TKO 5/10 · Grand Theatre, Biloxi, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
McGirt 65-4-1 · Gatti —
W
UD 10/10 · Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, Louisiana, 🇺🇸
McGirt 64-4-1 · Smith 168-6-2
L
For WBC welterweight title UD 12/12 · Scope, Norfolk, 🇺🇸
McGirt 64-3-1 · Whitaker 33-1-1
W
Kevin Pompey
SD 10/10 · Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon, 🇺🇸
McGirt 63-3-1 · Pompey —
W
Kevin Pompey
UD 10/10 · Meadowlands Convention Center, Secaucus, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McGirt 62-3-1 · Pompey —
W
UD 12/12 · Scope, Norfolk, Virginia, 🇺🇸
McGirt 61-3-1 · Bramble 36-12-3
W
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 🇺🇸
McGirt 60-3-1 · Hughes —
W
Nick Rupa
UD 10/10 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 59-3-1 · Rupa —
L
Lost WBC welterweight title UD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 59-2-1 · Whitaker 31-1-0
W
Retained WBC welterweight title UD 12/12 · Paramount Theater, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 58-2-1 · Léon 43-2-2
W
Oscar Ponce
UD 10/10 · Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 57-2-1 · Ponce —
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Retained WBC welterweight title UD 12/12 · Acquaflash, Licola, 🇮🇹
McGirt 56-2-1 · Oliva 57-1-0
W
Delfino Marin
TKO 7/10 · Fort Worth, Texas, 🇺🇸
McGirt 55-2-1 · Marin —
W
Won WBC welterweight title UD 12/12 · The Mirage, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
McGirt 54-2-1 · Brown 34-1-0
W
Alfredo Ramirez
TKO 5/10 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 53-2-1 · Ramirez —
W
Tyrone Moore
TKO 7/10 · Charleston, South Carolina, 🇺🇸
McGirt 52-2-1 · Moore —
W
Frank Montgomery
TKO 9/10 · Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon, 🇺🇸
McGirt 51-2-1 · Montgomery —
W
Joseph Alexander
TKO 9/10 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 50-2-1 · Alexander —
W
Jose Leonard Bermudez
UD 10/10 · Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 49-2-1 · Bermudez —
W
Charles Baez
TKO 2/10 · Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 48-2-1 · Baez —
W
Tommy Ayers
TKO 2/10 · Trump's Castle, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 47-2-1 · Ayers —
W
TKO 2/10 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 46-2-1 · Santana —
W
Rafael Williams
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 45-2-1 · Williams —
W
TKO 9/10 · Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon, New York, 🇺🇸
McGirt 44-2-1 · Manley 29-7-2
W
UD 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 43-2-1 · Jacobs —
W
UD 10/10 · Imperial Resort Hotel, Brookhaven, New York, 🇺🇸
McGirt 42-2-1 · Baltazar —
W
Orlando Orozco
KO 5/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 41-2-1 · Orozco —
W
Edwin Curet
UD 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 40-2-1 · Curet —
W
Willie Taylor
UD 10/10 · Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, 🇺🇸
McGirt 39-2-1 · Taylor —
W
Manuel De Leon
TKO 6/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 38-2-1 · Leon —
L
Lost IBF light welterweight title TKO 12/12 · Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 38-1-1 · Taylor 19-0-1
W
Retained IBF light welterweight title KO 1/15 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 37-1-1 · Davis 32-4-1
W
Frankie Warren
Won vacant IBF light welterweight title TKO 12/15 · Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, 🇺🇸
McGirt 36-1-1 · Warren —
W
John Sinegal
TKO 1/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 35-1-1 · Sinegal —
W
Eduardo Lugo
KO 3/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 34-1-1 · Lugo —
W
Roger Brown
KO 5/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 33-1-1 · Brown —
W
Sergio Aguirre
KO 2/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 32-1-1 · Aguirre —
W
Vincent Releford
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title TKO 12/12 · Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, 🇺🇸
McGirt 31-1-1 · Releford —
W
Eric Martin
UD 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 30-1-1 · Martin —
W
Joe Edens
TKO 8/10 · Premier Center, Sterling Heights, Michigan, 🇺🇸
McGirt 29-1-1 · Edens —
W
UD 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 28-1-1 · Mamby —
L
Frankie Warren
UD 10/10 · Bayfront Plaza Convention Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, 🇺🇸
McGirt 28-0-1 · Warren —
W
Rudy Fuentes
TKO 8/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 27-0-1 · Fuentes —
W
TKO 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 26-0-1 · Young 16-2-0
W
Kelly Koble
TKO 4/10 · Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
McGirt 25-0-1 · Koble —
W
Dave Odem
TKO 1/10 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Hempstead, 🇺🇸
McGirt 24-0-1 · Odem —
W
Joey Ferrell
UD 10/10 · Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 23-0-1 · Ferrell —
W
Sugar Boy Nando
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title TKO 5/12 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
McGirt 22-0-1 · Nando —
W
Jose Luis Alejandro
TKO 7/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 21-0-1 · Alejandro —
W
Willie Rodriguez
TKO 7/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 20-0-1 · Rodriguez —
W
Ralph Twinning
TKO 1/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 19-0-1 · Twinning —
W
Allen Braswell
UD 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 18-0-1 · Braswell —
W
Mike Blunt
KO 1 · Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
McGirt 17-0-1 · Blunt —
W
Felix Nance
TKO 9/10 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Hempstead, New York, 🇺🇸
McGirt 16-0-1 · Nance —
W
Manuel Toribio
KO 3/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 15-0-1 · Toribio —
W
Pete Padilla
TKO 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 14-0-1 · Padilla —
W
Jake Torrance
TKO 6/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 13-0-1 · Torrance —
W
Felix Nance
TKO 2/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 12-0-1 · Nance —
W
Chi Chi Hernandez
TKO 2/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 11-0-1 · Hernandez —
W
Larry Fleming
TKO 3/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
McGirt 10-0-1 · Fleming —
W
Leslie Toney
TKO 1/10 · Tropicana, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
McGirt 9-0-1 · Toney —
W
Darnell Smith
TKO 1 · Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McGirt 8-0-1 · Smith —
W
Tom Dietz
TKO 3 · Symphony Hall, Newark, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McGirt 7-0-1 · Dietz —
W
PTS 6/6 · Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McGirt 6-0-1 · Guzmán —
W
Dave Bolden
KO 5 · Embassy Hall, North Bergen, 🇺🇸
McGirt 5-0-1 · Bolden —
W
Michael Clark
TKO 1 · The Great Gorge Playboy Club Hotel, Vernon, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McGirt 4-0-1 · Clark —
W
Ramon Rivera
KO 1/4 · Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McGirt 3-0-1 · Rivera —
W
Michael Evans
KO 1 · Embassy Hall, North Bergen, 🇺🇸
McGirt 2-0-1 · Evans —
W
Michael Palms
KO 2/4 · Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
McGirt 1-0-1 · Palms —
W
Michael Palms
TKO 3/4 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McGirt 0-0-1 · Palms —
D
Lamont Haithcoach
PTS 4/4 · Embassy Hall, North Bergen, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
McGirt 0-0-0 · Haithcoach —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Buddy McGirt's record? Buddy McGirt's professional record is 73-6-1 with 48 knockouts.
Who did Buddy McGirt fight last? Buddy McGirt last fought Darren Maciunski on Jan 21, 1997 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Buddy McGirt held? Buddy McGirt has held 2 world title reigns: WBC welterweight (1991–1993), IBF super lightweight (1988). Sources Boxerbook ID 2 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/2 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
