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James "Buddy" McGirt
(James Walter McGirt)

BORN   January 17 1964; Brentwood, New York
HEIGHT 5-6 1/2
WEIGHT 138-164 lbs
MANAGER Al Certo
TRAINER Al Certo

McGirt was a scrappy, talented fighter who had a fine career, losing only six times in 80 contests; During his ring tenure, he won the IBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World, the WBC Welterweight Championship of the World, the IBF Light Welterweight Championship of the World and the WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship; Following his retirement from the ring, "Buddy" has been quite successful working with up-and-coming young fighters

He defeated such men as Simon Brown, Livingstone Bramble, Saoul Mamby, Edwin Curet, Howard Davis, Frankie Warren, Tony Baltazar, Gennaro Leon, Patrizio Oliva, Gary Jacobs, Tommy Ayers, Willie Rodriguez, Ralph Twinning, Buck Smith, Kevin Pompey, Rafael Williams, John Senegal, Eric Martin, Joe Manley, Tyrone Moore, Nick Rupa, Joe Gatti and George Heckley

1982
Mar  2 Lamont Haithcoach           North Bergen, NJ                 D  4
          -Some sources report 5/13/82
May 22 Michael Palms               Atlantic City, NJ               TK  3
Aug  7 Michael Palms               Philadelphia, Pa                KO  2
Sep 21 Mike Evans                  North Bergen, NJ                KO  1
Sep 30 Ramon Rivera                Totowa, NJ                      KO  1
Nov  7 Michael Clark               McAfee, NJ                      TK  1
Dec 30 Dave Bolden                 North Bergen, NJ                KO  5

1983
Feb 16 Cesar Guzman                East Rutherford, NJ              W  6
Apr 21 Tommy Dietz                 Newark, NJ                      TK  3
May 26 Darnell Smith               Newark, NJ                      TK  1
Sep  6 Leslie Toney                Atlantic City, NJ               TK  1
Sep 30 Larry Fleming               New York, NY                    TK  3
Dec  9 Richard Hernandez           New York, NY                    TK  2
          -Some sources report "KO 7"

1984
Feb 17 Felix Nance                 New York, NY                    TK  2
Mar 30 Jack Torrance               New York, NY                    TK  6
May 25 Pete Padilla                New York, NY                    TK 10
          -Some sources report "KO 8"
Jul 12 Manuel Toribio              New York, NY                    KO  3
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Dec 14 Felix Nance                 Uniondale, NY                   TK  9
          -Some sources report "Nassau, NY"

1985
Mar  8 Mike Blunt                  Scranton, Pa                    TO  1
May 24 Allen Braswell              New York, NY                     W 10
          -Some sources report 5/25/85
Jul 11 Ralph Twinning              New York, NY                    TK  1
Aug 29 Willie Rodriguez            New York, NY                    TK  7
Oct  4 Jose Luis Alejandro         New York, NY                    TK  7
          -Some sources report "Jose Luis Lopez"
Dec 21 Sugar Boy Nando             Miami Beach, Fl                 TK  5
          -WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship

1986
Jan 21 Joey Ferrell                Atlantic City, NJ                W 10
Mar 10 Davey Odem                  Uniondale, NY                   TK  1
          -Some sources report 3/26/86
Apr 11 Kelly Koble                 Los Angeles, Ca                 TK  4
May 20 Ricky Young                 New York, NY                    TK 10
          -WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship
Jun 23 Rudy Fuentes                New York, NY                    TK  8
Jul 20 Frankie Warren              Corpus Christi, Tx               L 10
Sep 25 Saoul Mamby                 New York, NY                     W 10

1987
Jan  6 Joey Edens                  New York, NY                    TK  1
          -Some sources report "Sterling Heights, Mi"
Jan 29 Eric Martin                 New York, NY                     W 10
Apr 24 Vincent Relefold            Albany, NY                      TK 11
          -WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship;
          Some sources report "KO 12"
Jun 18 Sergio Aguirre              New York, NY                    KO  2
Aug  6 Roger Brown                 New York, NY                    KO  5
          -WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight Championship
Oct  1 Eduardo Lugo                New York, NY                    KO  3
Dec 17 John Senegal                New York, NY                    TK  1

1988
Feb 14 Frankie Warren              Corpus Christi, Tx              TK 12
          -IBF Light Welterweight Championship of the World
Jul 31 Howard Davis Jr             New York, NY                    KO  1
          -IBF Light Welterweight Championship of the World
Sep  3 Meldrick Taylor             Atlantic City, NJ               LT 12
          -IBF Light Welterweight Championship of the World

1989
Jan 12 Manuel Jesus De Leon        New York, NY                    TK  6
Feb 17 Willie Taylor               Poughkeespie, NY                 W 10
Mar 16 Edwin Curet                 New York, NY                     W 10
May 25 Orlando Orozco              New York, NY                    KO  5
Jul  9 Tony Baltazar               Swan Lake, Ms                    W 10
Aug 27 Gary Jacobs                 New York, NY                     W 10
Nov 10 Joe Manley                  Callicoon, NY                   TK  9
Dec  7 Rafael Williams             New York, NY                     W 10

1990
Jan 26 Miguel Santana              Atlantic City, NJ               TK  2
Mar 31 Tommy Ayers                 Atlantic City, NJ               TK  2
May 25 Charles Baez                Atlantic City, NJ               TK  2
Jul 22 Jose Bermudez               Atlantic City, NJ                W 10

1991
Jan 19 Joe Alexander               Atlantic City, NJ               TK  9
Mar 22 Frank Montgomery            Callicoon, NY                   TK  9
Jun 15 Tyrone Moore                Charleston, SC                  TK  7
Oct  4 Alfredo Ramirez             Atlantic City, NJ               TK  5
Nov 29 Simon Brown                 Las Vegas, Nv                    W 12
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World

1992
May  2 Delfino Marin               Fort Worth, Tx                  TK  7
Jun 25 Patrizio Oliva              Licola, Italy                    W 12
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Aug 14 Oscar Ponce                 Atlantic City, NJ                W 10

1993
Jan 12 Gennaro Leon                New York, NY                     W 12
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Mar  6 Pernell Whitaker            New York, NY                     L 12
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World
Nov  2 Nick Rupa                   Atlantic City, NJ                W 10

1994
Jan  4 James Hughes                Fort Lauderdale, Fl              W 10
Apr  9 Livingstone Bramble         Norfolk, Va                      W 12
Jun 25 Kevin Pompey                Secaucas, NJ                     W 10
          -Some sources report 6/28/94
Aug  7 Pat Coleman                 Callicoon, NY                    W 10
Oct  1 Pernell Whitaker            Norfolk, Va                      L 12
          -WBC Welterweight Championship of the World

1995
Jan 10 Buck Smith                  Kenner, La                       W 10
May  7 Joe Gatti                   Biloxi, Ms                      TK  5
Jul 18 John Stewart                Lyndhurst, NJ                   TK  5
Sep 30 Andrew Council              Atlantic City, NJ               LT  9
          -Some sources report 10/01/95

1996
May 10 Israel Figueroa             Boston, Ma                      TK  3
Jun 12 Allen Watts                 Atlantic City, NJ                W 10
Aug 12 George Heckley              Saratoga Springs, Fl             W 10
Sep 26 Earl Jackson                Denver, Co                      KO  3
Oct 25 Kevin Tillman               Bay St. Louis, Ms                W 12
          -IBC Light Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec 16 Jerry Smith                 Fort Collins, Co                 W 10

1997
Jan 21 Darren Maciunski            Biloxi, Ms                       L 10


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***
 

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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