McGuigan World Title Fight Preview

Details

Location

Belfast

Year

1985

Date

Production 07/06/1985

Length

03min 00sec

Audio

sound

Format

Betacam

colour

Source

Digitised as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 project.

Courtesy

British Film Institute, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

As Barry McGuigan prepares to challenge Eusebio Pedroza for the World Featherweight boxing title, this Good Evening Ulster report previews the big fight. The modest McGuigan talks up the ability of his opponent, while his manager, Barney Eastwood, asks only that McGuigan is able to put up a good show against the champion.

Pedroza from Panama won the title during the 1970s and defended it 19 times, so there's a tough task ahead of the Clones man. Pedroza is also interviewed at a press conference. Barry promises to just do his best. In the event, he certainly did that, and was soon to be crowned Ireland's new world champion.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.
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