Background
Maguire, who was born in Belfast, represented Northern Ireland at the 1966 Commonwealth Games.
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Career
His first title fight was on 20 February 1973, at the Royal Albert Hall. Maguire lost on points. Maguire"s second attempt at the bantamweight title was on 10 December 1974, at Nottingham ice rink.
This time he beat Dave Needham, winning by a technical knockout in the 14th round.
His first attempt took place at Cluses, France on 16 January 1976. The second attempt took place at Cagliari, Sardinia on 28 September 1977.
Maguire lost his British bantamweight title on 29 November 1977, at the National Sporting Club, Piccadilly. This was to be Maguire"s last fight.
Maguire retired from professional boxing in 1977 aged 29.
He is still involved in the sport and is currently serving as a Council Member on the Northern Ireland Area Council of the British Boxing Board of Control
Conservative politician Colin Moynihan is recorded in Hansard as having once sparred with the retired Maguire at the Thomas A Becket public house on London"s Old Kent Road.
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He was a Commonwealth Games silver medal winner and one-time holder of the BBBC bantamweight title. At the games he won a silver medal in the bantamweight division. Maguire"s first professional fight was on 4 March 1969 when he fought Bernard Nicholls and won on points. On 20 October 1975 Maguire"s third attempt to win the British bantamweight title was successful. Maguire had two unsuccessful attempts to win the European Boxing Union (EBU) bantamweight title.
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