James McGirt boxer
- bouts
- 80
- won
- 73
- lost
- 6
- draw
- 1
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- welterweight
- Debut
- 1982-03-02
- Height
- 5′ 6½″/169cm
- Reach
- 70″/178cm
- Age
- -
- Born
- 1964-01-17
- Death
- -
- Nationality
- USA
As a trainer he has worked with multiple world champions, including Arturo Gatti, Antonio Tarver, Hasim Rahman, Paulie Malignaggi, and Sergey Kovalev. McGirt was named Trainer of the Year for 2002 by the Boxing Writers Association of America.McGirt’s aspirations of becoming a professional boxer existed at a young age."They said I was too small," McGirt says now. "They said I couldn't do it. I said I could. I said I'd be the first world champion from Long Island - so the guy they said couldn't do it is the one who did it." Fulfilling this childhood dream, he did so with a vengeance, turning professional in the year 1983, the year he graduated from Brentwood High School.
| Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-21 | Darren Maciunski | WWWLLW | Grand Casino, Biloxi | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1996-12-16 | Jerry Smith | LLLLLL | Fort Collins | WIN Points |
| 1996-10-25 | Kevin Tillman | LLWLLW | Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1996-09-26 | Earl Jackson | LWLLWL | Denver | WIN KO |
| 1996-08-12 | George Heckley | WWWWWW | City Center, Saratoga Springs | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1996-06-12 | Allen Watts | WDWLW | Atlantis Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City | WIN Split-decision |
| 1996-05-10 | Israel Figueroa | LLLLLL | Suffolk Downs, Boston | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1995-09-30 | Andrew Council | DLWWWW | Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1995-07-18 | John Stewart | WWWWWW | Medieval Times, Lyndhurst | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1995-05-07 | Joe Gatti | WWLWLW | Grand Theatre, Biloxi | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1995-01-10 | Buck Smith | WWWWWW | Pontchartain Center, Kenner | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1994-10-01 | Pernell Whitaker | WWWWDW | Scope Arena, Norfolk | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1994-08-07 | Pat Coleman | LWWLWW | Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon | WIN Split-decision |
| 1994-06-28 | Kevin Pompey | WWDLWL | Meadowlands Convention Centre, Secaucus | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1994-04-09 | Livingstone Bramble | LLDLWW | Scope Arena, Norfolk | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1994-01-04 | James Hughes | WWWWWW | War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1993-11-02 | Nick Rupa | WWLWLD | Merv Griffin's Resorts, Atlantic City | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1993-03-06 | Pernell Whitaker | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1993-01-12 | Genaro Leon | WWWWWW | Paramount Theatre, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1992-08-14 | Oscar Ponce | LLWLLL | Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1992-06-25 | Patrizio Oliva | WWWWWW | Acquaflash di Licola, Licola | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1992-05-02 | Delfino Marin | LWLLW | Tarrant Co Convention Center, Fort Worth | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1991-11-29 | Simon Brown | WWWWWW | Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1991-10-04 | Alfredo Ramirez | WWLLLL | Resorts International, Atlantic City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1991-06-15 | Tyrone Moore | LLLDWW | Charleston | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1991-03-22 | Frank Montgomery | LLWLDW | Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1991-01-19 | Joseph Alexander | LWLWLL | Convention Center, Atlantic City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1990-07-22 | Jose Leonardo Bermudez | WDWWDW | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1990-05-25 | Charles Baez | DWLLWL | Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1990-03-31 | Tommy Ayers | WLWWWW | Trump Castle, Atlantic City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1990-01-26 | Miguel Santana | LLLWLL | Resorts International, Atlantic City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1989-12-07 | Rafael Williams | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1989-11-10 | Joe Manley | LDWLLW | Villa Roma Resort, Callicoon | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1989-08-27 | Gary Jacobs | WWWWWW | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1989-07-09 | Tony Baltazar | WWWWWW | Imperial Resort Hotel, Swan Lake | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1989-05-25 | Orlando Orozco | WLLLLL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN KO |
| 1989-03-16 | Edwin Curet | WLLWWL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1989-02-17 | Willie Taylor | WDWWWL | Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1989-01-12 | Manuel De Leon | LWWLLL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1988-09-03 | Meldrick Taylor | WWWWWW | Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1988-07-31 | Howard Davis Jr | DWLWWW | Felt Forum, New York | WIN KO |
| 1988-02-14 | Frankie Warren | WWWWWW | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1987-12-17 | John Sinegal | LLLWLL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1987-10-01 | Eduardo Lugo | WLWLWD | Felt Forum, New York | WIN KO |
| 1987-08-06 | Roger Brown | LLLWLL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN KO |
| 1987-06-18 | Sergio Aguirre | LLLLWL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN KO |
| 1987-04-24 | Vincent Releford | WWDWWW | Empire State Plaza, Albany | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1987-01-29 | Eric Martin | LWDWLW | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1987-01-06 | Joe Edens | WWWWWL | Premier Center, Sterling Heights | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1986-09-25 | Saoul Mamby | LLWWLW | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1986-07-20 | Frankie Warren | WWWWWW | Bayfront Plaza Convention Center, Corpus Christi | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1986-06-23 | Rudy Fuentes | WWLLWL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1986-05-20 | Ricky Young | WWWWLW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1986-04-11 | Kelly Koble | WWLWWW | Sports Arena, Los Angeles | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1986-03-10 | Dave Odem | LLWLLL | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1986-02-21 | Joey Ferrell | WWLWWL | Trump Casino Hotel, Atlantic City | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1985-12-21 | Sugar Boy Nando | LLW | Convention Center, Miami Beach | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1985-10-04 | Jose Luis Alejandro | LLLWLD | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1985-08-29 | Willie Rodriguez | LLWWLL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1985-07-11 | Ralph Twinning | WWWWLW | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1985-05-24 | Allen Braswell | LLLLLW | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1985-03-08 | Mike Blunt | LLLLLL | Catholic Youth Center, Scranton | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1984-12-14 | Felix Nance | WWWWLW | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1984-07-12 | Manuel Toribio | LLL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN KO |
| 1984-05-25 | Pete Padilla | LWWLWL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1984-03-30 | Jake Torrance | LWLLLL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1984-02-17 | Felix Nance | LWWWWW | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1983-12-09 | Chi Chi Hernandez | LWLLWL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1983-09-30 | Larry Fleming | LLLLWL | Felt Forum, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1983-09-06 | Leslie Toney | WLLWLW | Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1983-05-26 | Darnell Smith | WLLLLL | Symphony Hall, Newark | WIN Corner retirement |
| 1983-04-21 | Tom Dietz | L | Symphony Hall, Newark | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1983-02-16 | Cesar Guzman | LLLLWL | Bryne Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1982-12-30 | Dave Bolden | LLLLWL | Embassy Hall, North Bergen | WIN KO |
| 1982-11-07 | Michael Clark | Great Gorge Playboy Club, McAfee | WIN Technical knockout |
|
| 1982-09-30 | Ramon Rivera | Ice World, Totowa | WIN KO |
|
| 1982-09-21 | Michael Evans | Embassy Hall, North Bergen | WIN KO |
|
| 1982-08-07 | Michael Palms | LL | Spectrum, Philadelphia | WIN KO |
| 1982-05-22 | Michael Palms | L | Atlantic City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1982-03-02 | Lamont Haithcoach | W | Embassy Hall, North Bergen | DRAW Points |