‘I'm a Catholic and I married a Protestant. I broke all the rules' – Barry McGuigan still standing despite life's punches
'At 9.44pm Barry appeared in his blue and gold dressing gown, walking behind the now customary blue flag of peace, to the strains of the theme music from 'Rocky'. The noise reached a pitch which didn't abate until 9.50 when the fighters and their teams were in the ring and Barry's father, Pat, took the microphone to sing 'Danny Boy'.
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