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Kevin Michael Joseph Barry (born 10 October, 1959 in Christchurch
Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest Urban areas of New Zealand. It is midway down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of Christchurch....
) is a noted New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 former boxer
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
, boxing trainer, manager and occasional commentator.

y first rose to prominence in the 1984 Olympic Games
1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984....
 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
 as a contestant in the Light Heavyweight division. He won through to the semi-final, where he faced future four-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield is a professional boxing from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"....
.

In a controversial decision, referee Gligorije Novicic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia

File:LocationYugoslavia2.pngYugoslavia is a term that describes three political entities that existed successively on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century....
 disqualified a clearly dominant Holyfield for repeatedly hitting on the break.






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Kevin Michael Joseph Barry (born 10 October, 1959 in Christchurch
Christchurch

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest Urban areas of New Zealand. It is midway down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of Christchurch....
) is a noted New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
 former boxer
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
, boxing trainer, manager and occasional commentator.

Amateur career

Barry first rose to prominence in the 1984 Olympic Games
1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984....
 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
 as a contestant in the Light Heavyweight division. He won through to the semi-final, where he faced future four-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield is a professional boxing from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"....
.

In a controversial decision, referee Gligorije Novicic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia

File:LocationYugoslavia2.pngYugoslavia is a term that describes three political entities that existed successively on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century....
 disqualified a clearly dominant Holyfield for repeatedly hitting on the break. While Novicic yelled break during a Holyfield flurry of combinations, Barry went down.

As a result Barry was awarded the silver medal, although he was not permitted to contest the gold medal bout against Yugoslav Anton Josipovic
Anton Josipovic

Anton Ante Josipovic is a former boxing from Bosnia and Herzegovina . He won the Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Josipovic is an ethnic Croat ....
 since he had been technically knocked out. After the games Barry was offered a large sum to fight Holyfield, but declined.

Barry also won a bronze medal at the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games
1982 Commonwealth Games

The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September—9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre , in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan, Queensland....
 in the Light Heavyweight division.

Olympic Results

  • Defeated Don Smith
    Don Smith

    Don John Smith was a Canada professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Shamrocks, Montreal Wanderers and the Renfrew Creamery Kings....
     (Trinidad and Tobago) 5-0
  • Defeated Jonathan Kiriisa (Uganda) 3-2
  • Defeated Jean-Paul Nanga (Cameroon) 4-1
  • Defeated Evander Holyfield
    Evander Holyfield

    Evander Holyfield is a professional boxing from the United States and a multiple world champion in both the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions, earning him the nickname "The Real Deal"....
     (United States) DQ 2
  • Lost to Anton Josipovic
    Anton Josipovic

    Anton Ante Josipovic is a former boxing from Bosnia and Herzegovina . He won the Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Josipovic is an ethnic Croat ....
     (Yugoslavia) walk-over


Professional career

Barry became a professional coach in 1990. He now remains active in boxing as a trainer and manager. This Kevin Barry is not to be confused with the Australian heavyweight of the same name.

Training career

Barry remained involved in boxing and became a trainer. After New Zealand Heavyweight David Tua
David Tua

David Tua is a heavyweight boxer and former title challenger currently rising again in the heavyweight rankings....
 won bronze at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain in 1992....
 in Barcelona
Barcelona

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, Barry helped persuade him to turn professional, managing Tua from 1992-2003 and acting as his trainer from 2001-3.

Under Barry's management Tua became a contender, unsuccessfully challenging heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis
Lennox Lewis

Lennox Claudius Lewis, Order of Canada, Order of the British Empire is a retired boxing who won gold for Canada at the Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics as an amateur boxing....
 in 2000. Barry and Tua parted ways in 2003, and the boxer has been involved in legal disputes with Barry and management partner Martin Pugh
Martin Pugh

Martin Pugh is a British guitarist who came to prominence after joining blues-rock band Steamhammer in 1968, staying with that band through 5 years and 4 albums....
 (the first court decision was in Barry and Pugh's favour, though David scored a court victory over one of three key issues). In addition Barry has a number of up and coming New Zealand boxers under his guidance.

Barry is married to former New Zealand Olympic gymnast Tanya Moss
Tanya Moss

Tania Roxanne Moss is a native of Auckland, New Zealand, and a New Zealand Olympian in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She performed in rhythmic gymnastics, finishing 30th....
. Kevin has four children, three of whom are with Tanya and reside with him in Las Vegas, Nevada (Jordy, 15, and twins Taylor and Mitchell, 13.) He has also been a frequent commentator on New Zealand boxing broadcasts, and is a prominent member of the New Zealand boxing community.