Barney Eastwood
Bernard Joseph Eastwood
Eastwood was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. At 19 years of age he was married, to his wife Frances, and was living in Carrickfergus running a pub and assisting in the running of a local boxing club. In the late 1950s, Eastwood was running small boxing shows in Belfast.[citation needed]
Eastwood was well known first as a successful bookmaker for many years. Amongst the boxers he later promoted were
During the 1980s and 1990s, Eastwood ran "Eastwood's Gym" along with John Breen on Belfast's King Street.[4] In February 2008 it was announced that Eastwood would be selling his chain of 54 betting shops to the UK chain Ladbrokes for £135 million.[5]
He died in Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, on the outskirts of Belfast on 9 March 2020, aged 87, after a short illness.[6][7][8]
Notable fighters promoted
- Barry McGuigan
- Crisanto España
- Paul Hodkinson
- Noel Magee
- Ray Close
- Dave Boy McAuley
- Víctor Córdoba
- Fabrice Benichou
- Steve Collins
References
- ^ 'Bernard Eastwood|Deceased Estates'. The Gazette, 5 August 2020, retrieved 18 June 2022
- ^ Tómas Rohan. "Barry McGuigan". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2006.
- ^ "Paul Tweed, UK | Chambers Rankings". Chambersandpartners.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Interview: Belfast Boxing Coach John Breen - Trainer of Five World Champions". Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Thank you very much for the memories, Mr Eastwood". Irish Independent. 22 January 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2006.
- York Press. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Barney Eastwood: Boxing promoter and businessman dies". BBC News. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann(RTÉ). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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