250,000 people turned up in Dublin to cheer me on an open-topped bus along O'Connell St after my world title winning fight in 1985. I'll never forget the sea of smiling faces that greeted me that day.

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McGuigan appeared in the third series of ITV's Hell's Kitchen in September 2007 where he was eventually crowned the winner after winning the public vote. On 16 November Italy's Valerio Nati defended his European Featherweight belt versus McGuigan in Belfast and McGuigan won the crown with a knockout in the sixth round. [citation needed]
McGuigan currently lives near Whitstable Kent with his wife and children.