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        2. Bernard Joseph Eastwood was an Irish bookmaker and boxing promoter.
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        4. Barney Eastwood was born on March 26, in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, UK. He was married to Frances.
        5. Bernard Joseph Eastwood, who died last Monday at the age of 87, was born in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, on March 26, He was educated locally and.

          6. Barney Eastwood

          Irish bookmaker and boxing promoter (1932–2020)

          Bernard Joseph Eastwood[1] (1932 – 9 March 2020) was an Irishbookmaker and boxing promoter. Eastwood was introduced to boxing through weekly tournaments at a US air base near his home and by the tutelage he received from a school teacher from County Cork.

          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.

          Barney Eastwood who died yesterday at the age of 87 was hailed as a fearless and shrewd promoter who masterminded the ultra-successful careers.

          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 Barry McGuigan and Dave McAuley.

          However, after McGuigan's surprise defeat to Steve Cruz in Las Vegas, United States the relationship between the two soured and this led to a costly and acrimonious legal battle.[2]