While my father sang, Pedroza stared at me. By that time my eye pupils were staring at him, too, like a terrier that's got hold of a fox.

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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.