Bernard Joseph Eastwood[1] (1932 – 9 March 2020) was an Irish bookmaker 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.
In the late 1950s, Eastwood was running small boxing shows in Belfast.
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.
[5] He died in Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, on the outskirts of Belfast on 9 March 2020, aged 87, after a short illness.