John Mugabi (42-7-1, 39) was born in Kampala, Uganda on March 4, 1960. At the age of 20 years on December 5, 1980, he made his professional boxing debut against Oemer Karadenis, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 26th career fight at 26 years old, John Mugabi got a shot at the WBA, WBC, IBF and The Ring middleweight titles against Marvelous Marvin Hagler on March 10, 1986 but lost the fight via 11th-round KO.
He became a super-welterweight world champion (WBC) on July 8, 1989 at the age of 29 years old, on his 36th career fight, after defeating René Jacquot via 1st-round TKO.
Mugabi's last fight was a 8th-round TKO loss to Glen Kelly at age 38 on January 16, 1999. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of John Mugabi's best fights have been against Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Eddie Gazo and René Jacquot.
Mugabi has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50  | Jan 16, 1999 38 years, 10 months 42-7-1 (39) | 27 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | LHW | 8 | TKO | LOSS |
49 | Jul 19, 1998 38 years, 4 months 42-6-1 (39) | Anthony Bigeni | LHW | 8 | TKO | LOSS |
48 | Feb 26, 1998 37 years, 11 months 42-5-1 (39) | Paul Smallman | 10 | UD | WIN | |
47 | Jan 13, 1998 37 years, 10 months 41-5-1 (39) | William Bo James | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
46 | Dec 18, 1997 37 years, 9 months 41-4-1 (39) | Paul Smallman | 2 | TD | DRAW | |
45 | Jun 19, 1997 37 years, 3 months 41-4 (39) | Jamie Wallace | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN |
44 | Feb 20, 1997 36 years, 11 months 40-4 (39) | Ambrose Mlilo | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Dec 16, 1996 36 years, 9 months 39-4 (38) | Peter Kinsella | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
42  | Nov 20, 1991 31 years, 8 months 38-4 (38) | 24 years 22-2 (20) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS For WBO Vacant |
41 | Sep 12, 1991 31 years, 6 months 38-3 (38) | Kevin Whaley-El | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Jul 12, 1991 31 years, 4 months 37-3 (37) | James Williamson | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
39  | Mar 31, 1990 30 years 36-3 (36) | 22 years, 9 months 23-3 (13) | SWL | 1 | KO | LOSS Lost WBC |
38 | Jan 10, 1990 29 years, 10 months 36-2 (36) | Carlos Antunes | 1 | KO | WIN | |
37 | Oct 30, 1989 29 years, 7 months 35-2 (35) | Ricky Stackhouse | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Jul 8, 1989 29 years, 4 months 34-2 (34) | René Jacquot | SWL | 1 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
35 | Mar 20, 1989 29 years 33-2 (33) | Ralph Smiley | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
34 | Feb 23, 1989 28 years, 11 months 32-2 (32) | Kenneth Styles | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Feb 4, 1989 28 years, 11 months 31-2 (31) | Francisco Carballo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | Sep 27, 1988 28 years, 6 months 30-2 (30) | Mike Sacchetti | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Jul 7, 1988 28 years, 4 months 29-2 (29) | Kenny Snow | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
30 | Jun 4, 1988 28 years, 3 months 28-2 (28) | Gonzalo Montes | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | May 5, 1988 28 years, 2 months 27-2 (27) | Knox Brown | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Jan 22, 1988 27 years, 10 months 26-2 (26) | Bryan Grant | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Dec 5, 1986 26 years, 9 months 25-2 (25) | Duane Thomas | SWL | 3 | TKO | LOSS For WBC Vacant |
26  | Mar 10, 1986 26 years 25-1 (25) | 31 years, 9 months 61-2-2 (51) | MD | 11 | KO | LOSS For WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring |
25 | Aug 6, 1985 25 years, 5 months 25-0 (25) | Bill Bradley | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
24 | Mar 17, 1985 25 years 24-0 (24) | Earl Hargrove | 1 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Sep 25, 1984 24 years, 6 months 23-0 (23) | Nino Gonzalez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Aug 5, 1984 24 years, 5 months 22-0 (22) | Frank Fletcher | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | May 27, 1984 24 years, 2 months 21-0 (21) | Wilbert Johnson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Feb 19, 1984 23 years, 11 months 20-0 (20) | James Green | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Nov 12, 1983 23 years, 8 months 19-0 (19) | Curtis Parker | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18  | Oct 8, 1983 23 years, 7 months 18-0 (18) | 33 years 40-9-2 (22) | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Sep 16, 1983 23 years, 6 months 17-0 (17) | Don Morgan | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Aug 5, 1983 23 years, 5 months 16-0 (16) | Jeff Nelson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jul 3, 1983 23 years, 3 months 15-0 (15) | Gary Guiden | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | May 15, 1983 23 years, 2 months 14-0 (14) | Roosevelt Green | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 23, 1982 22 years, 7 months 13-0 (13) | Doug Demmings | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Sep 15, 1982 22 years, 6 months 12-0 (12) | Steve Williams | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | May 2, 1982 22 years, 1 months 11-0 (11) | Curtis Ramsey | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Mar 26, 1982 22 years 10-0 (10) | Curtis Taylor | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Dec 26, 1981 21 years, 9 months 9-0 (9) | Sammy Floyd | 2 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Nov 16, 1981 21 years, 8 months 8-0 (8) | Darwin Brewster | 6 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Oct 31, 1981 21 years, 7 months 7-0 (7) | John Mwansa | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 25, 1981 21 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | Ronnie Ford | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | May 30, 1981 21 years, 2 months 5-0 (5) | Pedro Guerrero | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | May 11, 1981 21 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Dennis Pryce | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 10, 1981 21 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Mauricio Fernandes da Cruz | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Feb 12, 1981 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Giampaolo Piras | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Dec 5, 1980 20 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Oemer Karadenis | 1 | TKO | WIN |
