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John Mugabi Record

42-7-1
Total Fights50
Wins42
Losses7
Draws1
No-Contests0
Title Wins1
Title Defenses0
Title-Fight KOs1
KO Wins39
KO Losses6
John Mugabi Record & Stats
Kampala, Uganda
“The Beast”
Born
Mar 4, 1960
Age
64
Debut
Dec 5, 1980
Record
42-7-1
Title Fights
5
KOs
39 (78%)
Height
174 cm
Reach
188 cm
Ape Index
14 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
WBC
sWL
w1
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John Mugabi's Record
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      What is John Mugabi's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 18 years and one month, John Mugabi fought 50 times with 42 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw.

      Mugabi retired from professional boxing with a record of 42-7-1, which included one super-welterweight world-title win. He had a 78% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 39 of his total 50 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. Mugabi suffered six knockout losses in his career, four of which were in title fights.

      His last fight was a 8th round TKO defeat to Glen Kelly on January 16, 1999.

      Some of Mugabi's best fights and notable victories include wins over René Jacquot, Ricky Stackhouse, Carlos Antunes, Eddie Gazo, James Williamson, Kevin Whaley-El, and Bill Bradley.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      50Jan 16, 199938Glen KellyLossTKO8
      49Jul 19, 199838Anthony BigeniLossTKO8
      48Feb 26, 199837Paul SmallmanWinUD
      47Jan 13, 199837William Bo JamesLossUD
      46Dec 18, 199737Paul SmallmanDrawTD
      45Jun 19, 199737Jamie WallaceWinUD
      44Feb 20, 199736Ambrose MliloWinTKO10
      43Dec 16, 199636Peter KinsellaWinPTS
      42Nov 20, 199131Gerald McClellanLoss *TKO1
      41Sep 12, 199131Kevin Whaley-ElWinTKO4
      40Jul 12, 199131James WilliamsonWinTKO3
      39Mar 31, 199030Terry NorrisLoss *KO1
      38Jan 10, 199029Carlos AntunesWinKO1
      37Oct 30, 198929Ricky StackhouseWinTKO1
      36Jul 8, 198929René JacquotWin *TKO1
      35Mar 20, 198929Ralph SmileyWinTKO2
      34Feb 23, 198928Kenneth StylesWinTKO1
      33Feb 4, 198928Francisco CarballoWinTKO2
      32Sep 27, 198828Mike SacchettiWinTKO3
      31Jul 7, 198828Kenny SnowWinTKO4
      30Jun 4, 198828Gonzalo MontesWinTKO3
      29May 5, 198828Knox BrownWinTKO3
      28Jan 22, 198827Bryan GrantWinTKO2
      27Dec 5, 198626Duane ThomasLoss *TKO3
      26Mar 10, 198626Marvelous Marvin HaglerLoss *KO11
      25Aug 6, 198525Bill BradleyWinRTD4
      24Mar 17, 198525Earl HargroveWinKO1
      23Sep 25, 198424Nino GonzalezWinKO1
      22Aug 5, 198424Frank FletcherWinTKO4
      21May 27, 198424Wilbert JohnsonWinKO2
      20Feb 19, 198423James GreenWinTKO10
      19Nov 12, 198323Curtis ParkerWinKO1
      18Oct 8, 198323Eddie GazoWinTKO4
      17Sep 16, 198323Don MorganWinKO1
      16Aug 5, 198323Jeff NelsonWinTKO2
      15Jul 3, 198323Gary GuidenWinTKO3
      14May 15, 198323Roosevelt GreenWinTKO1
      13Oct 23, 198222Doug DemmingsWinTKO5
      12Sep 15, 198222Steve WilliamsWinTKO6
      11May 2, 198222Curtis RamseyWinKO1
      10Mar 26, 198222Curtis TaylorWinKO2
      9Dec 26, 198121Sammy FloydWinKO2
      8Nov 16, 198121Darwin BrewsterWinKO6
      7Oct 31, 198121John MwansaWinKO1
      6Sep 25, 198121Ronnie FordWinKO1
      5May 30, 198121Pedro GuerreroWinTKO2
      4May 11, 198121Dennis PryceWinKO1
      3Apr 10, 198121Mauricio Fernandes da CruzWinTKO4
      2Feb 12, 198120Giampaolo PirasWinTKO2
      1Dec 5, 198020Oemer KaradenisWinTKO1

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      John Mugabi (The Beast) is a 64-year old retired Ugandan professional boxer. He was born in Kampala, Uganda on March 4, 1960. He is a former super-welterweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 18 years — from 1980 to 1999.

      Mugabi made his professional boxing debut against Oemer Karadenis at the age of 20 on December 5, 1980, defeating Karadenis via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 24 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 24 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on March 10, 1986 after 25 professional fights, against Marvelous Marvin Hagler for the WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring titles. He lost to Hagler via 11th round KO.

      Mugabi has won one world title at super-welterweight. For all the details about Mugabi's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Mugabi had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Australian boxer Glen Kelly on January 16, 1999. Mugabi lost the fight via 8th round TKO. It's been 25 years, 2 months, and 12 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Mugabi had a total of five world-title fights, which includes winning one world title and zero successful title defenses. He won one of these fights and lost four.

      Title Wins

      John Mugabi fought for a super-welterweight world title in four fights and won once, which came via way of stoppage. He won one super-welterweight belt.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Jul 8, 1989René JacquotSuper-welterweightWBCTKO

      Title Losses

      John Mugabi lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Mar 31, 1990Terry NorrisSuper-welterweightWBCKO

      Highlights

      Mugabi fought a total of 50 times during his professional career, which includes 5 world-title fights at two weight divisions. These three fights are the highlight of his career.

      • October 8, 1983: John Mugabi puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Eddie Gazo via 4th round TKO.

      • March 10, 1986: In his first world-title fight, John Mugabi loses to Marvelous Marvin Hagler via 11th round KO. He was fighting for the WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles.

      • July 8, 1989: Mugabi wins the WBC super-welterweight title from René Jacquot, by beating Jacquot via 1st round TKO.

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