John Mugabi

Name: John Mugabi
Alias: The Beast
Birth Name: John Paul Mugabi
Hometown: Tampa, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Nsambya, Uganda
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 174cm
Reach: 188cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Bernie McFadden
Manager: Mickey Duff
John Mugabi Gallery

Amateur Achievements

Representing Uganda, Mugabi was the Silver Medalist at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, boxing in the Welterweight (67 kg) class:

• Defeated Paul Rasanimanana (Madagascar) KO 2
• Defeated Georges Koffi (Congo) KO 1
• Defeated Memet Bogujevci (Yugoslavia) KO 1
• Defeated Kazimierz Szczerba (Poland) 3-2
• Lost to Andres Aldama (Cuba) 1-4

Awards and Recognition

• Named The Ring magazine Progress of the Year fighter for 1983.

Preceded by: Rene Jacquot

WBC Light Middleweight Champion 1989 Jul 8 – 1990 Mar 31

Succeeded by: Terry Norris