BOXER

John Mugabi

1960 - Today

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John Mugabi (born March 4, 1960) is a Ugandan former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1999. He held the WBC super-welterweight title from 1989 to 1990, and challenged twice for world titles at middleweight, including the undisputed championship. Mugabi was part of an exceptionally talented group of light-middleweights and middleweights during a "golden era" of the 1980s which included Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Wilfred Benítez, and Roberto Durán. As an amateur, Mugabi won a silver medal in the welterweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and was the only medallist for Uganda at the event. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Mugabi has received more than 447,719 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Mugabi is the 249th most popular boxer (down from 189th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Uganda (down from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Ugandan Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, John Mugabi ranks 249 out of 496. Before him are John Ruiz, Andy Ruiz Jr., David Haye, Jorge Hernández, Kim Kwang-sun, and Guillermo Rigondeaux. After him are Jackie Fields, Tim Witherspoon, Arnold Vanderlyde, Artur Grigorian, Roberto Cammarelle, and Charles Adkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, John Mugabi ranks 600. Before him are Rick Savage, Phil Hogan, Edmar, Ole Gunnar Fidjestøl, Hubert Neuper, and Vlado Janevski. After him are J. P. Nadda, António Leitão, Bill Johnson, Lesley Sharp, Gilberto Kassab, and Wang Yifu.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, John Mugabi ranks 24 out of 55. Before him are Scott Hicks (1953), Paulo Muwanga (1924), Florence Kasumba (1976), Phill Lewis (1968), Shekhar Mehta (1945), and Joshua Cheptegei (1996). After him are Pione Sisto (1995), Leo Rwabwogo (1949), Robinah Nabbanja (1969), David Kato (1964), Amama Mbabazi (1949), and Irshad Manji (1968).

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Among BOXERS In Uganda

Among boxers born in Uganda, John Mugabi ranks 1. After him are Leo Rwabwogo (1949), and Shadir Musa Bwogi (1996).

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