Kampala, Uganda. 25th February, 2015. Former World Boxing Council (WBC) light middleweight champion John ‘The Beast’ receiving a rousing welcome up on return to Uganda after 26 years in the diaspora. The Ugandan born Australian bagged a silver medal for Uganda during the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow is among the Uganda boxing to be honoured during Fighter Awards at Hotel Africana on Friday. Popularly regarded as ‘The Beast’ for his immense punching power, Mugabi went on to win the WBC world junior middleweight champion in 1989 is still revered as one of the hardest punchers in the world. © Sam

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