José Nápoles

Cuban-Mexican boxer (1940-2019)
Person human Q1358273
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José Nápoles

Summary

José Nápoles is a human[1]. Born in Santiago de Cuba[2], he… he was born on +1940-04-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Mexico City[4]. He died on +2019-08-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a boxer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • José Nápoles's place of birth was Santiago de Cuba[2].
  • José Nápoles passed away in Mexico City[4].
  • José Nápoles was born on +1940-04-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • José Nápoles died on +2019-08-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • José Nápoles held citizenship in Cuba[8].
  • José Nápoles worked as a boxer[6].
  • José Nápoles received the International Boxing Hall of Fame[9].
  • José Nápoles received the WBC World Welterweight Champion[10].
  • José Nápoles received the WBC World Welterweight Champion[11].
  • José Nápoles received the WBA World Welterweight Champion[12].
  • José Nápoles received the WBA World Welterweight Champion[13].
  • José Nápoles received the The Ring World Welterweight Champion[14].
  • José Nápoles's image is recorded as José Nápoles c1973.jpg[15].
  • José Nápoles is recorded as male[16].
  • José Nápoles's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • José Nápoles's Commons category is recorded as José Nápoles[18].
  • The cause of death was disease[19].
  • José Nápoles's sport is recorded as boxing[20].
  • José Nápoles's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01hpkw[21].
  • José Nápoles's family name is recorded as Nápoles[22].
  • José Nápoles's given name is recorded as José Ángel[23].
  • José Nápoles's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • José Nápoles's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+84'}[25].
  • José Nápoles's number of wins is recorded as {'amount': '+77'}[26].
  • José Nápoles's number of losses is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Santiago de Cuba[2], José Nápoles… he was born on +1940-04-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

José Nápoles worked as a boxer[6].

Recognition

Awards received include International Boxing Hall of Fame[9], a sports hall of fame[28], in United States[29], founded in 1990[30]; WBC World Welterweight Champion[10]; WBA World Welterweight Champion[12]; The Ring World Welterweight Champion[14]; and The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year[31], an award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1928[34].

Death and Burial

José Nápoles died on +2019-08-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Mexico City[4]. The cause of death was disease[19].

Why It Matters

José Nápoles ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,216 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was José Nápoles born?

José Nápoles's place of birth was Santiago de Cuba[2].

Where did José Nápoles die?

José Nápoles passed away in Mexico City[4].

What did José Nápoles do for work?

José Nápoles worked as boxer[6].

What awards did José Nápoles receive?

Honors received include International Boxing Hall of Fame[9], WBC World Welterweight Champion[10], WBC World Welterweight Champion[11], and WBA World Welterweight Champion[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . BoxRec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . list of WBC world champions. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . list of WBC world champions. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . list of WBA world champions. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . list of WBA world champions. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . list of The Ring world champions. wikidata.org.
  14. [31] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . espn.com. espn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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