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Hekkie Budler

South African boxer

  • Fame48.5
  • Momentum16.4
  • Wikipedia1.2K
Born 1988 · age 38South Africa
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    8 languages
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  • Age
    38
    Born 1988
  • Awards
    6
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-23

Hector "Hekkie" Budler is a South African former professional boxer. He has held world championships in two weight classes, including the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) minimumweight titles between 2011 and 2016, and the unified WBA (Super), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and Ring magazine light-flyweight titles in 2018.

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Awards

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  • IBF World Junior Flyweight Champion
  • WBA World Minimumweight Champion
  • WBA World Light Flyweight Champion
  • The Ring World Junior Flyweight Champion
  • IBO World Light Flyweight Champion
  • IBO World Minimumweight Champion
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Fame
Rising
48.5
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum16.4
Historical7.6
Now attention55.1
Source confidence55.0
Completeness65.0
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