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List of African Boxing Union champions

The following is a list of African Boxing Union champions. The African Boxing Union (ABU) is a professional boxing governing body that sanctions championship bouts in Africa.

Heavyweight

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As of 9 December 2017

List of ABU heavyweight champions.[1]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Ngozika Ekwelum5 October 19790 Nigerian
Adama Mensah1 January 19820 Ghanaian
Proud Kilimanjaro4 September 19826 Zimbabwean
Michael Simuwelu29 August 19870 Zambian
Proud Kilimanjaro8 August 19880 Zimbabwean
Bash Ali31 July 19930 Nigerian
Joseph Akhasamba19 December 19981 Kenyan
Manuel Ossie26 August 20050 Liberian
Frank Frimpong17 November 20060 Ghanaian
Joseph Chingangu1 March 20082 Zambian
Zack Mwekassa28 June 20140 Congolese
Ruann Visser31 March 20171 South African
Tshibuabua Kalonga9 December 20171 Congolese

Cruiserweight

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As of 28 May 2021

List of ABU cruiserweight champions.[2]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Moyoyo Mensah8 February 20020 Ghanaian
Faïsal Ibnel Arrami17 October 20090 French
Thabiso Mchunu10 November 20120 South African
Taylor Mabika27 December 20131 Gabonese
Thabiso Mchunu10 June 20170 South African
Thomas Oosthuizen1 September 20180 South African
Thabiso Mchunu8 December 20180 South African
Olanrewaju Durodola1 February 20202 Nigerian

Light-heavyweight

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As of 28 April 2017

List of ABU light-heavyweight champions.[3]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Ba Sounkalo18 September 19744 Malian
Lottie Mwale30 September 19795 Zambian
Joe Lasisi25 April 19861 Nigerian
Ali Saidi7 November 19920 Tunisian
Chipundu Chipayeni25 June 19950 Zambian
Joe Lasisi29 November 19960 Nigerian
Braimah Kamoko1 April 20051 Ghanaian
Zach Walters23 February 20080 American[n 1]
Charles Chisamba24 January 20090 Zambian
Doudou Ngumbu10 July 20090 French[n 2]
Isaac Chilemba31 October 20090 Malawian
Doudou Ngumbu15 April 20110 French
Hany Atiyo14 October 20110 Egyptian
Joseph Lubega6 April 20120 Ugandan
Daniel Wanyonyi28 June 20140 Kenyan
Thomas Oosthuizen28 April 20170 South African

Super-middleweight

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As of 1 December 2018

List of ABU super-middleweight champions.[5]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Thulani Malinga14 August 19940 South African
Bertrand Tchandjeu29 November 19960 Cameroonian
Joseph Marwa9 August 19980 Tanzanian
Bawa Adime31 August 19980 Ghanaian
Bertrand Tchandjeu4 December 19980 Cameroonian
Mohamed Dridi19 August 20001 Tunisian
Charles Adamu28 December 20020 Ghanaian
Isaac Chilemba13 September 20080 Malawian
Flash Issaka26 December 20090 Ghanaian
Farouk Daku14 June 20150 Dutch[n 3]
Ryno Liebenberg1 September 20180 South African

Middleweight

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As of 8 June 2019

List of ABU middleweight champions.[6]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Shako Mamba6 August 19740 Luxembourgish[n 4]
Idrissa Konate7 February 19760 Senegalese
Shako Mamba23 December 19760 Luxembourgish
Richard Ofosu30 April 19771 Ghanaian
Jean-Marie Emebe9 November 19790 French[n 5]
Olton Beltchika5 March 19830 Congolese
Abdul Umaru Sanda8 September 19841 Ghanaian
Peter Assandoh6 March 19870 Ghanaian
Abdul Umaru Sanda13 February 19880 Ghanaian
Hunter Clay28 October 19883 Nigerian
Tejumola Oduntoye29 July 19940 Nigerian
Georges Boco5 May 19950 Beninese
Ambrose Mlilo24 June 19950 Congolese
Georges Boco15 May 19961 Beninese
Anthony van Kiekerk25 June 20000 South African
James Obede Toney12 October 20010 Ghanaian
Osumanu Adama29 October 20040 Ghanaian
Mohammed Akrong2 August 20081 Ghanaian
Osumanu Adama26 December 20090 Ghanaian
Khalid Habchane2 May 20140 Moroccan

Super-welterweight

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As of 13 May 2016

List of ABU super-welterweight champions.[7]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Sea Robinson30 May 19740 Ivorian
Loucif Hamani4 December 19761 Algerian
Jean-Marie Emebe5 November 19770 French
Olton Beltchika30 June 19830 Congolese
Kitenge Kitengewa2 July 19890 Luxembourgish[n 6]
Jaffa Ballogou29 December 19901 Togolese
Rashid Matumla30 March 19970 Tanzanian
Cyprian Emeti30 October 19990 Nigerian
Ruben Groenewald24 October 20000 South African
Adam Katumwa22 December 20022 Ugandan
Badru Lusambya19 June 20042 Ugandan
Badru Lusambya18 October 20090 Ugandan
Ahmed Benjeddou10 March 20120 Moroccan
Salim Larbi6 December 20130 French[n 7]
Mbiya Kanku13 May 20160 Congolese

Welterweight

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As of 20 July 2017

List of ABU welterweight champions.[9]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Joseph Bessala30 November 19740 Cameroonian
Salem Ouedraogo31 January 19760 Ivorian
Mimoun Mohatar4 February 19780 Spanish[n 8]
Joseph Bessala23 June 19780 Cameroonian
Mimoun Mohatar23 December 19781 Spanish
Judas Clottey24 June 19831 Ghanaian
Charles Nwokolo27 June 19861 Nigerian
Tubor Briggs9 March 19902 Nigerian
Napoleon Alabi30 October 19990 Ghanaian
Joshua Clottey27 April 20010 Ghanaian
Karim Harzouz8 June 20010 French
Fatai Onikeke5 March 20040 Australian[n 9]
Hassan Saku22 December 20070 Swedish[n 10]
Chris van Heerden25 July 20081 South African
Pythius Kambembe3 July 20100 Zambian
Ismael El Massoudi4 December 20100 French[n 11]
Patrice Sou Toke13 October 20120 Burkinabé
Charles Manyuchi28 June 20131 Zimbabwean
Larry Ekundayo30 October 20150 Nigerian
Thulani Mbenge1 December 20160 South African
Stanley Eribo26 December 20161 Nigerian
Salehe Mkalekwa20 April 20180 Tanzanian
Eric Kapia25 August 20180 Congolese
Freddy Kiwitt20 July 20190 Liberian[n 12]
Thulani Mbenge17 October 20200 South African

Super-lightweight

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As of 20 October 2018

List of ABU super-lightweight champions.[11]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Jo Kimpuani28 June 19750 French[n 13]
Obisia Nwankpa4 May 19790 Nigerian
Billy Famous17 February 19841 Nigerian
Dave Chibuye1 July 19890 Zambian
Valery Kayumba2 July 19890 French[n 14]
Ike Quartey15 December 19901 Ghanaian
Habib Mahjoub6 November 19930 Tunisian
Duke Chinyadza29 October 19940 Zimbabwean
Felix Bwalya25 June 19950 Zambian
Karim Ben-Sultan20 July 19950 Algerian
Nasser Athumani19 December 19980 Kenyan
Justin Juuko31 December 19990 Ugandan
Stephanus Carr24 October 20001 South African
Davis Lusimbo7 July 20020 Ugandan
Victor Kpadenou12 April 20030 Beninese
Ajose Olusegun10 April 20040 Nigerian
Emmanuel Lartei Lartey4 August 20070 Ghanaian
Albert Mensah2 August 20081 Ghanaian
Solomon Bogere16 November 20130 Ugandan
Mohamed El Marcouchi8 April 20170 Belgian[n 15]
Olaide Fijabi26 December 20170 Nigerian
Abderrazak Houya20 October 20180 French[n 16]

Lightweight

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As of 21 April 2019

List of ABU lightweight champions.[13]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Ould Makloufi15 December 19731 Algerian
Aziza Bossou29 April 19781 Togolese
John Sichula2 September 19820 Zambian
Davidson Andeh29 April 19830 Nigerian
Sam Ago Kotey6 November 19840 Ghanaian
Akwei Addo13 February 19881 Ghanaian
Christopher Ossai31 January 19921 Nigerian
David Tetteh4 December 19930 Ghanaian
Chikoya Mphande24 June 19950 Malawian
Ben Tackie22 December 19951 Ghanaian
Charles Owiso31 December 19990 Kenyan
Abdullai Amidu28 June 20030 Ghanaian
Joshua Allotey3 December 20051 Ghanaian
Sam Rukundo24 November 20071 Swedish[n 17]
George Ashie14 April 20120 Ghanaian
Keith Nkosi3 December 20120 South African
Richard Commey26 December 20130 Ghanaian
Hedi Slimani11 November 20150 Tunisian
Patrick Kinigamazi18 November 20160 Rwandan
Lunga Stimela26 May 20170 South African
Oto Joseph26 Dec 20172 Nigerian

Super-featherweight

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As of 18 May 2018

List of ABU super-featherweight champions.[14]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Safiu Okebadan14 December 19820 Nigerian
John Sichula3 September 19830 Zambian
Sam Akromah26 October 19860 Ghanaian
Aristide Sagbo15 February 19910 Beninese
Simon Peter McIntosh27 September 19910 Nigerian
Aristide Sagbo29 May 19920 Beninese
Joe Orewa10 September 19930 Nigerian
Michelle Dahmani6 November 19930 Tunisian
Aristide Sagbo11 November 19945 Beninese
Tony Danso22 December 19990 Ghanaian
Francis Kiwanuka31 December 19990 Ugandan
Michael Kizza7 July 20020 Ugandan
Joshua Allotey12 April 20030 Ghanaian
Anges Adjaho10 September 20040 Beninese
Yakubu Amidu23 December 20060 Ghanaian
Jasper Seroka25 July 20080 South African
George Ashie26 December 20090 Ghanaian
Jasper Seroka18 March 20130 South African
Koos Sibiya27 May 20160 South African
Sibusiso Zingange8 December 20160 South African
Koos Sibiya28 April 20170 South African
Sibusiso Zingange18 May 20180 South African

Featherweight

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As of 7 December 2019

List of ABU featherweight champions.[15]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
David Kotei2 February 19740 Ghanaian
David Kotei30 July 19770 Ghanaian
Azumah Nelson13 December 19800 Ghanaian
Modesty Napunyi28 January 19900 Kenyan
Percy Commey1 August 19900 Ghanaian
Stanford Ngcebeshe24 January 19930 South African
Dramane Nabaloum28 January 19942 Burkinabé
James Armah1 November 19970 Ghanaian
Anthony Tshehla4 March 20010 South African
Abdul Malik Jabir6 March 20030 Ghanaian
Jackson Asiku18 June 20050 Australian[n 18]
Justin Savi24 November 20120 Beninese
Edward Kakembo26 December 20150 Ugandan
Waidi Usman14 April 20180 Nigerian
Nathaniel Kakololo10 August 2019[n 19]1 Namibian

Super-bantamweight

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As of 15 September 2019

List of ABU super-bantamweight champions.[19]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Modesty Napunyi2 May 19830 Kenyan
Modesty Napunyi1 July 19840 Kenyan
Augustin Sia29 November 19961 Ivorian
Ablorh Sowah6 September 19972 Ghanaian
Rogers Mtagwa31 December 19990 Tanzanian
Vuyani Phulo10 December 20001 South African
Abdul Tebazalwa31 July 20041 Swedish[n 20]
Sande Kizito9 October 20060 Ugandan
Sande Otieno2 December 20060 Kenyan
Alexis Boureima Kabore14 October 20112 Burkinabé
Lodumo Lamati9 December 20160 South African
Tony Rashid15 September 20190 Tanzanian

Bantamweight

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As of 24 August 2019

List of ABU bantamweight champions.[20]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Sulley Shittu10 September 19740 Ghanaian
Stix Macloud3 July 19820 Zimbabwean
Eric Boone6 August 19820 Nigerian
Francis Musankabala5 November 19830 Zambian
Francis Musankabala3 June 19860 Zambian
Ernest Koffi8 July 19880 Ivorian
Nana Konadu10 December 19880 Ghanaian
Victor Enyika22 December 19892 Nigerian
Rufus Adebayo1 October 19930 Nigerian
Ernest Koffi23 December 19942 Ivorian
Steve Dotse1 November 19970 Ghanaian
Joseph Agbeko5 May 20001 Ghanaian
Friday Fatunji Felix15 December 20021 Nigerian
Ibrahim Adewale21 May 20061 Nigerian
Nick Otieno22 November 20080 Kenyan
Kennedy Kanyanta28 November 20091 Zambian
Mohamed Metwaly6 April 20121 Egyptian
Ronald Malindi28 April 20171 South African
Prince Patel24 August 20190 British[n 21]

Super-flyweight

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As of 16 December 2019

List of ABU super-flyweight champions.[21]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Vuyani Nene29 January 19950 South African
Abbey Mnisi24 October 20000 South African
Simphiwe Khandisa12 December 20010 South African
Francis Miyeyusho26 January 20080 Tanzanian
Lesley Sekotswe25 July 20081 Motswana
Landi Ngxeke16 December 20190 South African

Flyweight

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As of 30 December 2017

List of ABU flyweight champions.[22]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Stephen Muchoki2 October 19831 Kenyan
Nana Konadu13 December 19860 Ghanaian
Michael Ebo Danquah26 November 19880 Ghanaian
Alex Baba25 November 19950 Ghanaian
Bashiru Thompson25 July 20081 Nigerian
Alfred Muwowo2 July 20171 Zambian

Light-flyweight

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As of 21 October 2018

List of ABU light-flyweight champions.[23]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
James Njorage1 Jun 19850 Kenyan
Michael Ebo Danquah30 May 19870 Ghanaian
Sivenathi Nontshinga21 October 20180 South African

Minimumweight

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As of 29 July 2018

List of ABU minimumweight champions.[24]
NameDate of title victorySuccessful defencesNationality
Mtutuzeli Nene29 January 19950 South African
Sithembile Kibiti27 April 20020 South African
Ayanda Ndulani29 July 20180 South African

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Walters was born in Madagascar to American parents.[4]
  2. ^ Ngumbu was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  3. ^ Daku was born in Uganda.
  4. ^ Mamba was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  5. ^ Emebe was born in Cameroon.
  6. ^ Kitenge was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  7. ^ Larbi is of Algerian descent.[8]
  8. ^ Mohatar was born in Morocco.
  9. ^ Onikeke was born in Nigeria.
  10. ^ Saku was born in Uganda.
  11. ^ El Massoudi was born in Morocco.
  12. ^ Kiwitt was born in Liberia to a German father and a Liberian mother.[10]
  13. ^ Kimpuani was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  14. ^ Kayumba was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  15. ^ El Marcouchi is of Moroccan descent.[12]
  16. ^ Houya was born in Algeria.
  17. ^ Rukundo was born in Uganda.
  18. ^ Asiku was born in Uganda.
  19. ^ Kakololo's title win on 10 August is not officially recorded on Boxrec.[16][17][18]
  20. ^ Tebazalwa was born in Uganda.
  21. ^ Patel is of Indian descent.

References

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  1. ^ "ABU: Heavyweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "ABU: Cruiserweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ABU: Light heavyweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ Slater, Brady (28 February 2008). "Introducing ... the new WBC African Boxing Union light heavyweight champ, Zach 'Jungle Boy' Walters". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ "ABU: Super middleweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ^ "ABU: Middleweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. ^ "ABU: Super welterweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Horizon monde pour Larbi". Le Progrès (in French). 27 November 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  9. ^ "ABU: Welterweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. ^ Sieh, Rodney (23 February 2019). "Liberian-Born German Boxer Crowned WBO European Welterweight Champion". Front Page Africa. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  11. ^ "ABU: Super lightweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  12. ^ Fridhi, Ghassen (6 August 2017). "Belgian-Moroccan boxer Mohamed El Marcouchi aims to redefine Molenbeek". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  13. ^ "ABU: Lightweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  14. ^ "ABU: Super featherweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  15. ^ "ABU: Featherweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Saturday 7, December 2019". Boxrec. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  17. ^ @MTCNamibia (August 10, 2019). "Congratulations to Natanael Natty Kakololo From MTC Salute Boxing Academy who won the ABU FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE against Toto Helebe from South Africa. #proudlynamibian" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Engilane, Lukhanyo (15 August 2019). "Kuqwalaselwa ikamva likaToto Helebe". I'solezwe lesiXhosa (in Xhosa). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  19. ^ "ABU: Super bantamweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  20. ^ "ABU: Bantamweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  21. ^ "ABU: Super flyweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  22. ^ "ABU: Flyweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  23. ^ "ABU: Light flyweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  24. ^ "ABU: Minimumweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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