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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

As of 9 December 2017

List of ABU heavyweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Ngozika Ekwelum 5 October 1979 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Adama Mensah 1 January 1982 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Proud Kilimanjaro 4 September 1982 6 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
Michael Simuwelu 29 August 1987 0 Zambia Zambian
Proud Kilimanjaro 8 August 1988 0 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
Bash Ali 31 July 1993 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Joseph Akhasamba 19 December 1998 1 Kenya Kenyan
Manuel Ossie 26 August 2005 0 Liberia Liberian
Frank Frimpong 17 November 2006 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Joseph Chingangu 1 March 2008 2 Zambia Zambian
Zack Mwekassa 28 June 2014 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Ruann Visser 31 March 2017 1 South Africa South African
Tshibuabua Kalonga 9 December 2017 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese

Cruiserweight

As of 28 May 2021

List of ABU cruiserweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Moyoyo Mensah 8 February 2002 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Faïsal Ibnel Arrami 17 October 2009 0 France French
Thabiso Mchunu 10 November 2012 0 South Africa South African
Taylor Mabika 27 December 2013 1 Gabon Gabonese
Thabiso Mchunu 10 June 2017 0 South Africa South African
Thomas Oosthuizen 1 September 2018 0 South Africa South African
Thabiso Mchunu 8 December 2018 0 South Africa South African
Olanrewaju Durodola 1 February 2020 2 Nigeria Nigerian

Light-heavyweight

As of 28 April 2017

List of ABU light-heavyweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Ba Sounkalo 18 September 1974 4 Mali Malian
Lottie Mwale 30 September 1979 5 Zambia Zambian
Joe Lasisi 25 April 1986 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Ali Saidi 7 November 1992 0 Tunisia Tunisian
Chipundu Chipayeni 25 June 1995 0 Zambia Zambian
Joe Lasisi 29 November 1996 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Braimah Kamoko 1 April 2005 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Zach Walters 23 February 2008 0 United States American
Charles Chisamba 24 January 2009 0 Zambia Zambian
Doudou Ngumbu 10 July 2009 0 France French
Isaac Chilemba 31 October 2009 0 Malawi Malawian
Doudou Ngumbu 15 April 2011 0 France French
Hany Atiyo 14 October 2011 0 Egypt Egyptian
Joseph Lubega 6 April 2012 0 Uganda Ugandan
Daniel Wanyonyi 28 June 2014 0 Kenya Kenyan
Thomas Oosthuizen 28 April 2017 0 South Africa South African

Super-middleweight

As of 1 December 2018

List of ABU super-middleweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Thulani Malinga 14 August 1994 0 South Africa South African
Bertrand Tchandjeu 29 November 1996 0 Cameroon Cameroonian
Joseph Marwa 9 August 1998 0 Tanzania Tanzanian
Bawa Adime 31 August 1998 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Bertrand Tchandjeu 4 December 1998 0 Cameroon Cameroonian
Mohamed Dridi 19 August 2000 1 Tunisia Tunisian
Charles Adamu 28 December 2002 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Isaac Chilemba 13 September 2008 0 Malawi Malawian
Flash Issaka 26 December 2009 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Farouk Daku 14 June 2015 0 Netherlands Dutch
Ryno Liebenberg 1 September 2018 0 South Africa South African

Middleweight

As of 8 June 2019

List of ABU middleweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Shako Mamba 6 August 1974 0 Luxembourg Luxembourgish
Idrissa Konate 7 February 1976 0 Senegal Senegalese
Shako Mamba 23 December 1976 0 Luxembourg Luxembourgish
Richard Ofosu 30 April 1977 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Jean-Marie Emebe 9 November 1979 0 France French
Olton Beltchika 5 March 1983 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Abdul Umaru Sanda 8 September 1984 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Peter Assandoh 6 March 1987 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Abdul Umaru Sanda 13 February 1988 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Hunter Clay 28 October 1988 3 Nigeria Nigerian
Tejumola Oduntoye 29 July 1994 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Georges Boco 5 May 1995 0 Benin Beninese
Ambrose Mlilo 24 June 1995 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Georges Boco 15 May 1996 1 Benin Beninese
Anthony van Kiekerk 25 June 2000 0 South Africa South African
James Obede Toney 12 October 2001 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Osumanu Adama 29 October 2004 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Mohammed Akrong 2 August 2008 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Osumanu Adama 26 December 2009 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Khalid Habchane 2 May 2014 0 Morocco Moroccan

Super-welterweight

As of 13 May 2016

List of ABU super-welterweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Sea Robinson 30 May 1974 0 Ivory Coast Ivorian
Loucif Hamani 4 December 1976 1 Algeria Algerian
Jean-Marie Emebe 5 November 1977 0 France French
Olton Beltchika 30 June 1983 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Kitenge Kitengewa 2 July 1989 0 Luxembourg Luxembourgish
Jaffa Ballogou 29 December 1990 1 Togo Togolese
Rashid Matumla 30 March 1997 0 Tanzania Tanzanian
Cyprian Emeti 30 October 1999 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Ruben Groenewald 24 October 2000 0 South Africa South African
Adam Katumwa 22 December 2002 2 Uganda Ugandan
Badru Lusambya 19 June 2004 2 Uganda Ugandan
Badru Lusambya 18 October 2009 0 Uganda Ugandan
Ahmed Benjeddou 10 March 2012 0 Morocco Moroccan
Salim Larbi 6 December 2013 0 France French
Mbiya Kanku 13 May 2016 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese

Welterweight

As of 20 July 2017

List of ABU welterweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Joseph Bessala 30 November 1974 0 Cameroon Cameroonian
Salem Ouedraogo 31 January 1976 0 Ivory Coast Ivorian
Mimoun Mohatar 4 February 1978 0 Spain Spanish
Joseph Bessala 23 June 1978 0 Cameroon Cameroonian
Mimoun Mohatar 23 December 1978 1 Spain Spanish
Judas Clottey 24 June 1983 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Charles Nwokolo 27 June 1986 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Tubor Briggs 9 March 1990 2 Nigeria Nigerian
Napoleon Alabi 30 October 1999 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Joshua Clottey 27 April 2001 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Karim Harzouz 8 June 2001 0 France French
Fatai Onikeke 5 March 2004 0 Australia Australian
Hassan Saku 22 December 2007 0 Sweden Swedish
Chris van Heerden 25 July 2008 1 South Africa South African
Pythius Kambembe 3 July 2010 0 Zambia Zambian
Ismael El Massoudi 4 December 2010 0 France French
Patrice Sou Toke 13 October 2012 0 Burkina Faso Burkinabé
Charles Manyuchi 28 June 2013 1 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
Larry Ekundayo 30 October 2015 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Thulani Mbenge 1 December 2016 0 South Africa South African
Stanley Eribo 26 December 2016 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Salehe Mkalekwa 20 April 2018 0 Tanzania Tanzanian
Eric Kapia 25 August 2018 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Freddy Kiwitt 20 July 2019 0 Liberia Liberian
Thulani Mbenge 17 October 2020 0 South Africa South African

Super-lightweight

As of 20 October 2018

List of ABU super-lightweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Jo Kimpuani 28 June 1975 0 France French
Obisia Nwankpa 4 May 1979 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Billy Famous 17 February 1984 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Dave Chibuye 1 July 1989 0 Zambia Zambian
Valery Kayumba 2 July 1989 0 France French
Ike Quartey 15 December 1990 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Habib Mahjoub 6 November 1993 0 Tunisia Tunisian
Duke Chinyadza 29 October 1994 0 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
Felix Bwalya 25 June 1995 0 Zambia Zambian
Karim Ben-Sultan 20 July 1995 0 Algeria Algerian
Nasser Athumani 19 December 1998 0 Kenya Kenyan
Justin Juuko 31 December 1999 0 Uganda Ugandan
Stephanus Carr 24 October 2000 1 South Africa South African
Davis Lusimbo 7 July 2002 0 Uganda Ugandan
Victor Kpadenou 12 April 2003 0 Benin Beninese
Ajose Olusegun 10 April 2004 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Emmanuel Lartei Lartey 4 August 2007 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Albert Mensah 2 August 2008 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Solomon Bogere 16 November 2013 0 Uganda Ugandan
Mohamed El Marcouchi 8 April 2017 0 Belgium Belgian
Olaide Fijabi 26 December 2017 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Abderrazak Houya 20 October 2018 0 France French

Lightweight

As of 21 April 2019

List of ABU lightweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Ould Makloufi 15 December 1973 1 Algeria Algerian
Aziza Bossou 29 April 1978 1 Togo Togolese
John Sichula 2 September 1982 0 Zambia Zambian
Davidson Andeh 29 April 1983 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Sam Ago Kotey 6 November 1984 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Akwei Addo 13 February 1988 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Christopher Ossai 31 January 1992 1 Nigeria Nigerian
David Tetteh 4 December 1993 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Chikoya Mphande 24 June 1995 0 Malawi Malawian
Ben Tackie 22 December 1995 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Charles Owiso 31 December 1999 0 Kenya Kenyan
Abdullai Amidu 28 June 2003 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Joshua Allotey 3 December 2005 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Sam Rukundo 24 November 2007 1 Sweden Swedish
George Ashie 14 April 2012 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Keith Nkosi 3 December 2012 0 South Africa South African
Richard Commey 26 December 2013 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Hedi Slimani 11 November 2015 0 Tunisia Tunisian
Patrick Kinigamazi 18 November 2016 0 Rwanda Rwandan
Lunga Stimela 26 May 2017 0 South Africa South African
Oto Joseph 26 Dec 2017 2 Nigeria Nigerian

Super-featherweight

As of 18 May 2018

List of ABU super-featherweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Safiu Okebadan 14 December 1982 0 Nigeria Nigerian
John Sichula 3 September 1983 0 Zambia Zambian
Sam Akromah 26 October 1986 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Aristide Sagbo 15 February 1991 0 Benin Beninese
Simon Peter McIntosh 27 September 1991 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Aristide Sagbo 29 May 1992 0 Benin Beninese
Joe Orewa 10 September 1993 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Michelle Dahmani 6 November 1993 0 Tunisia Tunisian
Aristide Sagbo 11 November 1994 5 Benin Beninese
Tony Danso 22 December 1999 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Francis Kiwanuka 31 December 1999 0 Uganda Ugandan
Michael Kizza 7 July 2002 0 Uganda Ugandan
Joshua Allotey 12 April 2003 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Anges Adjaho 10 September 2004 0 Benin Beninese
Yakubu Amidu 23 December 2006 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Jasper Seroka 25 July 2008 0 South Africa South African
George Ashie 26 December 2009 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Jasper Seroka 18 March 2013 0 South Africa South African
Koos Sibiya 27 May 2016 0 South Africa South African
Sibusiso Zingange 8 December 2016 0 South Africa South African
Koos Sibiya 28 April 2017 0 South Africa South African
Sibusiso Zingange 18 May 2018 0 South Africa South African

Featherweight

As of 7 December 2019

List of ABU featherweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
David Kotei 2 February 1974 0 Ghana Ghanaian
David Kotei 30 July 1977 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Azumah Nelson 13 December 1980 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Modesty Napunyi 28 January 1990 0 Kenya Kenyan
Percy Commey 1 August 1990 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Stanford Ngcebeshe 24 January 1993 0 South Africa South African
Dramane Nabaloum 28 January 1994 2 Burkina Faso Burkinabé
James Armah 1 November 1997 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Anthony Tshehla 4 March 2001 0 South Africa South African
Abdul Malik Jabir 6 March 2003 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Jackson Asiku 18 June 2005 0 Australia Australian
Justin Savi 24 November 2012 0 Benin Beninese
Edward Kakembo 26 December 2015 0 Uganda Ugandan
Waidi Usman 14 April 2018 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Nathaniel Kakololo 10 August 2019 1 Namibia Namibian

Super-bantamweight

As of 15 September 2019

List of ABU super-bantamweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Modesty Napunyi 2 May 1983 0 Kenya Kenyan
Modesty Napunyi 1 July 1984 0 Kenya Kenyan
Augustin Sia 29 November 1996 1 Ivory Coast Ivorian
Ablorh Sowah 6 September 1997 2 Ghana Ghanaian
Rogers Mtagwa 31 December 1999 0 Tanzania Tanzanian
Vuyani Phulo 10 December 2000 1 South Africa South African
Abdul Tebazalwa 31 July 2004 1 Sweden Swedish
Sande Kizito 9 October 2006 0 Uganda Ugandan
Sande Otieno 2 December 2006 0 Kenya Kenyan
Alexis Boureima Kabore 14 October 2011 2 Burkina Faso Burkinabé
Lodumo Lamati 9 December 2016 0 South Africa South African
Tony Rashid 15 September 2019 0 Tanzania Tanzanian

Bantamweight

As of 24 August 2019

List of ABU bantamweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Sulley Shittu 10 September 1974 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Stix Macloud 3 July 1982 0 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
Eric Boone 6 August 1982 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Francis Musankabala 5 November 1983 0 Zambia Zambian
Francis Musankabala 3 June 1986 0 Zambia Zambian
Ernest Koffi 8 July 1988 0 Ivory Coast Ivorian
Nana Konadu 10 December 1988 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Victor Enyika 22 December 1989 2 Nigeria Nigerian
Rufus Adebayo 1 October 1993 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Ernest Koffi 23 December 1994 2 Ivory Coast Ivorian
Steve Dotse 1 November 1997 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Joseph Agbeko 5 May 2000 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Friday Fatunji Felix 15 December 2002 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Ibrahim Adewale 21 May 2006 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Nick Otieno 22 November 2008 0 Kenya Kenyan
Kennedy Kanyanta 28 November 2009 1 Zambia Zambian
Mohamed Metwaly 6 April 2012 1 Egypt Egyptian
Ronald Malindi 28 April 2017 1 South Africa South African
Prince Patel 24 August 2019 0 United Kingdom British

Super-flyweight

As of 16 December 2019

List of ABU super-flyweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Vuyani Nene 29 January 1995 0 South Africa South African
Abbey Mnisi 24 October 2000 0 South Africa South African
Simphiwe Khandisa 12 December 2001 0 South Africa South African
Francis Miyeyusho 26 January 2008 0 Tanzania Tanzanian
Lesley Sekotswe 25 July 2008 1 Botswana Motswana
Landi Ngxeke 16 December 2019 0 South Africa South African

Flyweight

As of 30 December 2017

List of ABU flyweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Stephen Muchoki 2 October 1983 1 Kenya Kenyan
Nana Konadu 13 December 1986 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Michael Ebo Danquah 26 November 1988 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Alex Baba 25 November 1995 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Bashiru Thompson 25 July 2008 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Alfred Muwowo 2 July 2017 1 Zambia Zambian

Light-flyweight

As of 21 October 2018

List of ABU light-flyweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
James Njorage 1 Jun 1985 0 Kenya Kenyan
Michael Ebo Danquah 30 May 1987 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Sivenathi Nontshinga 21 October 2018 0 South Africa South African

Minimumweight

As of 29 July 2018

List of ABU minimumweight champions.
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Mtutuzeli Nene 29 January 1995 0 South Africa South African
Sithembile Kibiti 27 April 2002 0 South Africa South African
Ayanda Ndulani 29 July 2018 0 South Africa South African

Footnotes

  1. Walters was born in Madagascar to American parents.
  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. 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.
  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.
  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.
  20. Tebazalwa was born in Uganda.
  21. Patel is of Indian descent.

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  17. @MTCNamibia (10 August 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.
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