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. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Ngozika Ekwelum | 5 October 1979 | 0 | Nigerian |
Adama Mensah | 1 January 1982 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Proud Kilimanjaro | 4 September 1982 | 6 | Zimbabwean |
Michael Simuwelu | 29 August 1987 | 0 | Zambian |
Proud Kilimanjaro | 8 August 1988 | 0 | Zimbabwean |
Bash Ali | 31 July 1993 | 0 | Nigerian |
Joseph Akhasamba | 19 December 1998 | 1 | Kenyan |
Manuel Ossie | 26 August 2005 | 0 | Liberian |
Frank Frimpong | 17 November 2006 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Joseph Chingangu | 1 March 2008 | 2 | Zambian |
Zack Mwekassa | 28 June 2014 | 0 | Congolese |
Ruann Visser | 31 March 2017 | 1 | South African |
Tshibuabua Kalonga | 9 December 2017 | 1 | Congolese |
Cruiserweight
As of 28 May 2021
List of ABU cruiserweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Moyoyo Mensah | 8 February 2002 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Faïsal Ibnel Arrami | 17 October 2009 | 0 | French |
Thabiso Mchunu | 10 November 2012 | 0 | South African |
Taylor Mabika | 27 December 2013 | 1 | Gabonese |
Thabiso Mchunu | 10 June 2017 | 0 | South African |
Thomas Oosthuizen | 1 September 2018 | 0 | South African |
Thabiso Mchunu | 8 December 2018 | 0 | South African |
Olanrewaju Durodola | 1 February 2020 | 2 | Nigerian |
Light-heavyweight
As of 28 April 2017
List of ABU light-heavyweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Ba Sounkalo | 18 September 1974 | 4 | Malian |
Lottie Mwale | 30 September 1979 | 5 | Zambian |
Joe Lasisi | 25 April 1986 | 1 | Nigerian |
Ali Saidi | 7 November 1992 | 0 | Tunisian |
Chipundu Chipayeni | 25 June 1995 | 0 | Zambian |
Joe Lasisi | 29 November 1996 | 0 | Nigerian |
Braimah Kamoko | 1 April 2005 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Zach Walters | 23 February 2008 | 0 | American |
Charles Chisamba | 24 January 2009 | 0 | Zambian |
Doudou Ngumbu | 10 July 2009 | 0 | French |
Isaac Chilemba | 31 October 2009 | 0 | Malawian |
Doudou Ngumbu | 15 April 2011 | 0 | French |
Hany Atiyo | 14 October 2011 | 0 | Egyptian |
Joseph Lubega | 6 April 2012 | 0 | Ugandan |
Daniel Wanyonyi | 28 June 2014 | 0 | Kenyan |
Thomas Oosthuizen | 28 April 2017 | 0 | South African |
Super-middleweight
As of 1 December 2018
List of ABU super-middleweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Thulani Malinga | 14 August 1994 | 0 | South African |
Bertrand Tchandjeu | 29 November 1996 | 0 | Cameroonian |
Joseph Marwa | 9 August 1998 | 0 | Tanzanian |
Bawa Adime | 31 August 1998 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Bertrand Tchandjeu | 4 December 1998 | 0 | Cameroonian |
Mohamed Dridi | 19 August 2000 | 1 | Tunisian |
Charles Adamu | 28 December 2002 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Isaac Chilemba | 13 September 2008 | 0 | Malawian |
Flash Issaka | 26 December 2009 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Farouk Daku | 14 June 2015 | 0 | Dutch |
Ryno Liebenberg | 1 September 2018 | 0 | South African |
Middleweight
As of 8 June 2019
List of ABU middleweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Shako Mamba | 6 August 1974 | 0 | Luxembourgish |
Idrissa Konate | 7 February 1976 | 0 | Senegalese |
Shako Mamba | 23 December 1976 | 0 | Luxembourgish |
Richard Ofosu | 30 April 1977 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Jean-Marie Emebe | 9 November 1979 | 0 | French |
Olton Beltchika | 5 March 1983 | 0 | Congolese |
Abdul Umaru Sanda | 8 September 1984 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Peter Assandoh | 6 March 1987 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Abdul Umaru Sanda | 13 February 1988 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Hunter Clay | 28 October 1988 | 3 | Nigerian |
Tejumola Oduntoye | 29 July 1994 | 0 | Nigerian |
Georges Boco | 5 May 1995 | 0 | Beninese |
Ambrose Mlilo | 24 June 1995 | 0 | Congolese |
Georges Boco | 15 May 1996 | 1 | Beninese |
Anthony van Kiekerk | 25 June 2000 | 0 | South African |
James Obede Toney | 12 October 2001 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Osumanu Adama | 29 October 2004 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Mohammed Akrong | 2 August 2008 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Osumanu Adama | 26 December 2009 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Khalid Habchane | 2 May 2014 | 0 | Moroccan |
Super-welterweight
As of 13 May 2016
List of ABU super-welterweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Sea Robinson | 30 May 1974 | 0 | Ivorian |
Loucif Hamani | 4 December 1976 | 1 | Algerian |
Jean-Marie Emebe | 5 November 1977 | 0 | French |
Olton Beltchika | 30 June 1983 | 0 | Congolese |
Kitenge Kitengewa | 2 July 1989 | 0 | Luxembourgish |
Jaffa Ballogou | 29 December 1990 | 1 | Togolese |
Rashid Matumla | 30 March 1997 | 0 | Tanzanian |
Cyprian Emeti | 30 October 1999 | 0 | Nigerian |
Ruben Groenewald | 24 October 2000 | 0 | South African |
Adam Katumwa | 22 December 2002 | 2 | Ugandan |
Badru Lusambya | 19 June 2004 | 2 | Ugandan |
Badru Lusambya | 18 October 2009 | 0 | Ugandan |
Ahmed Benjeddou | 10 March 2012 | 0 | Moroccan |
Salim Larbi | 6 December 2013 | 0 | French |
Mbiya Kanku | 13 May 2016 | 0 | Congolese |
Welterweight
As of 20 July 2017
List of ABU welterweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Joseph Bessala | 30 November 1974 | 0 | Cameroonian |
Salem Ouedraogo | 31 January 1976 | 0 | Ivorian |
Mimoun Mohatar | 4 February 1978 | 0 | Spanish |
Joseph Bessala | 23 June 1978 | 0 | Cameroonian |
Mimoun Mohatar | 23 December 1978 | 1 | Spanish |
Judas Clottey | 24 June 1983 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Charles Nwokolo | 27 June 1986 | 1 | Nigerian |
Tubor Briggs | 9 March 1990 | 2 | Nigerian |
Napoleon Alabi | 30 October 1999 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Joshua Clottey | 27 April 2001 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Karim Harzouz | 8 June 2001 | 0 | French |
Fatai Onikeke | 5 March 2004 | 0 | Australian |
Hassan Saku | 22 December 2007 | 0 | Swedish |
Chris van Heerden | 25 July 2008 | 1 | South African |
Pythius Kambembe | 3 July 2010 | 0 | Zambian |
Ismael El Massoudi | 4 December 2010 | 0 | French |
Patrice Sou Toke | 13 October 2012 | 0 | Burkinabé |
Charles Manyuchi | 28 June 2013 | 1 | Zimbabwean |
Larry Ekundayo | 30 October 2015 | 0 | Nigerian |
Thulani Mbenge | 1 December 2016 | 0 | South African |
Stanley Eribo | 26 December 2016 | 1 | Nigerian |
Salehe Mkalekwa | 20 April 2018 | 0 | Tanzanian |
Eric Kapia | 25 August 2018 | 0 | Congolese |
Freddy Kiwitt | 20 July 2019 | 0 | Liberian |
Thulani Mbenge | 17 October 2020 | 0 | South African |
Super-lightweight
As of 20 October 2018
List of ABU super-lightweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Jo Kimpuani | 28 June 1975 | 0 | French |
Obisia Nwankpa | 4 May 1979 | 0 | Nigerian |
Billy Famous | 17 February 1984 | 1 | Nigerian |
Dave Chibuye | 1 July 1989 | 0 | Zambian |
Valery Kayumba | 2 July 1989 | 0 | French |
Ike Quartey | 15 December 1990 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Habib Mahjoub | 6 November 1993 | 0 | Tunisian |
Duke Chinyadza | 29 October 1994 | 0 | Zimbabwean |
Felix Bwalya | 25 June 1995 | 0 | Zambian |
Karim Ben-Sultan | 20 July 1995 | 0 | Algerian |
Nasser Athumani | 19 December 1998 | 0 | Kenyan |
Justin Juuko | 31 December 1999 | 0 | Ugandan |
Stephanus Carr | 24 October 2000 | 1 | South African |
Davis Lusimbo | 7 July 2002 | 0 | Ugandan |
Victor Kpadenou | 12 April 2003 | 0 | Beninese |
Ajose Olusegun | 10 April 2004 | 0 | Nigerian |
Emmanuel Lartei Lartey | 4 August 2007 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Albert Mensah | 2 August 2008 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Solomon Bogere | 16 November 2013 | 0 | Ugandan |
Mohamed El Marcouchi | 8 April 2017 | 0 | Belgian |
Olaide Fijabi | 26 December 2017 | 0 | Nigerian |
Abderrazak Houya | 20 October 2018 | 0 | French |
Lightweight
As of 21 April 2019
List of ABU lightweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Ould Makloufi | 15 December 1973 | 1 | Algerian |
Aziza Bossou | 29 April 1978 | 1 | Togolese |
John Sichula | 2 September 1982 | 0 | Zambian |
Davidson Andeh | 29 April 1983 | 0 | Nigerian |
Sam Ago Kotey | 6 November 1984 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Akwei Addo | 13 February 1988 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Christopher Ossai | 31 January 1992 | 1 | Nigerian |
David Tetteh | 4 December 1993 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Chikoya Mphande | 24 June 1995 | 0 | Malawian |
Ben Tackie | 22 December 1995 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Charles Owiso | 31 December 1999 | 0 | Kenyan |
Abdullai Amidu | 28 June 2003 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Joshua Allotey | 3 December 2005 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Sam Rukundo | 24 November 2007 | 1 | Swedish |
George Ashie | 14 April 2012 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Keith Nkosi | 3 December 2012 | 0 | South African |
Richard Commey | 26 December 2013 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Hedi Slimani | 11 November 2015 | 0 | Tunisian |
Patrick Kinigamazi | 18 November 2016 | 0 | Rwandan |
Lunga Stimela | 26 May 2017 | 0 | South African |
Oto Joseph | 26 Dec 2017 | 2 | Nigerian |
Super-featherweight
As of 18 May 2018
List of ABU super-featherweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Safiu Okebadan | 14 December 1982 | 0 | Nigerian |
John Sichula | 3 September 1983 | 0 | Zambian |
Sam Akromah | 26 October 1986 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Aristide Sagbo | 15 February 1991 | 0 | Beninese |
Simon Peter McIntosh | 27 September 1991 | 0 | Nigerian |
Aristide Sagbo | 29 May 1992 | 0 | Beninese |
Joe Orewa | 10 September 1993 | 0 | Nigerian |
Michelle Dahmani | 6 November 1993 | 0 | Tunisian |
Aristide Sagbo | 11 November 1994 | 5 | Beninese |
Tony Danso | 22 December 1999 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Francis Kiwanuka | 31 December 1999 | 0 | Ugandan |
Michael Kizza | 7 July 2002 | 0 | Ugandan |
Joshua Allotey | 12 April 2003 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Anges Adjaho | 10 September 2004 | 0 | Beninese |
Yakubu Amidu | 23 December 2006 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Jasper Seroka | 25 July 2008 | 0 | South African |
George Ashie | 26 December 2009 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Jasper Seroka | 18 March 2013 | 0 | South African |
Koos Sibiya | 27 May 2016 | 0 | South African |
Sibusiso Zingange | 8 December 2016 | 0 | South African |
Koos Sibiya | 28 April 2017 | 0 | South African |
Sibusiso Zingange | 18 May 2018 | 0 | South African |
Featherweight
As of 7 December 2019
List of ABU featherweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
David Kotei | 2 February 1974 | 0 | Ghanaian |
David Kotei | 30 July 1977 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Azumah Nelson | 13 December 1980 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Modesty Napunyi | 28 January 1990 | 0 | Kenyan |
Percy Commey | 1 August 1990 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Stanford Ngcebeshe | 24 January 1993 | 0 | South African |
Dramane Nabaloum | 28 January 1994 | 2 | Burkinabé |
James Armah | 1 November 1997 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Anthony Tshehla | 4 March 2001 | 0 | South African |
Abdul Malik Jabir | 6 March 2003 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Jackson Asiku | 18 June 2005 | 0 | Australian |
Justin Savi | 24 November 2012 | 0 | Beninese |
Edward Kakembo | 26 December 2015 | 0 | Ugandan |
Waidi Usman | 14 April 2018 | 0 | Nigerian |
Nathaniel Kakololo | 10 August 2019 | 1 | Namibian |
Super-bantamweight
As of 15 September 2019
List of ABU super-bantamweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Modesty Napunyi | 2 May 1983 | 0 | Kenyan |
Modesty Napunyi | 1 July 1984 | 0 | Kenyan |
Augustin Sia | 29 November 1996 | 1 | Ivorian |
Ablorh Sowah | 6 September 1997 | 2 | Ghanaian |
Rogers Mtagwa | 31 December 1999 | 0 | Tanzanian |
Vuyani Phulo | 10 December 2000 | 1 | South African |
Abdul Tebazalwa | 31 July 2004 | 1 | Swedish |
Sande Kizito | 9 October 2006 | 0 | Ugandan |
Sande Otieno | 2 December 2006 | 0 | Kenyan |
Alexis Boureima Kabore | 14 October 2011 | 2 | Burkinabé |
Lodumo Lamati | 9 December 2016 | 0 | South African |
Tony Rashid | 15 September 2019 | 0 | Tanzanian |
Bantamweight
As of 24 August 2019
List of ABU bantamweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Sulley Shittu | 10 September 1974 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Stix Macloud | 3 July 1982 | 0 | Zimbabwean |
Eric Boone | 6 August 1982 | 0 | Nigerian |
Francis Musankabala | 5 November 1983 | 0 | Zambian |
Francis Musankabala | 3 June 1986 | 0 | Zambian |
Ernest Koffi | 8 July 1988 | 0 | Ivorian |
Nana Konadu | 10 December 1988 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Victor Enyika | 22 December 1989 | 2 | Nigerian |
Rufus Adebayo | 1 October 1993 | 0 | Nigerian |
Ernest Koffi | 23 December 1994 | 2 | Ivorian |
Steve Dotse | 1 November 1997 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Joseph Agbeko | 5 May 2000 | 1 | Ghanaian |
Friday Fatunji Felix | 15 December 2002 | 1 | Nigerian |
Ibrahim Adewale | 21 May 2006 | 1 | Nigerian |
Nick Otieno | 22 November 2008 | 0 | Kenyan |
Kennedy Kanyanta | 28 November 2009 | 1 | Zambian |
Mohamed Metwaly | 6 April 2012 | 1 | Egyptian |
Ronald Malindi | 28 April 2017 | 1 | South African |
Prince Patel | 24 August 2019 | 0 | British |
Super-flyweight
As of 16 December 2019
Flyweight
As of 30 December 2017
List of ABU flyweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
Stephen Muchoki | 2 October 1983 | 1 | Kenyan |
Nana Konadu | 13 December 1986 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Michael Ebo Danquah | 26 November 1988 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Alex Baba | 25 November 1995 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Bashiru Thompson | 25 July 2008 | 1 | Nigerian |
Alfred Muwowo | 2 July 2017 | 1 | Zambian |
Light-flyweight
As of 21 October 2018
List of ABU light-flyweight champions. | |||
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Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
James Njorage | 1 Jun 1985 | 0 | Kenyan |
Michael Ebo Danquah | 30 May 1987 | 0 | Ghanaian |
Sivenathi Nontshinga | 21 October 2018 | 0 | South African |
Minimumweight
As of 29 July 2018
Footnotes
- Walters was born in Madagascar to American parents.
- Ngumbu was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Daku was born in Uganda.
- Mamba was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Emebe was born in Cameroon.
- Kitenge was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Larbi is of Algerian descent.
- Mohatar was born in Morocco.
- Onikeke was born in Nigeria.
- Saku was born in Uganda.
- El Massoudi was born in Morocco.
- Kiwitt was born in Liberia to a German father and a Liberian mother.
- Kimpuani was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Kayumba was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- El Marcouchi is of Moroccan descent.
- Houya was born in Algeria.
- Rukundo was born in Uganda.
- Asiku was born in Uganda.
- Kakololo's title win on 10 August is not officially recorded on Boxrec.
- Tebazalwa was born in Uganda.
- Patel is of Indian descent.
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