African Boxing Union
Appearance
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Abbreviation | ABU |
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Formation | 1973 |
Type | Sports organisation |
Region served | Africa |
Membership | 56 member associations |
Official language | English, French |
President | Houcine Houichi |
Affiliations | World Boxing Council |
Website | www |
The African Boxing Union (ABU; French: Union Africaine de Boxe) is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles in the African region. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council (WBC), having been affiliated with them since 1974. The president of the African Boxing Union is Houcine Houichi.[1][2]
Current champions
[edit]Men's champions
[edit]Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: | Days |
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Minimumweight | Vacant | – | – |
Light flyweight | Vacant | – | – |
Flyweight | Vacant | – | – |
Super flyweight | Lwandile Ngxeke (RSA) | December 16, 2019 | 1802 |
Bantamweight | Vacant | – | – |
Super bantamweight | Tony Rashid (TAN) | September 15, 2019 | 1894 |
Featherweight | Nathaniel Kakololo (NAM) | December 27, 2019 | 1791 |
Super featherweight | Vacant | – | – |
Lightweight | Vacant | – | – |
Light welterweight | Vacant | – | – |
Welterweight | Thulani Mbenge (RSA) | October 17, 2020 | 1496 |
Light middleweight | Vacant | – | – |
Middleweight | David Tshema (DRC) | December 19, 2020 | 1433 |
Super middleweight | Vacant | – | – |
Light heavyweight | Vacant | – | – |
Cruiserweight | Olanrewaju Durodola (NGR) | February 1, 2020 | 1755 |
Heavyweight | Jack Muloway (DRC) | December 19, 2020 | 1433 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Admin. "World Boxing Council". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Boxing - Boxing's legal status". Retrieved 17 August 2018.