African Boxing Union
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| Abbreviation | ABU |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1973 |
| Type | Sports organisation |
Region served | Africa |
| Membership | 56 member associations |
Official language | English, French |
President | Houcine Houichi |
| Affiliations | World Boxing Council |
| Website | abu-boxing |
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 | edit source]Men's champions
[edit | edit source]| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimumweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Light flyweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Flyweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Super flyweight | File:Flag of South Africa.svg Lwandile Ngxeke (RSA) | December 16, 2019 | 2335 |
| Bantamweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Super bantamweight | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tony Rashid (TAN) | September 15, 2019 | 2427 |
| Featherweight | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Nathaniel Kakololo (NAM) | December 27, 2019 | 2324 |
| Super featherweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Lightweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Light welterweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Welterweight | File:Flag of South Africa.svg Thulani Mbenge (RSA) | October 17, 2020 | 2029 |
| Light middleweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Middleweight | File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg David Tshema (DRC) | December 19, 2020 | 1966 |
| Super middleweight | Shadir Musa Bwogi | – | – |
| Light heavyweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Cruiserweight | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Olanrewaju Durodola (NGR) | February 1, 2020 | 2288 |
| Heavyweight | File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Jack Muloway (DRC) | December 19, 2020 | 1966 |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- ABU official site Archived 2019-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
