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 | 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), being affiliated with them since 1974. The president of the African Boxing Union is Houcine Houichi.[1][2]
Current champions
Men's champions
| Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimumweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Light flyweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Flyweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Super flyweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Bantamweight |  Prince Patel (ENG)
|
August 24, 2019 | 1822 |
| Super bantamweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Featherweight |  Nathaniel Kakololo (NAM)
|
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| Super featherweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Lightweight |  Oto Joseph (NGR)
|
April 21, 2019 | 1947 |
| Light welterweight |  Abderrazak Houya (TUN)
|
October 20, 2018 | 2130 |
| Welterweight |  Freddy Kiwitt (LBR)
|
July 20, 2019 | 1857 |
| Light middleweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Middleweight |  Rayton Okwiri (KEN)
|
June 8, 2019 | 1899 |
| Super middleweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Light heavyweight | Vacant | – | – |
| Cruiserweight | Olanrewaju Durodola (NGR)
|
February 1, 2020 | 1661 |
| Heavyweight | Vacant | – | – |
References
- ^ Admin. "World Boxing Council". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Boxing - Boxing's legal status". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
External links
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