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.
As of 9 December 2017
| List of ABU heavyweight champions.[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
As of 28 May 2021
| List of ABU cruiserweight champions.[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
As of 28 April 2017
| List of ABU light-heavyweight champions.[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[n 1]
|
| Charles Chisamba | 24 January 2009 | 0 | Zambian
|
| Doudou Ngumbu | 10 July 2009 | 0 | French[n 2]
|
| 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
|
As of 1 December 2018
| List of ABU super-middleweight champions.[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[n 3]
|
| Ryno Liebenberg | 1 September 2018 | 0 | South African
|
As of 8 June 2019
| List of ABU middleweight champions.[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
| Shako Mamba | 6 August 1974 | 0 |  Luxembourgish[n 4]
|
| 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[n 5]
|
| 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
|
As of 13 May 2016
| List of ABU super-welterweight champions.[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[n 6]
|
| 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[n 7]
|
| Mbiya Kanku | 13 May 2016 | 0 | Congolese
|
As of 20 July 2017
| List of ABU welterweight champions.[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[n 8]
|
| Joseph Bessala | 23 June 1978 | 0 | Cameroonian
|
| Mimoun Mohatar | 23 December 1978 | 1 | Spanish
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| 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[n 9]
|
| Hassan Saku | 22 December 2007 | 0 |  Swedish[n 10]
|
| Chris van Heerden | 25 July 2008 | 1 | South African
|
| Pythius Kambembe | 3 July 2010 | 0 | Zambian
|
| Ismael El Massoudi | 4 December 2010 | 0 | French[n 11]
|
| 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[n 12]
|
| Thulani Mbenge | 17 October 2020 | 0 | South African
|
As of 20 October 2018
| List of ABU super-lightweight champions.[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
| Jo Kimpuani | 28 June 1975 | 0 | French[n 13]
|
| 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[n 14]
|
| 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[n 15]
|
| Olaide Fijabi | 26 December 2017 | 0 | Nigerian
|
| Abderrazak Houya | 20 October 2018 | 0 | French[n 16]
|
As of 21 April 2019
| List of ABU lightweight champions.[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[n 17]
|
| 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
|
As of 18 May 2018
| List of ABU super-featherweight champions.[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
As of 7 December 2019
| List of ABU featherweight champions.[15] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[n 18]
|
| 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[n 19] | 1 |  Namibian
|
As of 15 September 2019
| List of ABU super-bantamweight champions.[19] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[n 20]
|
| 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
|
As of 24 August 2019
| List of ABU bantamweight champions.[20] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[n 21]
|
As of 16 December 2019
| List of ABU super-flyweight champions.[21] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
| Vuyani Nene | 29 January 1995 | 0 | South African
|
| Abbey Mnisi | 24 October 2000 | 0 | South African
|
| Simphiwe Khandisa | 12 December 2001 | 0 | South African
|
| Francis Miyeyusho | 26 January 2008 | 0 | Tanzanian
|
| Lesley Sekotswe | 25 July 2008 | 1 |  Motswana
|
| Landi Ngxeke | 16 December 2019 | 0 | South African
|
As of 30 December 2017
| List of ABU flyweight champions.[22] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
As of 21 October 2018
| List of ABU light-flyweight champions.[23] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
As of 29 July 2018
| List of ABU minimumweight champions.[24] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date of title victory | Successful defences | Nationality |
| Mtutuzeli Nene | 29 January 1995 | 0 | South African
|
| Sithembile Kibiti | 27 April 2002 | 0 | South African
|
| Ayanda Ndulani | 29 July 2018 | 0 | South African
|
