List of African Boxing Union champions

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.[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

Cruiserweight

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

Light-heavyweight

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

Super-middleweight

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

Middleweight

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

Super-welterweight

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

Welterweight

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
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

Super-lightweight

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]

Lightweight

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

Super-featherweight

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

Featherweight

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

Super-bantamweight

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

Bantamweight

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]

Super-flyweight

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

Flyweight

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

Light-flyweight

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

Minimumweight

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

Footnotes

1. Walters was born in Madagascar to American parents.^[4]
2. Ngumbu was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
3. Daku was born in Uganda.
4. Mamba was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
5. Emebe was born in Cameroon.
6. Kitenge was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
7. Larbi is of Algerian descent.^[8]
8. Mohatar was born in Morocco.
9. Onikeke was born in Nigeria.
10. Saku was born in Uganda.
11. El Massoudi was born in Morocco.
12. Kiwitt was born in Liberia to a German father and a Liberian mother.^[10]
13. Kimpuani was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
14. Kayumba was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
15. El Marcouchi is of Moroccan descent.^[12]
16. Houya was born in Algeria.
17. Rukundo was born in Uganda.
18. Asiku was born in Uganda.
19. Kakololo's title win on 10 August is not officially recorded on Boxrec.^[16][17][18]
20. Tebazalwa was born in Uganda.
21. Patel is of Indian descent.