African Amateur Boxing Championships
| African Boxing Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Sports event |
| Date(s) | Midyear |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Inaugurated | 1962 / 2001 |
| Organised by | AFBC |
The African Amateur Boxing Championships is the premier pan-continental annual competition for amateur boxing in Africa. The championships are organised by the continent's governing body, the African Boxing Union (ABU). The first edition of the tournament took place in 1962.
Editions
From 2017, it was held Men and Women in same country and same time.
Men's editions
| Number | Year | Host | Dates | Events | Nations | Boxers | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1962 | Cairo, Egypt | 17–23 March | 10 | Egypt / Ghana | ||
| 2 | 1964 | Accra, Ghana | ... April–... May | 10 | 8 | Ghana / United Arab Republic | |
| 3 | 1966 | Lagos, Nigeria | 26–30 April | 10 | 14 | Ghana | |
| 4 | 1968 | Lusaka, Zambia | 6–11 May | 11 | 16 | United Arab Republic | |
| 5 | 1972 | Nairobi, Kenya | 28 February–4 March | 11 | Uganda | ||
| 6 | 1974 | Kampala, Uganda | 9–14 December | 11 | Uganda | ||
| 7 | 1979 | Benghazi, Libya | 12–21 July | 11 | Kenya | ||
| 8 | 1983 | Kampala, Uganda | 17–25 August | 11 | Zambia | ||
| 9 | 1994 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ...–... December | 12 | South Africa | ||
| 10 | 1998 | Algiers, Algeria | 7–17 May | 12 | 15 | 220 | Algeria |
| 11 | 2001 | Port Louis, Mauritius | 14–20 May | 12 | Algeria | ||
| 12 | 2003 | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 9–18 May | 11 | 14 | 90 | Algeria |
| 14 | 2005 | Casablanca, Morocco | 29 April–8 May | 11 | Tunisia | ||
| 15 | 2007 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 21–27 May | 11 | Algeria | ||
| 16 | 2009 | Vacoas, Mauritius | 21–26 July | 11 | Morocco | ||
| 17 | 2011 | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 3–10 June | 10 | Algeria | ||
| 18 | 2015 | Casablanca, Morocco | 17–24 August | 10 | 19 | 103 | Morocco |
Women's editions
| Number | Year | Host | Dates | Events | Nations | Boxers | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Cairo, Egypt | 5–9 July | 11 | Egypt | ||
| 2 | 2010 | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 23–28 March | 7 | Cameroon | ||
| 3 | 2014 | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 3–7 March | 5 | Morocco |
Combined editions
| Number | Year | Host | Dates | Events | Nations | Boxers | Champion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | |||||||
| 19 | 2017 | Brazzaville, Congo | 18–25 June | 18 | 24 | 183 | Cameroon | Cameroon | Cameroon |
| 20 | 2022 | Maputo, Mozambique | 12–17 September | 24 | 24 | 211 | Mozambique | Algeria | Algeria |
| 21 | 2023 | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 28 July –6 August | 25 | 27 | 264 | Morocco | Morocco | Morocco[1][2] |
| 22 | 2024 | Kinshasa, DR Congo[3] | 18 October –27 October | 25 | - | - | Morocco[4] | Morocco[4] | Morocco[5] |
All-time medal table
Men
As of 2015 inclueding men's events of the combined editions until 2024:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 37 | 23 | 22 | 82 |
| 2 | Morocco | 27 | 23 | 25 | 75 |
| 3 | Kenya | 21 | 15 | 12 | 48 |
| 4 | Egypt | 20 | 17 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Uganda | 18 | 16 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Cameroon | 18 | 15 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Ghana | 16 | 17 | 15 | 48 |
| 8 | Mauritius | 13 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 9 | DR Congo | 11 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 10 | 3 | 18 | 31 |
| 11 | South Africa | 8 | 10 | 21 | 39 |
| 12 | Zambia | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 13 | Nigeria | 7 | 16 | 10 | 33 |
| 14 | Namibia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 15 | Mozambique | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | Senegal | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| 17 | Gabon | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 18 | Madagascar | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 | Libya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Niger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Botswana | 1 | 9 | 19 | 29 |
| 22 | Sudan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 | Congo | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 24 | Benin | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 25 | Tanzania | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Guinea | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 28 | Seychelles | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Mali | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 30 | Togo | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 31 | Angola | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | Burundi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | Cape Verde | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 38 | Lesotho | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (38 entries) | 235 | 233 | 288 | 756 | |
Need bronze medals of 1983 and 1994 editions
Women
As of 2014 inclueding women's events of the combined editions until 2024:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 15 | 15 | 5 | 35 |
| 2 | Algeria | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 9 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 4 | Egypt | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Cameroon | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| 6 | Mozambique | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Tunisia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 10 | Zambia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Botswana | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Congo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Kenya | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 16 | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 | Niger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 22 | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Angola | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Burundi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Libya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 66 | 61 | 81 | 208 | |
Need bronze medals of 2001 and 2010 (with some silver medals) editions
See also
References
- ^ "Morocco topped the medal table at the AFBC African Boxing Championships". IBA. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ admin_afcb (2023-07-30). "Fights Results - AFBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships Yaounde 2023". AFBC - African Boxing Confederation. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ admin_afcb (2024-07-09). "Kinshasa (DR Congo) will host the African Elite Men's and Women's Boxing Championships in October 2024". AFBC - African Boxing Confederation. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ a b admin_afcb (2024-10-27). "Africa Elite Boxing Championships, Kinshasa, DR Congo, October 19-27, 2024: MEDAL STANDINGS BY COUNTRY". AFBC - African Boxing Confederation. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ^ "Morocco retains overall title at AFBC African Boxing Championships despite strong challenge from DR Congo". IBA. 2024-10-27. Retrieved 2025-07-10.