Abbreviation | ABU |
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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), having been affiliated with them since 1974. The president of the African Boxing Union is Houcine Houichi.[1][2]
Current champions[edit]
Men's champions[edit]
Weight class: | Champion: | Reign began: | Days |
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Minimumweight | Vacant | – | – |
Light flyweight | Vacant | – | – |
Flyweight | Vacant | – | – |
Super flyweight | ![]() |
December 16, 2019 | 1643 |
Bantamweight | Vacant | – | – |
Super bantamweight | ![]() |
September 15, 2019 | 1735 |
Featherweight | ![]() |
December 27, 2019 | 1632 |
Super featherweight | Vacant | – | – |
Lightweight | Vacant | – | – |
Light welterweight | Vacant | – | – |
Welterweight | ![]() |
October 17, 2020 | 1337 |
Light middleweight | Vacant | – | – |
Middleweight | ![]() |
December 19, 2020 | 1274 |
Super middleweight | Vacant | – | – |
Light heavyweight | Vacant | – | – |
Cruiserweight | ![]() |
February 1, 2020 | 1596 |
Heavyweight | ![]() |
December 19, 2020 | 1274 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Admin. "World Boxing Council". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Boxing - Boxing's legal status". Retrieved 17 August 2018.