African Amateur Boxing Championships

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.

African Boxing Championships
StatusActive
GenreSports event
Date(s)Midyear
FrequencyAnnual
Inaugurated1962 / 2001
Organised byAFBC

Editions

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From 2017, it was held Men and Women in same country and same time.

Men's editions

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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

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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

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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

All-time medal table

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As of 2015 inclueding men's events of the combined editions until 2023:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Algeria37232282
2  Morocco23202265
3  Egypt20171350
4  Kenya2014842
5  Uganda18161549
6  Cameroon17151244
7  Ghana16171548
8  Mauritius1310831
9  Tunisia1031730
10  Zambia84618
11  Nigeria7161033
12  South Africa7102138
13  DR Congo74718
14  Mozambique3249
15  Namibia3126
16  Gabon26715
17  Madagascar2248
18  Libya2204
19  Niger2103
20  Botswana191929
21  Senegal151016
22  Sudan1438
23  Congo1146
24  Benin1067
25  Tanzania0516
26  Burkina Faso0347
  Guinea0347
28  Seychelles0224
29  Mali0156
30  Togo0145
31  Ivory Coast0123
32  Angola0101
  Zimbabwe0101
34  Cape Verde0022
  Rwanda0022
36  Lesotho0011
Totals (36 entries)222220262704

Need bronze medals of 1983 and 1994 editions

Women

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As of 2014 inclueding women's events of the combined editions until 2023:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Algeria1010424
2  Morocco910524
3  Egypt88016
4  Cameroon841022
5  DR Congo45918
6  Mozambique4037
7  Tunisia2338
8  Nigeria2125
  Uganda2125
10  Zambia2024
11  Botswana1146
12  Cape Verde1102
13  Sierra Leone1001
14  Kenya0156
15  Niger0112
16  Burkina Faso0101
  Central African Republic0101
  Tanzania0101
19  South Africa0066
20  Senegal0033
21  Burundi0011
  Congo0011
  Libya0011
  Madagascar0011
  Seychelles0011
Totals (25 entries)544964167

Need bronze medals of 2001 and 2010 (with some silver medals) editions

See also

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Results database

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