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African Boxing Union

Abbreviation	ABU
Formation	1973 (1973)
Type	Sports organisation
Region served	Africa
Members	56 member associations
Official language	English, French
President	Houcine Houichi
Affiliations	World Boxing Council
Website	abu-boxing.com

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.

Current champions

Men's champions

Weight class:	Champion:	Reign began:	Days
Minimumweight	Vacant	–	–
Light flyweight	Vacant	–	–
Flyweight	Vacant	–	–
Super flyweight	Lwandile Ngxeke (RSA)	December 16, 2019	2418
Bantamweight	Vacant	–	–
Super bantamweight	Tony Rashid (TAN)	September 15, 2019	2510
Featherweight	Nathaniel Kakololo (NAM)	December 27, 2019	2407
Super featherweight	Vacant	–	–
Lightweight	Vacant	–	–
Light welterweight	Vacant	–	–
Welterweight	Thulani Mbenge (RSA)	October 17, 2020	2112
Light middleweight	Vacant	–	–
Middleweight	David Tshema (DRC)	December 19, 2020	2049
Super middleweight	Shadir Musa Bwogi	–	–
Light heavyweight	Vacant	–	–
Cruiserweight	Olanrewaju Durodola (NGR)	February 1, 2020	2371
Heavyweight	Jack Muloway (DRC)	December 19, 2020	2049

See also

• List of African Boxing Union champions

External links

• ABU official site Archived 2019-08-01 at the Wayback Machine