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 Champion11962 Cairo, Egypt17–23 March10 Egypt 21964 Accra, Ghana... April–... May108 31966 Lagos, Nigeria26–30 April101441968 Lusaka, Zambia6–11 May111651972 Nairobi, Kenya28 February–4 March1161974 Kampala, Uganda9–14 December1171979 Benghazi, Libya12–21 July1181983 Kampala, Uganda17–25 August11 Zambia91994 Johannesburg, South Africa...–... December12101998 Algiers, Algeria7–17 May1215220112001 Port Louis, Mauritius14–20 May12122003 Yaoundé, Cameroon9–18 May111490142005 Casablanca, Morocco29 April–8 May11152007 Antananarivo, Madagascar21–27 May11162009 Vacoas, Mauritius21–26 July11172011 Yaoundé, Cameroon3–10 June10182015 Casablanca, Morocco17–24 August1019103
Women's editions Number Year Host Dates Events Nations Boxers Champion12001 Cairo, Egypt5–9 July1122010 Yaoundé, Cameroon23–28 March732014 Yaoundé, Cameroon3–7 March5
Combined editions Number Year Host Dates Events Nations Boxers ChampionMen Women Total192017 Brazzaville, Congo18–25 June1824183202022 Maputo, Mozambique12–17 September2424211212023 Yaoundé, Cameroon28 July –6 August2527264 222024 Kinshasa, DR Congo18 October –27 October25 - -
All-time medal table Men As of 2015 including men's events of the combined editions until 2024:
Women As of 2014 inclueding women's events of the combined editions until 2024:
See also Boxing at the African Games World Amateur Boxing Championships
References
Results database http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AAAChampionships.html
External links Editions http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/AfricanWomensChampionships.html http://www.aiba.org/afbc-boxing-championships/ - 2017 Results