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.

History

Year Edition Host
1962 I. African Amateur Boxing Championships Egypt Cairo, Egypt
1964 II. African Amateur Boxing Championships Ghana Accra, Ghana
1966 III. African Amateur Boxing Championships Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria
1968 IV. African Amateur Boxing Championships Zambia Lusaka, Zambia
1972 V. African Amateur Boxing Championships Kenya Nairobi, Kenya
1974 VI. African Amateur Boxing Championships Uganda Kampala, Uganda
1979 VII. African Amateur Boxing Championships Libya Benghazi, Libya
1983 VIII. African Amateur Boxing Championships Uganda Kampala, Uganda
1994 IX. African Amateur Boxing Championships South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
1998 X. African Amateur Boxing Championships Algeria Algiers, Algeria
2001 XI. African Amateur Boxing Championships Mauritius Port Louis, Mauritius
2003 XII. African Amateur Boxing Championships Cameroon Yaoundé, Cameroon
2005 XIII. African Amateur Boxing Championships Morocco Casablanca, Morocco
2007 XIV. African Amateur Boxing Championships Madagascar Antananarivo, Madagascar

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