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The following is a list of African Boxing Union champions. The African Boxing Union (ABU) is a professional boxing governing body that sanctions championship bouts in Africa . Heavyweight
Since at least John L. Sullivan, in the late 19th century, there have been world champions in professional boxing. The first of the current organizations to award a world title was the World Boxing Association (WBA), then known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), when it sanctioned its first title fight in 1921 between Jack Dempsey and ...
Pages in category "African Boxing Union champions" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Azumah Nelson (born 19 July 1958, affectionately known as the Professor) [3] is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 2008. He was a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC featherweight title from 1984 to 1987 and the WBC super-featherweight title twice between 1988 and 1997.
Born and raised in Bukom, Takyi started boxing as a nine-year-old, and now aged 23, he trains at the Wisdom Boxing Gym. “This is the home of champions,” he says of Bukom, naming past greats ...
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]
Boxing: 2005– Taoriba Biniati Kiribati: 57 kilograms (126 lb) Lightweight: Boxing: 2014– Arlene Blencowe Australia: 66 kilograms (146 lb) Featherweight: Boxing: 2012– Yesica Bopp Argentina: Light flyweight: Boxing: 2008– Lovlina Borgohain India: Welterweight: Boxing: Cecilia Brækhus Norway: 64 kilograms (141 lb) Welterweight: Boxing ...
This is a list of Nigerian male boxers. Boxing is a combat sport in which two people wearing protective gloves throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring. Friday Ahunanya [ 1 ]