African Amateur Boxing Championships

The African Amateur Boxing Championships is the premier pan-continental annual competition for amateur boxing

Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

in Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

. 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

1962 in sports

1962 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* AFL Championship – Dallas Texans won 20-17 over the Houston Oilers in double overtime* NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers won 16-7 over the New York Giants...

History

Year	Edition	Host
1962 1962 in sports 1962 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* AFL Championship – Dallas Texans won 20-17 over the Houston Oilers in double overtime* NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers won 16-7 over the New York Giants...	I. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Cairo, Egypt
1964 1964 in sports 1964 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Men's Olympic Gold Medal: Downhill: Egon Zimmermann, Austria Slalom: Josef Stiegler, Austria** Giant Slalom: François Bonlieu, France* Women's Olympic Gold Medal:...	II. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Accra, Ghana
1966 1966 in sports 1966 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* FIS Alpine World Ski Championships – Men's combined champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel, France-American football:...	III. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Lagos, Nigeria
1968 1968 in sports 1968 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup: Men's overall champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France Women's overall champion: Nancy Greene, Canada-American football:...	IV. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Lusaka, Zambia
1972 1972 in sports 1972 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria-American football:...	V. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Nairobi, Kenya
1974 1974 in sports 1974 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's overall season champion: Piero Gros, Italy Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria-American football:...	VI. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Kampala, Uganda
1979 1979 in sports 1979 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's overall season champion: Peter Lüscher, Switzerland Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austria-American football:...	VII. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Benghazi, Libya
1983 1983 in sports 1983 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup: Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States Women's overall season champion: Tamara McKinney, United States-American football:...	VIII. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Kampala, Uganda
1994 1994 in sports 1994 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* January 29 – death of Ulrike Maier , Austrian skier, who broke her neck when she crashed during a World Cup downhill race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen...	IX. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Johannesburg, South Africa
1998 1998 in sports 1998 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany-American football:...	X. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Algiers, Algeria
2001 2001 in sports 2001 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria Women's overall season champion: Janica Kostelić, Croatia-American football:...	XI. African Amateur Boxing Championships 2001 African Amateur Boxing Championships The 11th edition of the African Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Port Louis, Mauritius from 14 May to 20 May 2001. The event was organised by the African Boxing Union for amateur boxing.- Medal winners :-References:*...	Port Louis Port Louis -Economy:The economy is dominated by its port, which handles Mauritius' international trade. The port was founded by the French who preferred Port Louis as the City is shielded by the Port Louis/Moka mountain range. It is the largest container handling facility in the Indian Ocean and can... , Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
2003 2003 in sports 2003 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's overall season championship: Stephan Eberharter, Austria Women's overall season championship: Janica Kostelić, Croatia-American football:...	XII. African Amateur Boxing Championships 2003 African Amateur Boxing Championships The 12th edition of the African Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from May 9 to May 18, 2003. The event was organised by the African governing body for amateur boxing, the African Boxing Union .- Medal winners :-References:*...	Yaoundé, Cameroon
2005 2005 in sports 2005 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's overall season champion: Bode Miller Women's overall season champion: Anja Pärson -American football:...	XIII. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Casablanca, Morocco
2007 2007 in sports 2007 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* February 4 – Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The win was the Colts' first Super Bowl Championship since their 1970-71 team, when...	XIV. African Amateur Boxing Championships	Antananarivo, Madagascar

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