List of African Boxing Union champions

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

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As of 9 December 2017

List of ABU heavyweight champions.[1]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Ngozika Ekwelum 5 October 1979 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Adama Mensah 1 January 1982 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Proud Kilimanjaro 4 September 1982 6 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
Michael Simuwelu 29 August 1987 0 Zambia Zambian
Proud Kilimanjaro 8 August 1988 0 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
Bash Ali 31 July 1993 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Joseph Akhasamba 19 December 1998 1 Kenya Kenyan
Manuel Ossie 26 August 2005 0 Liberia Liberian
Frank Frimpong 17 November 2006 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Joseph Chingangu 1 March 2008 2 Zambia Zambian
Zack Mwekassa 28 June 2014 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Ruann Visser 31 March 2017 1 South Africa South African
Tshibuabua Kalonga 9 December 2017 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese

Cruiserweight

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As of 28 May 2021

List of ABU cruiserweight champions.[2]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Moyoyo Mensah 8 February 2002 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Faïsal Ibnel Arrami 17 October 2009 0 France French
Thabiso Mchunu 10 November 2012 0 South Africa South African
Taylor Mabika 27 December 2013 1 Gabon Gabonese
Thabiso Mchunu 10 June 2017 0 South Africa South African
Thomas Oosthuizen 1 September 2018 0 South Africa South African
Thabiso Mchunu 8 December 2018 0 South Africa South African
Olanrewaju Durodola 1 February 2020 2 Nigeria Nigerian

Light-heavyweight

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As of 28 April 2017

List of ABU light-heavyweight champions.[3]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Ba Sounkalo 18 September 1974 4 Mali Malian
Lottie Mwale 30 September 1979 5 Zambia Zambian
Joe Lasisi 25 April 1986 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Ali Saidi 7 November 1992 0 Tunisia Tunisian
Chipundu Chipayeni 25 June 1995 0 Zambia Zambian
Joe Lasisi 29 November 1996 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Braimah Kamoko 1 April 2005 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Zach Walters 23 February 2008 0 United States American[n 1]
Charles Chisamba 24 January 2009 0 Zambia Zambian
Doudou Ngumbu 10 July 2009 0 France French[n 2]
Isaac Chilemba 31 October 2009 0 Malawi Malawian
Doudou Ngumbu 15 April 2011 0 France French
Hany Atiyo 14 October 2011 0 Egypt Egyptian
Joseph Lubega 6 April 2012 0 Uganda Ugandan
Daniel Wanyonyi 28 June 2014 0 Kenya Kenyan
Thomas Oosthuizen 28 April 2017 0 South Africa South African

Super-middleweight

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As of 1 December 2018

List of ABU super-middleweight champions.[5]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Thulani Malinga 14 August 1994 0 South Africa South African
Bertrand Tchandjeu 29 November 1996 0 Cameroon Cameroonian
Joseph Marwa 9 August 1998 0 Tanzania Tanzanian
Bawa Adime 31 August 1998 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Bertrand Tchandjeu 4 December 1998 0 Cameroon Cameroonian
Mohamed Dridi 19 August 2000 1 Tunisia Tunisian
Charles Adamu 28 December 2002 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Isaac Chilemba 13 September 2008 0 Malawi Malawian
Flash Issaka 26 December 2009 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Farouk Daku 14 June 2015 0 Netherlands Dutch[n 3]
Ryno Liebenberg 1 September 2018 0 South Africa South African

Middleweight

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As of 8 June 2019

List of ABU middleweight champions.[6]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Shako Mamba 6 August 1974 0 Luxembourg Luxembourgish[n 4]
Idrissa Konate 7 February 1976 0 Senegal Senegalese
Shako Mamba 23 December 1976 0 Luxembourg Luxembourgish
Richard Ofosu 30 April 1977 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Jean-Marie Emebe 9 November 1979 0 France French[n 5]
Olton Beltchika 5 March 1983 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Abdul Umaru Sanda 8 September 1984 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Peter Assandoh 6 March 1987 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Abdul Umaru Sanda 13 February 1988 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Hunter Clay 28 October 1988 3 Nigeria Nigerian
Tejumola Oduntoye 29 July 1994 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Georges Boco 5 May 1995 0 Benin Beninese
Ambrose Mlilo 24 June 1995 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Georges Boco 15 May 1996 1 Benin Beninese
Anthony van Kiekerk 25 June 2000 0 South Africa South African
James Obede Toney 12 October 2001 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Osumanu Adama 29 October 2004 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Mohammed Akrong 2 August 2008 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Osumanu Adama 26 December 2009 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Khalid Habchane 2 May 2014 0 Morocco Moroccan

Super-welterweight

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As of 13 May 2016

List of ABU super-welterweight champions.[7]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Sea Robinson 30 May 1974 0 Ivory Coast Ivorian
Loucif Hamani 4 December 1976 1 Algeria Algerian
Jean-Marie Emebe 5 November 1977 0 France French
Olton Beltchika 30 June 1983 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Kitenge Kitengewa 2 July 1989 0 Luxembourg Luxembourgish[n 6]
Jaffa Ballogou 29 December 1990 1 Togo Togolese
Rashid Matumla 30 March 1997 0 Tanzania Tanzanian
Cyprian Emeti 30 October 1999 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Ruben Groenewald 24 October 2000 0 South Africa South African
Adam Katumwa 22 December 2002 2 Uganda Ugandan
Badru Lusambya 19 June 2004 2 Uganda Ugandan
Badru Lusambya 18 October 2009 0 Uganda Ugandan
Ahmed Benjeddou 10 March 2012 0 Morocco Moroccan
Salim Larbi 6 December 2013 0 France French[n 7]
Mbiya Kanku 13 May 2016 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese

Welterweight

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As of 20 July 2017

List of ABU welterweight champions.[9]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Joseph Bessala 30 November 1974 0 Cameroon Cameroonian
Salem Ouedraogo 31 January 1976 0 Ivory Coast Ivorian
Mimoun Mohatar 4 February 1978 0 Spain Spanish[n 8]
Joseph Bessala 23 June 1978 0 Cameroon Cameroonian
Mimoun Mohatar 23 December 1978 1 Spain Spanish
Judas Clottey 24 June 1983 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Charles Nwokolo 27 June 1986 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Tubor Briggs 9 March 1990 2 Nigeria Nigerian
Napoleon Alabi 30 October 1999 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Joshua Clottey 27 April 2001 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Karim Harzouz 8 June 2001 0 France French
Fatai Onikeke 5 March 2004 0 Australia Australian[n 9]
Hassan Saku 22 December 2007 0 Sweden Swedish[n 10]
Chris van Heerden 25 July 2008 1 South Africa South African
Pythius Kambembe 3 July 2010 0 Zambia Zambian
Ismael El Massoudi 4 December 2010 0 France French[n 11]
Patrice Sou Toke 13 October 2012 0 Burkina Faso Burkinabé
Charles Manyuchi 28 June 2013 1 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
Larry Ekundayo 30 October 2015 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Thulani Mbenge 1 December 2016 0 South Africa South African
Stanley Eribo 26 December 2016 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Salehe Mkalekwa 20 April 2018 0 Tanzania Tanzanian
Eric Kapia 25 August 2018 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congolese
Freddy Kiwitt 20 July 2019 0 Liberia Liberian[n 12]
Thulani Mbenge 17 October 2020 0 South Africa South African

Super-lightweight

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As of 20 October 2018

List of ABU super-lightweight champions.[11]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Jo Kimpuani 28 June 1975 0 France French[n 13]
Obisia Nwankpa 4 May 1979 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Billy Famous 17 February 1984 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Dave Chibuye 1 July 1989 0 Zambia Zambian
Valery Kayumba 2 July 1989 0 France French[n 14]
Ike Quartey 15 December 1990 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Habib Mahjoub 6 November 1993 0 Tunisia Tunisian
Duke Chinyadza 29 October 1994 0 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
Felix Bwalya 25 June 1995 0 Zambia Zambian
Karim Ben-Sultan 20 July 1995 0 Algeria Algerian
Nasser Athumani 19 December 1998 0 Kenya Kenyan
Justin Juuko 31 December 1999 0 Uganda Ugandan
Stephanus Carr 24 October 2000 1 South Africa South African
Davis Lusimbo 7 July 2002 0 Uganda Ugandan
Victor Kpadenou 12 April 2003 0 Benin Beninese
Ajose Olusegun 10 April 2004 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Emmanuel Lartei Lartey 4 August 2007 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Albert Mensah 2 August 2008 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Solomon Bogere 16 November 2013 0 Uganda Ugandan
Mohamed El Marcouchi 8 April 2017 0 Belgium Belgian[n 15]
Olaide Fijabi 26 December 2017 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Abderrazak Houya 20 October 2018 0 France French[n 16]

Lightweight

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As of 21 April 2019

List of ABU lightweight champions.[13]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Ould Makloufi 15 December 1973 1 Algeria Algerian
Aziza Bossou 29 April 1978 1 Togo Togolese
John Sichula 2 September 1982 0 Zambia Zambian
Davidson Andeh 29 April 1983 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Sam Ago Kotey 6 November 1984 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Akwei Addo 13 February 1988 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Christopher Ossai 31 January 1992 1 Nigeria Nigerian
David Tetteh 4 December 1993 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Chikoya Mphande 24 June 1995 0 Malawi Malawian
Ben Tackie 22 December 1995 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Charles Owiso 31 December 1999 0 Kenya Kenyan
Abdullai Amidu 28 June 2003 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Joshua Allotey 3 December 2005 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Sam Rukundo 24 November 2007 1 Sweden Swedish[n 17]
George Ashie 14 April 2012 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Keith Nkosi 3 December 2012 0 South Africa South African
Richard Commey 26 December 2013 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Hedi Slimani 11 November 2015 0 Tunisia Tunisian
Patrick Kinigamazi 18 November 2016 0 Rwanda Rwandan
Lunga Stimela 26 May 2017 0 South Africa South African
Oto Joseph 26 Dec 2017 2 Nigeria Nigerian

Super-featherweight

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As of 18 May 2018

List of ABU super-featherweight champions.[14]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Safiu Okebadan 14 December 1982 0 Nigeria Nigerian
John Sichula 3 September 1983 0 Zambia Zambian
Sam Akromah 26 October 1986 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Aristide Sagbo 15 February 1991 0 Benin Beninese
Simon Peter McIntosh 27 September 1991 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Aristide Sagbo 29 May 1992 0 Benin Beninese
Joe Orewa 10 September 1993 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Michelle Dahmani 6 November 1993 0 Tunisia Tunisian
Aristide Sagbo 11 November 1994 5 Benin Beninese
Tony Danso 22 December 1999 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Francis Kiwanuka 31 December 1999 0 Uganda Ugandan
Michael Kizza 7 July 2002 0 Uganda Ugandan
Joshua Allotey 12 April 2003 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Anges Adjaho 10 September 2004 0 Benin Beninese
Yakubu Amidu 23 December 2006 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Jasper Seroka 25 July 2008 0 South Africa South African
George Ashie 26 December 2009 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Jasper Seroka 18 March 2013 0 South Africa South African
Koos Sibiya 27 May 2016 0 South Africa South African
Sibusiso Zingange 8 December 2016 0 South Africa South African
Koos Sibiya 28 April 2017 0 South Africa South African
Sibusiso Zingange 18 May 2018 0 South Africa South African

Featherweight

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As of 7 December 2019

List of ABU featherweight champions.[15]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
David Kotei 2 February 1974 0 Ghana Ghanaian
David Kotei 30 July 1977 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Azumah Nelson 13 December 1980 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Modesty Napunyi 28 January 1990 0 Kenya Kenyan
Percy Commey 1 August 1990 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Stanford Ngcebeshe 24 January 1993 0 South Africa South African
Dramane Nabaloum 28 January 1994 2 Burkina Faso Burkinabé
James Armah 1 November 1997 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Anthony Tshehla 4 March 2001 0 South Africa South African
Abdul Malik Jabir 6 March 2003 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Jackson Asiku 18 June 2005 0 Australia Australian[n 18]
Justin Savi 24 November 2012 0 Benin Beninese
Edward Kakembo 26 December 2015 0 Uganda Ugandan
Waidi Usman 14 April 2018 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Nathaniel Kakololo 10 August 2019[n 19] 1 Namibia Namibian

Super-bantamweight

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As of 15 September 2019

List of ABU super-bantamweight champions.[19]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Modesty Napunyi 2 May 1983 0 Kenya Kenyan
Modesty Napunyi 1 July 1984 0 Kenya Kenyan
Augustin Sia 29 November 1996 1 Ivory Coast Ivorian
Ablorh Sowah 6 September 1997 2 Ghana Ghanaian
Rogers Mtagwa 31 December 1999 0 Tanzania Tanzanian
Vuyani Phulo 10 December 2000 1 South Africa South African
Abdul Tebazalwa 31 July 2004 1 Sweden Swedish[n 20]
Sande Kizito 9 October 2006 0 Uganda Ugandan
Sande Otieno 2 December 2006 0 Kenya Kenyan
Alexis Boureima Kabore 14 October 2011 2 Burkina Faso Burkinabé
Lodumo Lamati 9 December 2016 0 South Africa South African
Tony Rashid 15 September 2019 0 Tanzania Tanzanian

Bantamweight

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As of 24 August 2019

List of ABU bantamweight champions.[20]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Sulley Shittu 10 September 1974 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Stix Macloud 3 July 1982 0 Zimbabwe Zimbabwean
Eric Boone 6 August 1982 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Francis Musankabala 5 November 1983 0 Zambia Zambian
Francis Musankabala 3 June 1986 0 Zambia Zambian
Ernest Koffi 8 July 1988 0 Ivory Coast Ivorian
Nana Konadu 10 December 1988 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Victor Enyika 22 December 1989 2 Nigeria Nigerian
Rufus Adebayo 1 October 1993 0 Nigeria Nigerian
Ernest Koffi 23 December 1994 2 Ivory Coast Ivorian
Steve Dotse 1 November 1997 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Joseph Agbeko 5 May 2000 1 Ghana Ghanaian
Friday Fatunji Felix 15 December 2002 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Ibrahim Adewale 21 May 2006 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Nick Otieno 22 November 2008 0 Kenya Kenyan
Kennedy Kanyanta 28 November 2009 1 Zambia Zambian
Mohamed Metwaly 6 April 2012 1 Egypt Egyptian
Ronald Malindi 28 April 2017 1 South Africa South African
Prince Patel 24 August 2019 0 United Kingdom British[n 21]

Super-flyweight

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As of 16 December 2019

List of ABU super-flyweight champions.[21]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Vuyani Nene 29 January 1995 0 South Africa South African
Abbey Mnisi 24 October 2000 0 South Africa South African
Simphiwe Khandisa 12 December 2001 0 South Africa South African
Francis Miyeyusho 26 January 2008 0 Tanzania Tanzanian
Lesley Sekotswe 25 July 2008 1 Botswana Motswana
Landi Ngxeke 16 December 2019 0 South Africa South African

Flyweight

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As of 30 December 2017

List of ABU flyweight champions.[22]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Stephen Muchoki 2 October 1983 1 Kenya Kenyan
Nana Konadu 13 December 1986 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Michael Ebo Danquah 26 November 1988 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Alex Baba 25 November 1995 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Bashiru Thompson 25 July 2008 1 Nigeria Nigerian
Alfred Muwowo 2 July 2017 1 Zambia Zambian

Light-flyweight

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As of 21 October 2018

List of ABU light-flyweight champions.[23]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
James Njorage 1 Jun 1985 0 Kenya Kenyan
Michael Ebo Danquah 30 May 1987 0 Ghana Ghanaian
Sivenathi Nontshinga 21 October 2018 0 South Africa South African

Minimumweight

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As of 29 July 2018

List of ABU minimumweight champions.[24]
Name Date of title victory Successful defences Nationality
Mtutuzeli Nene 29 January 1995 0 South Africa South African
Sithembile Kibiti 27 April 2002 0 South Africa South African
Ayanda Ndulani 29 July 2018 0 South Africa South African

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Walters was born in Madagascar to American parents.[4]
  2. ^ Ngumbu was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  3. ^ Daku was born in Uganda.
  4. ^ Mamba was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  5. ^ Emebe was born in Cameroon.
  6. ^ Kitenge was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  7. ^ Larbi is of Algerian descent.[8]
  8. ^ Mohatar was born in Morocco.
  9. ^ Onikeke was born in Nigeria.
  10. ^ Saku was born in Uganda.
  11. ^ El Massoudi was born in Morocco.
  12. ^ Kiwitt was born in Liberia to a German father and a Liberian mother.[10]
  13. ^ Kimpuani was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  14. ^ Kayumba was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  15. ^ El Marcouchi is of Moroccan descent.[12]
  16. ^ Houya was born in Algeria.
  17. ^ Rukundo was born in Uganda.
  18. ^ Asiku was born in Uganda.
  19. ^ Kakololo's title win on 10 August is not officially recorded on Boxrec.[16][17][18]
  20. ^ Tebazalwa was born in Uganda.
  21. ^ Patel is of Indian descent.

References

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  1. ^ "ABU: Heavyweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "ABU: Cruiserweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "ABU: Light heavyweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ Slater, Brady (28 February 2008). "Introducing ... the new WBC African Boxing Union light heavyweight champ, Zach 'Jungle Boy' Walters". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ^ "ABU: Super middleweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ^ "ABU: Middleweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. ^ "ABU: Super welterweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Horizon monde pour Larbi". Le Progrès (in French). 27 November 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  9. ^ "ABU: Welterweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  10. ^ Sieh, Rodney (23 February 2019). "Liberian-Born German Boxer Crowned WBO European Welterweight Champion". Front Page Africa. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  11. ^ "ABU: Super lightweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  12. ^ Fridhi, Ghassen (6 August 2017). "Belgian-Moroccan boxer Mohamed El Marcouchi aims to redefine Molenbeek". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  13. ^ "ABU: Lightweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  14. ^ "ABU: Super featherweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  15. ^ "ABU: Featherweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Saturday 7, December 2019". Boxrec. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  17. ^ @MTCNamibia (10 August 2019). "Congratulations to Natanael Natty Kakololo From MTC Salute Boxing Academy who won the ABU FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE against Toto Helebe from South Africa. #proudlynamibian" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Engilane, Lukhanyo (15 August 2019). "Kuqwalaselwa ikamva likaToto Helebe". I'solezwe lesiXhosa (in Xhosa). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  19. ^ "ABU: Super bantamweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  20. ^ "ABU: Bantamweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  21. ^ "ABU: Super flyweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  22. ^ "ABU: Flyweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  23. ^ "ABU: Light flyweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  24. ^ "ABU: Minimumweight". Boxrec. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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