Photo: Three-time African champion from the DRC Pita Kabeji (left) will meet Tunisian Riahi Mohamed Amine (right) in the main fight of the January 24 card in Tunisia.
AFBC PRO BOXING is the latest creation of Ferdinand Ilunga Loyoyo President Ad Interim of the AFBC. This initiative aims to financially empower African boxers. All boxers will be paid immediately after their fight. “We care about the well-being of our boxers. We want our boxers in Africa to benefit from their sweat.” says Ilunga Luyoyo. ”
Let us recall that Ilunga Luyoyo received the mandate of President Ad Interim of the AFBC from the majority of African national federations, first in Kinshasa on October 31, 2024 and then confirmed at the extraordinary congress of the AFBC in Dubai on December 6, 2024.
The first edition of the AFBC PRO BOXING can count on the valuable cooperation of Barbouche Zied, President of the Tunisian Boxing Federation. Barbouche Zied also assured that the AFBC professional boxing gala on January 24 would be broadcast LIVE on social networks. Indeed, no less than 12 African countries will be represented in the ring of the Sidi Boussaid gymnasium in Tunis: Angola, Cameroon, Congo Brazza, Libya, Magadascar, Mauritius, Uganda, DR Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo and Tunisia.
“All fights will take place in six rounds of three minutes each for men and five rounds of two minutes for women,” said André Basile Kalong, secretary general of the AFBC led by Luyoyo.
In the Tunisian card, three African champions from the DR Congo, Nyembo Gisele (flyweight), David Tshama (middleweight) and Pita Kabeji, heavyweight, will face Tunisians.
The full Tunisian card is as follows:
- 48KG Femmes : Wafa Hafsi (Tunisie) vs Andriamiarisoa Miora Tina Karene (Madagascar)
- 52KG Femmes : Amel Chebbi (Tunisie) vs Nyembo Gisèle (RDC)
- 57KG Femmes : Amal Mathloufi (Tunisie) vs Betist Josefien Angel (Sierra Leone)
- 60KG Hommes : Ngollo Ngassay Cheril Etienne (Congo) vs Mohamed Ben Mansour (Tunisie)
- 63,5KG Hommes : King Lucas Mwajobaga (Tanzanie) vs Liduema Elder (Angola)
- 71KG Hommes : Clair Merven (Maurice) vs De Souza Kokou Vinyo (Togo)
- 75KG Hommes : Asim Dawku (Libye) vs Tshama David (RDC)
- 75KG Hommes : Ojok Alfred (Ouganda) contre Hamza Ghazouani (Tunisie)
- 80KG Hommes : Youssef Rafrafi (Tunisie) vs Brandone Ngon À Ngon (Cameroun)
- 86KG Hommes : Pita Kabeji (RDC) vs Riahi Mohamed Amine (Tunisie)
Source : boxersworld.co.ke, by John Nene
