Sept 8: Kinshasa is ready to host Africa elite boxing event.

Top DR Congo federation official Pierre Ambongi allays fears of Mpox interfering with the Africa premier boxing tournament The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is ready to host the 21st edition of the Africa Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships from October 14-27 in Kinshasa. That’s the assurance from the Deputy Secretary-General Lire plus …

Historical inaugural IBA Champions’ Night in Addis Ababa changes the landscape in Africa with prize money.

Top African boxers Alcinda Dos Santos from Mozambique and Patrick Chinyemba from Zambia have for the first time spoken about how the IBA prize money has changed their lives. Ethiopian Boxing Federation, top African boxing coaches and boxers have hailed the first-ever IBA Champions’ Night card in Africa, describing it as a major milestone in Lire plus …

Chinyemba captures IBA African Flyweight title. Fight Results and IBA Photo Album

Zambia’s boxing posterboy Patrick ‘Baddo’ Chinyemba captured the IBA African Flyweight title via a fourth-round technical knockout victory over Ghana’s Theophilus ‘Lopez’ Allotey in the first-ever IBA Champions’ Night card staged in Africa at the Adwa Museum hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Saturday night, 17 August. Allotey, seemingly unable to withstand Chinyemba’s energy-sapping body Lire plus …

History of the 45 medals won in boxing by the African continent at the Olympic Games from 1960 to 2024

1960 ROMA, 1964 TOKYO, 1968 MEXICO, 1972 MUNICH, 1976 MONTREAL, 1980 MOSCOW, 1984 LOS ANGELES, 1988 SEOUL, 1992 BARCELONA, 1996 ATLANTA, 2000 SIDNEY, 2004 ATHENS, 2008 BEIJING, 2012 LONDON, 2016 RIO, 2020 TOKYO, 2024 PARIS 1960 ROMA, ITALY : 1 SILVER GHANA. Name : Clement Quartey : SILVER Men’s Super lightweight 1964 TOKYO, JAPAN : Lire plus …

First African IBA Champions’ Night in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) on 17 August 2024 with a large card consisting of seven matches.

Zambia’s Patrick Chinyemba and Ghana’s Theophilus Allotey will headline this historic night of boxing. Chinyemba became the first African to win an IBA Champions’ Night when he defeated Russia’s Artur Nagapetian in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It is fitting that he is rewarded with a main event in the 51kg category over eight rounds. The All-Africa champion Lire plus …

Message from President Eyassu Wossen Berhanu: Self-Funded Participation in African Boxing Events for Development

To: All National Federations CONFÉDÉRATION AFRICAINE DE BOXE AFRICAN BOXING CONFEDERATION Date: July 23, 2024 Ref. no: AFBC/156/24 Dear Presidents and Board Members, I hope this message finds you well. As the President of the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC), I am committed to the development and success of boxing across Africa. To support this mission, Lire plus …