2015 African Amateur Boxing Championships

The 2015 African Amateur Boxing Championships were held at the Mohammed V Athletic Center in Casablanca, Morocco from 18 to 23 August 2015. It was the 18th edition of this event organised by the African governing body for amateur boxing, the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC).

2015 African Amateur Boxing Championships
Host cityCasablanca
CountryMorocco
Nations participating19[1]
Athletes participating103[1]
Events10
DatesAugust 18–23, 2015
Main venueMohammed V Athletic Center[2]

Schedule

Date Round
18–19 August 2015 Preliminaries
20–21 August 2015 Quarterfinals
22 August 2015 Semifinals
23 August 2015 Finals

Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Flyweight
(49 kg)
 Imad Ahayoun (MAR)  Sulemanu Tetteh (GHA)  Tefo Rammupudu (BOT)

 Fazil Kaggwa (UGA)

Flyweight
(52 kg)
 Mohamed Flissi (ALG)  Achraf Kharroubi (MAR)  Mountasar Bouali (TUN)

 Akimos Annang Ampiah (GHA)

Bantamweight
(56 kg)
 Mohamed Hamout (MAR)  Bilel Mhamdi (TUN)  Khalil Litim (ALG)

 Rogers Semitala (UGA)

Lightweight
(60 kg)
 Reda Benbaziz (ALG)  Mahmoud Abdelaal (EGY)  Ahmed Mejri (TUN)

 Hassan Abdu (UGA)

Light Welterweight
(64 kg)
 Abdelkader Chadi (ALG)  Abdelhak Aatkani (MAR)  Richarno Colin (MRI)

 Kagiso Bagwasi (BOT)

Welterweight
(69 kg)
 Mohammed Rabii (MAR)  Walid Sedik Mohamed (EGY)  Mohamed Amine Meskini (TUN)

 Musah Rahman Lawson (GHA)

Middleweight
(75 kg)
 Hosam Bakr Abdin (EGY)  Zibani Chikanda (BOT)  Yahya Mekacheri (TUN)

 John Koudeha (TOG)

Light Heavyweight
(81 kg)
 Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG)  Abdelrahman Oraby (EGY)  Thabang Motsewabeng (BOT)

 Hassan Saada (MAR)

Heavyweight
(91 kg)
 Abdeljalil Abouhamada (MAR)  Chouaib Bouloudinat (ALG)  Willy Kyakonye (UGA)

 David Akankolim (GHA)

Super Heavyweight
(+91 kg)
 Mohamed Arjaoui (MAR)  Mohamed Grimes (ALG)  Keddy Agnes (SEY)

 Mike Sekabembe (UGA)

Medal table

Below is the final medal table from the championships.[3] The event was dominated by Morocco and Algeria, with the two nations combining to win nine of the ten available gold medals.[4] Morocco won the most gold medals, with five, as well as the most total medals, with eight.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Morocco5218
2 Algeria4206
3 Egypt1304
4 Tunisia0145
5 Botswana0134
6 Ghana0101
7 Uganda0055
8 Mauritius0011
 Seychelles0011
 Togo0011
Totals (10 nations)10101636

References

  1. "AFBC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 - Number of Entries by Team" (PDF). AIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. "BOXE—CHAMPIONNATS D'AFRIQUE ELITE—JORDY VADAMOOTOO: « Le titre m'intéresse »". Le Mauricien (in French). 18 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. "AFBC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 - Medal Standings" (PDF). AIBA. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. "2015 AFBC African Confederation Boxing Championships closes with 10 great finals". AIBA. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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