10/09/2022
To all the boxers representing Team SA, know that we are behind you all the way, trust the process, do your best and God will do the rest. You have a great coach in Theo 'Moving Target' Modise
AFBC African Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships in Mozambique confirmed as prize money event
Twenty seven nations have registered to compete in the new edition of the AFBC African Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships which will be held in Mozambique capital city Maputo on September 9-18. Twelve women and thirteen men boxers will be crowned at the upcoming AFBC African Elite Boxing Championships.
The gold medallists of the continental championships will get 10,000 USD, the silver medallists 5,000 USD, while those who claim bronze in all of the weight categories can expect 2,500 USD.
Algeria, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and Zambia are registered to participate in the AFBC African Elite Boxing Championships.
Altogether 211 boxers including 64 women and 147 men are registered to fight in this upcoming Championships which will return to the boxing map after five years of break and will be held for both genders. The men’s lightweight (60kg) could be the most crowded category with the expectation of 17 participating boxers.
The African female boxers earned a record number of five medals at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul in May 2022. All of the five women medallists have registered to earn gold medals in the AFBC African Elite Boxing Championships.
The venue is the Pavilhao de Academica in Maputo which has the capacity of 5,000 seats.
The AFBC African Elite Boxing Championships has 60 years of history, the first edition featured in Cairo, Egypt in 1962. Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Libya, South Africa, Algeria, Mauritius, Cameroon, Morocco, Madagascar, Egypt and Congo hosted the previous editions between 1962 and 2017.
Read more on our official website: https://www.iba.sport/news/afbc-african-mens-and-womens-boxing-championships-in-mozambique-confirmed-as-prize-money-event/
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