2015 African Amateur Boxing Championships

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2015 African Amateur Boxing Championships
Host city Casablanca
Country Morocco
Nations19 [1]
Athletes103 [1]
Events10
DatesAugust 18–23, 2015
Main venue Mohammed V Athletic Center [2]

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).

Contents

Schedule

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

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight
(–49 kg)		Flag of Morocco.svg  Imad Ahayoun  (MAR)Flag of Ghana.svg  Sulemanu Tetteh  (GHA)Flag of Botswana.svg  Tefo Rammupudu  (BOT)

Flag of Uganda.svg  Fazil Kaggwa  (UGA)

Flyweight
(–52 kg)		Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Flissi  (ALG)Flag of Morocco.svg  Achraf Kharroubi  (MAR)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Mountasar Bouali  (TUN)

Flag of Ghana.svg  Akimos Annang Ampiah  (GHA)

Bantamweight
(–56 kg)		Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Hamout  (MAR)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Bilel Mhamdi  (TUN)Flag of Algeria.svg  Khalil Litim  (ALG)

Flag of Uganda.svg  Rogers Semitala  (UGA)

Lightweight
(–60 kg)		Flag of Algeria.svg  Reda Benbaziz  (ALG)Flag of Egypt.svg  Mahmoud Abdelaal  (EGY)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Ahmed Mejri  (TUN)

Flag of Uganda.svg  Hassan Abdu  (UGA)

Light Welterweight
(–64 kg)		Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelkader Chadi  (ALG)Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdelhak Aatkani  (MAR)Flag of Mauritius.svg  Richarno Colin  (MRI)

Flag of Botswana.svg  Kagiso Bagwasi  (BOT)

Welterweight
(–69 kg)		Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohammed Rabii  (MAR)Flag of Egypt.svg  Walid Sedik Mohamed  (EGY)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Mohamed Amine Meskini  (TUN)

Flag of Ghana.svg  Musah Rahman Lawson  (GHA)

Middleweight
(–75 kg)		Flag of Egypt.svg  Hosam Bakr Abdin  (EGY)Flag of Botswana.svg  Zibani Chikanda  (BOT)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Yahya Mekacheri  (TUN)

Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  John Koudeha  (TOG)

Light Heavyweight
(–81 kg)		Flag of Algeria.svg  Abdelhafid Benchabla  (ALG)Flag of Egypt.svg  Abdelrahman Oraby  (EGY)Flag of Botswana.svg  Thabang Motsewabeng  (BOT)

Flag of Morocco.svg  Hassan Saada  (MAR)

Heavyweight
(–91 kg)		Flag of Morocco.svg  Abdeljalil Abouhamada  (MAR)Flag of Algeria.svg  Chouaib Bouloudinat  (ALG)Flag of Uganda.svg  Willy Kyakonye  (UGA)

Flag of Ghana.svg  David Akankolim  (GHA)

Super Heavyweight
(+91 kg)		Flag of Morocco.svg  Mohamed Arjaoui  (MAR)Flag of Algeria.svg  Mohamed Grimes  (ALG)Flag of Seychelles.svg  Keddy Agnes  (SEY)

Flag of Uganda.svg  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
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5218
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 4206
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1304
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0145
5Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0134
6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0101
7Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0055
8Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 0011
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 0011
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 0011
Totals (10 entries)10101636

References

  1. 1 2 "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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