The 2015
African Amateur Boxing Championships
The African Amateur Boxing Championships is the premier pan-continental annual competition for amateur boxing in Africa. The championships are organised by the continent's governing body, the ''African Boxing Union'' (ABU). The first edition of ...
were held at the
Mohammed V Athletic Center in
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
,
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
from 18 to 23 August 2015. It was the 18th edition of this event organised by the African governing body for
amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations.
Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...
, the
African Boxing Confederation (AFBC).
Schedule
Medal winners
Medal table
Below is the final medal table from the championships. The event was dominated by Morocco and Algeria, with the two nations combining to win nine of the ten available gold medals.
Morocco won the most gold medals, with five, as well as the most total medals, with eight.
References
External links
Full match resultsat amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
2015 AFBC African Confederation Boxing Championshipsat AIBA.org
2015
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Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
African Boxing Championships
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
African Amateur Boxing Championships
The African Amateur Boxing Championships is the premier pan-continental annual competition for amateur boxing in Africa. The championships are organised by the continent's governing body, the ''African Boxing Union'' (ABU). The first edition of ...
21st century in Casablanca
Sport in Casablanca
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