African Heavyweight Champion
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Heavyweight champion as recognized by the African Boxing Union.
- The maximum weight for this division is unlimited (200+ lbs, 90.9+ kg, 14 stone 4 lbs+).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: African Heavyweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngozika Ekwelum | 1979 Oct 5 | 1981 Apr 21S | 0 |
| 2 | Adama Mensah | 1982 Jan 1 | 1982 Sept 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Proud Kilimanjaro | 1982 Sept 4 | 1987 Aug 29 | 6 |
| 4 | Michael Simuwelu | 1987 Aug 29 | 1988 Aug 8 | 0 |
| 5 | Proud Kilimanjaro (2) | 1988 Aug 8 | 1990 Feb 28S | 0 |
| 6 | Bash Ali | 1993 Jul 31 | 1995 Aug 11S | 0 |
| 7 | Joseph Akhasamba | 1998 Dec 19 | 2000 May 20S | 1 |
| 8 | Lee Manuel Ossie | 2005 Aug 28 | 2006 Apr 12S | 0 |
| 9 | Frank Frimpong | 2006 Nov 17 | 2007 Dec 1S | 0 |
| 10 | Joseph Chingangu | 2008 Mar 1 | 2011 Mar 1S | 2 |
| 11 | Zack Mwekassa | 2014 Jun 28 | 2015 May 1R | 0 |
| 12 | Ruann Visser | 2017 Mar 31 | 2017 Nov 12V | 1 |
| 13 | Tshibuabua Kalonga | 2017 Dec 9 | 2019 Oct 26S | 1 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated