African Light Welterweight Champion
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Light Welterweight champion as recognized by the African Boxing Union.
- Also known as Junior Welterweight or Super Lightweight.
- The maximum weight for this division is 140 pounds (63.5 kg or 10 stone).
RELATED LINK: African Light Welterweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jo Kimpuani | 1975 Jun 28 | 1977 Apr 23S | 0 |
| 2 | Obisia Nwankpa | 1979 May 4 | 1984 Feb 1S | 1 |
| 3 | Billy Famous | 1984 Feb 17 | 1986 Nov 28R | 1 |
| 4 | Dave Chibuye | 1989 Jul 1 | 1989 Jul 2V | 0 |
| 5 | Valery Kayumba | 1989 Jul 2 | 1990 Nov 1S | 0 |
| 6 | Ike Quartey | 1990 Dec 15 | 1992 Jun 25S | 1 |
| 7 | Habib Mahjoub | 1993 Nov 6 | 1994 Apr 16S | 0 |
| 8 | Monji Abdou | 1994 Aug 13 | 1994 Oct 10V | 0 |
| 9 | Obisia Nwankpa | 1994 Oct 29 | 1995 Jan 23R | 0 |
| 10 | Felix Bwalya | 1995 Jun 25 | 1995 Jul 18V | 0 |
| 11 | Karim Ben-Sultan | 1995 Jul 20 | 1997 Aug 4S | 0 |
| 12 | Nasser Athumani | 1998 Dec 19 | 1999 Nov 4S | 0 |
| 13 | Justin Juuko | 1999 Dec 31 | 2000 May 31S | 0 |
| 14 | Nazaire Kpadonou | 2000 Jun 10 | 2000 Oct 12S | 0 |
| 15 | Stephanus Carr | 2000 Oct 24 | 2002 Mar 2S | 1 |
| 16 | Davis Lusimbo | 2002 Jul 7 | 2003 Apr 12 | 0 |
| 17 | Victor Kpadenou | 2003 Apr 12 | 2004 Apr 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Ajose Olusegun | 2004 Apr 10 | 2006 May 1S | 0 |
| 19 | Emmanuel Lartei Lartey | 2007 Aug 4 | 2008 Aug 2S | 0 |
| 20 | Albert Mensah | 2008 Aug 2 | 2010 Jul 31S | 1 |
| 21 | Solomon Bogere | 2013 Nov 16 | 2015 Nov 4S | 0 |
| 22 | Mohamed El Marcouchi | 2017 Apr 8 | 2017 Nov 19S | 0 |
| 23 | Olaide Fijabi | 2017 Dec 26 | 2018 Sept 11S | 0 |
| 24 | Abderrazak Houya | 2018 Oct 20 | Present | 0 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated