African Welterweight Champion
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Welterweight champion as recognized by the African Boxing Union.
- The maximum weight for this division is 147 pounds (66.7 kg or 10½ stone).
- One of the traditional eight divisions.
RELATED LINK: African Welterweight Title Fights
| Reign Began | Reign Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Bessala | 1974 Nov 30 | 1976 Jan 31 | 0 |
| 2 | Salem Ouedraogo | 1976 Jan 31 | 1978 Feb 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Mimoun Mohatar | 1978 Feb 4 | 1978 Mar 18V | 0 |
| 4 | Joseph Bessala (2) | 1978 Jun 23 | 1978 Dec 23 | 0 |
| 5 | Mimoun Mohatar (2) | 1978 Dec 23 | 1981 Jul 11S | 1 |
| 6 | Judas Clottey | 1983 Jun 24 | 1986 Jun 27 | 1 |
| 7 | Young Dick Tiger | 1986 Jun 27 | 1988 May 26S | 1 |
| 8 | Tubor Briggs | 1990 Mar 9 | 1993 Mar 6S | 2 |
| 9 | Napoleon Alabi | 1999 Oct 30 | 2001 Feb 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Joshua Clottey | 2001 Apr 24 | 2001 Jun 1V | 0 |
| 11 | Karim Harzouz | 2001 Jun 8 | 2001 Oct 12R | 0 |
| 12 | Fatai Onikeke | 2004 Mar 5 | 2005 Mar 4S | 0 |
| 13 | Hassan Saku | 2007 Dec 22 | 2008 Jul 25 | 0 |
| 14 | Chris van Heerden | 2008 Jul 25 | 2010 Jun 1S | 1 |
| 15 | Pythius Kambembe | 2010 Jul 3 | 2010 Dec 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Ismael El Massoudi | 2010 Dec 4 | 2011 Jul 14V | 0 |
| 17 | Patrice Sou Toke | 2012 Oct 13 | 2013 Jun 28 | 0 |
| 18 | Charles Manyuchi | 2013 Jun 28 | 2014 Nov 22V | 1 |
| 19 | Larry Ekundayo | 2015 Oct 30 | 2016 Sept 14S | 0 |
| 20 | Stanley Eribo | 2016 Dec 26 | 2018 Feb 4R | 1 |
| 21 | Salehe Mkalekwa | 2018 Apr 20 | 2018 Aug 25 | 0 |
| 22 | Eric Kapia | 2018 Aug 25 | 2019 May 14S | 0 |
| 23 | Freddy Kiwitt | 2019 Jul 20 | 2020 Mar 7S | 0 |
R - Retired
S - Stripped
V - Vacated