▪️All 14-member countries of the IBA Africa Zone 3 are expected to participate in this championship held in Nairobi in 2025
April 22, 2026
Gabon’s capital city Libreville will host the 2026 IBA Africa Zone 3 Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships from May 23-31.
“We’re all set to host this important event in our capital city,” Gabon Boxing Federation Secretary-General Paul Ilengou told boxersworld.co.ke in a telephone interview from Libreville.
“We thank our government for accepting to support us host the Zone 3 Championships,” he said, adding that they expect all the 14-member countries to attend.
The IBA Africa Zone 3 member countries are Kenya, DR Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Somalia, Gabon, Uganda, Rwanda, Chad, Equatorial Guinea and Central African Republic.
IBA Africa Zone 3 Championships is classified as AOB 1-Star Category, and will be officiated by International Technical Officials (ITO) and IBA certified officials.
Participant’s duration for registration is between April 13-May 6.
As per regulations of the championships, teams having 8-10 boxers will be allowed six coaches, 4 boxers five coaches, 2-3 boxers four coaches and one boxer three coaches.
The 2025 IBA Zone 3 Boxing Championships in Nairobi attracted eight member countries.
For the third year running DR Congo won the championships with 12 gold, four silver and four bronze medals followed by Kenya 5-11-8, Uganda 5-4-6, Cameroon 2-0-3, Tanzania 1-4-9, Ethiopia 0-1-2, Gabon 0-0-3 and Rwanda 0-0-2.
