▪️Only eight African countries are taking part in the weeklong event which is a qualifier for the Youth Olympics in Dakar later in the year.
March 7, 2026
Kenya’s Phelix Ochieng and four Senegalese are among the 16 African boxers who will take to the ring on Day One of the World Futures U19 Boxing Tournament starting on Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Ochieng will battle it out with Kazakhstan’s Doszhan Zhuma Khan in the round of men’s lightweight division.
After the draw, Kenya’s Africa Youth Games bronze medallist Sonia Atieno received a bye to the quarter-finals, and will meet Morocco’s Aya Essoubai on March 13.
Ellah Demesi opens her account on March 10 against Canada’s Mehreen Khakh in the round of 32 women’s flyweight class while bantamweight Brian Arianda battles winner of the round of 64 bout between Turkey’s Muhammet Ali and Venezuela’s Wilmerson Gonzalez on March 11.
Available information in the drawsheets – yet to be confirmed by the organisers – shows only eight African countries have entered the Bangkok tournament.
They are Senegal, Kenya, Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and Libya.
The 16 African boxers in action on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Bangkok is four hours ahead of East African time.
Round of 64 51 kg female
Senegal’s Aminata Sy vs Vietnam’s Thi Thuy Nhi Le
Round of 32 54kg female
Algeria’s Seya El Naev vs Australia’s Belle Spicer
Round of 64 50kg men
Algeria’s Riadh Belhaidouache vs Romania’s Ionut Madalin
Round 32 54kg female
Senegal’s Khadija Boiro vs Germany’s Lorin Sayim
Morocco’s Manar Adnane vs Columbia’s Evelin Trejos
Round 64 50kg male
Morocco’s Mustapha Berhili vs Canada’s in
Memphis McIntosh
Round 64 60kg male
Senegal’s Pape Maguette Yode vs Morocco’s Youssef Hlaila
Egypt’s Adham El Sharkawy vs Armenia’s Karen Zhakaryan
Algeria’s Abderraouf Redouani vs Thailand’s Siwa Chinarong
Round 64 men 70kg
Senegal’s Saliou Diop vs Thailand’s Ananda Kingphanao
Round 64 men 60kg
Kenya’s Phelix Ochieng vs Kazakhstan’s Doszhan Zhuma Khan
Equatorial Guinea’s Misael Andeke vs Turkeys Alparslan Civelek
Libya’s Tarik Abu Zead vs Canada’s Jayden Willis
Round 64 men 70kg
Morocco’s Marouane Jaafri vs Mexico’s Jorge Nieblas
Libya’s Jihad Mohammed vs Indonesia’s Victor Wenkang
