The African Amateur Boxing Championships is the premier pan-continental annual competition for amateur boxing in Africa. The championships are organised by the continent's governing body, the African Boxing Union (ABU). The first edition of the tournament took place in 1962.
| Year | Edition | Host |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | I. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Cairo, Egypt |
| 1964 | II. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Accra, Ghana |
| 1966 | III. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 1968 | IV. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Lusaka, Zambia |
| 1972 | V. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 1974 | VI. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Kampala, Uganda |
| 1979 | VII. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Benghazi, Libya |
| 1983 | VIII. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Kampala, Uganda |
| 1994 | IX. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 1998 | X. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Algiers, Algeria |
| 2001 | XI. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius |
| 2003 | XII. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| 2005 | XIII. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 2007 | XIV. African Amateur Boxing Championships | Antananarivo, Madagascar |