Amadu Mohammed settles for silver at Elite Champs after defeat to Zambia’s Mwengo

Ghana’s Amadu Mohamed missed out on the African featherweight title after a 3-2 split decision defeat to Zambian Mwengo Mwale.

Saturday’s bout was the final of the 2026 IBA Africa Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships, held in Kinshasa, DR Congo.

Having won bronze at this year’s Commonwealth Games, Amadu Mohammed had hoped to add his growing list of titles, but came up short against an equally determined opponent.

Despite carrying a cut sustained from his semi-final contest, “Mwengo 1 on 1”, to clinch featherweight title and in the process avenge the Accra African Games defeat to Amadu.

Amadu’s silver, was Ghana’s second medal after Charles Kwarteng won bronze.For Zambia, Mwengo’s is their third gold medal, after Albert Ngulube and Gerald “Boyka” Kabinda.

Meanwhile, Catherine Mwape also took home silver in the women’s division.