At only 22 years, 3 months and five days old, Djamel Dahou from Algeria became the youngest ever UBO World Champion when he won the welterweight title last September.

Dahou traveled to Tanzania and stopped local boxer Said Yazidu impressively in the first round, and proved that he is a true champion, not afraid to box in his opponents back-yard.

In his latest bout this past December, Dahou stopped Mexican Daniel Valenzuela in the first round, this time at home in Algeria, and improved his impressive professional record to 13-0 (12).

Having Already won the UBO International title earlier in the year, Allan Kamote was out for revenge when he took on Osgoog Kayuni from Malawi for the vacant UBO World Lightweight title on October 5 at the Mwakani Stadium in Tanga, Tanzania.

With Kayuni holding two previous victories over Kamote, a lot of pride was at stake in this grudge-match, and it showed in a high-paced and entertaining scrap that had the spectators on their feet cheering the action.

Kamote won a unanimous decision, and improved his professional record to 25-7-4 (14).

UBO World Middleweight Champion Aliklych Kanbolatov first made his mark in May of 2014, when he beat the undefeated Vladyslav Yeromenko to lift the UBO International title.

After one interim victory, again over an undefeated opponent, he stepped up in class and impressively won the UBO world title with a fifth round stoppage over seasoned Mada Maugo on October 18.

25-year-old Kanbolatov lost two of his first three professional bouts, but has since resurrected his career and is now 10-2 (5), and looks as if he has much more to offer.

He is the UBO´s New Champion Of The Year For 2014.

The 2014 Prospect Of The Year Award is by a mile awarded to 23-year-old Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Champion Varazdat Chernikov from Russia.

Chernikov jumped into deep waters when he agreed to fight former WBF World Champion Karama Nyilawila for the vacant UBO title, and passed with flying colors by stopping the African in six rounds of what was his first championship bout.

Nicknamed “The Boa Constrictor”, Chernikov is 8-2 (3) since turning pro in November 2011, and could soon be ready to step up to world championship level.

SKV Boxing, headed by Vasily Kostenko, promoted two UBO Championship doubleheaders in 2014, on May 23 in Krasnodar, Russia and on October 18 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Two of the fights were for UBO world titles, one was for International and one was for Inter-Continental.

Both shows were high quality promotions, and SKV Boxing is the UBO Promoter of the Year for the second year in a row.
 

Again we give an award to the same person for the second time in a row, as father/manager of UBO World Welterweight Champion Djamel Dahou, Mr. Mohamed Mokhtar Dahou, is the 2014 manager of the year.

Here we have a man who has literally been willing to sacrifice almost everything to further his sons career, and luckily it has so far been a success.

No one deserves this honor more that Mohamed Mokhtar Dahou.

Two UBO titles on the line, lots of local pride and internal grudges at stake, the promotion on October 5 in Tanga, Tanzania is the 2014 UBO Event of the Year.

Promoter Ally Mwazoa and his Mwazoa Promotions put on a wonderful event, with Allan kamote winning the UBO world lightweight title and Thomas Mashali picking up the All-Africa Middleweight crown.

Working under difficult circumstances on the small Island of Tahiti in French Polynesia, promoter Rodrigue Ah-Min and his staff at Ah-Min Boxing Promotions is a big part of keeping professional boxing alive in this part of the world.

With only a handful of active professional boxers in the region, Ah-Min regularly puts on impressive shows with big crowds, among those the UBO International Heavyweight title fight on May 9 in Papeete between local hero Temoo Tamaititahio and Leamy Tato from New Zealand.