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England Boxing National Amateur Championships Heavyweight Champions
The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Heavyweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship.[2] It had previously been contested by all the nations of the United Kingdom.
| England Boxing National Amateur Championships Heavyweight Champions (U92kg) | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Boxing |
| Inaugurated | 1881[1] |
| Organised by | England Boxing |
History edit
The heavyweight division is the newest division only being inaugurated in 1998 and is currently contested in the under-92 Kg weight division. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships.[3][4]
Past winners edit
| Year | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | Robert Frost-Smith+[5] | Clapton ABC |
| 1882 | Henry Thomas Dearsley | St. James ABC |
| 1883 | Henry Thomas Dearsley | Thames ABC |
| 1884 | Henry Thomas Dearsley[6] | St. James ABC |
| 1885 | William West[7] | Northampton ABC |
| 1886 | Anthony Diamond | Birmingham ABC |
| 1887 | Edward White | Belle Sauvage AAC |
| 1888 | Bill J King | Belsize ABC |
| 1889 | Alfred Bowman[8] | Royal Victor ABC |
| 1890 | Joe Steers[9] | London ABC |
| 1891 | Val Barker[10] | Belsize ABC |
| 1892 | Joe Steers | Middleton ABC |
| 1893 | Joe Steers | Middleton ABC |
| 1894 | Horace King[11] | Belsize ABC |
| 1895 | Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone | Royal Irish Regiment |
| 1896 | Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone[12] | Royal Irish Regiment |
| 1897 | Geoff Townsend | Goldsmith Institute ABC |
| 1898 | Geoff Townsend | Goldsmith Institute ABC |
| 1899 | Frank Parks | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1900 | William J. Dees[13] | Goldsmith Institute ABC |
| 1901 | Frank Parks[14] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1902 | Frank Parks | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1903 | Edward Dickson[15] | Edinburgh Harriers GC |
| 1904 | Archibald Herbert Horner[16] | Belsize ABC |
| 1905 | Frank Parks[17] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1906 | Frank Parks[18] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1907 | Bert Brewer[19] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1908 | Syd Evans | Reading ABC |
| 1909 | C. Brown | Victoria B & Ath C |
| 1910 | Fred Storbeck | South Africa |
| 1911 | Bill Hazell[20] | City Police ABC |
| 1912 | Dick Smith[21] | Metropolitan Police ABC |
| 1913 | Dick Smith[22] | Metropolitan Police ABC |
| 1914 | Ernest Chandler[23] | Stock Exchange ABC |
| 1915–1918 | not held | |
| 1919 | Hugh Brown[24] | Belsize ABC |
| 1920 | Ronald Rawson[25] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1921 | Ronald Rawson[26] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1922 | Tom Evans[27] | Amman Valley ABC |
| 1923 | Eddie Eagan[28] | Oxford University ABC |
| 1924 | Arthur Clifton[29] | PLA Police ABC |
| 1925 | Lieut Dudley Lister (MC)[30] | I.S.B.A |
| 1926 | Thyge Petersen[31] | Denmark |
| 1927 | Lieut Charles Francis Capper[32] | Royal Artillery |
| 1928 | James O'Driscoll[33] | Dublin Civic Guards ABC |
| 1929 | Pat Floyd[34] | Battersea ABC |
| 1930 | Sig. Anthony Stuart[35] | Royal Corps of Signals |
| 1931 | Matt Flanagan[36] | Dublin Civic Guards ABC |
| 1932 | Anthony Stuart[37] | London Fire Brigade ABC |
| 1933 | Con O'Grady[38] | London City Police ABC |
| 1934 | Pat Floyd[39] | Battersea & The Times ABC |
| 1935 | Pat Floyd | Battersea & The Times ABC |
| 1936 | Anthony Stuart[40] | London Fire Brigade ABC |
| 1937 | Anthony Stuart[41] | London Fire Brigade ABC |
| 1938 | George Preston[42] | Battersea ABC |
| 1939 | Jock Porter[43] | Colchester City ABC |
| 1940–1942 | not held | |
| 1943 | George Preston[44] | Battersea ABC |
| 1944 | Mark Hart | Royal Air Force |
| 1945 | George Scott[45] | Nottingham City Police & APTC ABC |
| 1946 | Pat Floyd[46] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1947 | George Scriven[47] | Downham Community ABC |
| 1948 | Sgt. Jack Gardner[48] | Army |
| 1949 | LCpl Anthony Worrall[49] | Army |
| 1950 | Pte. Peter Toch[50] | Army |
| 1951 | Albert Halsey[51] | Kyrle Hall ABC |
| 1952 | Eddie Hearn[52] | Battersea ABC |
| 1953 | Pte. Joe Erskine[53] | Army |
| 1954 | Cpl. Brian Harper[54] | Royal Air Force |
| 1955 | Dennis Rowe[55] | Glamorgan Police |
| 1956 | Dave Rent[56] | Maple Leaf ABC |
| 1957 | Dave Thomas[57] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1958 | Dave Thomas[58] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1959 | Dave Thomas[59] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1960 | L/Sgt. Len Hobbs[60] | Army |
| 1961 | Billy Walker[61] | West Ham ABC |
| 1962 | Rae Dryden[62] | Royal Navy |
| 1963 | Cpl. Robert Sanders[63] | Royal Navy |
| 1964 | Colin Woodhouse | Wandsworth ABC |
| 1965 | William Wells[64] | Wandsworth ABC |
| 1966 | Anthony Brogan | Barnstaple ABC |
| 1967 | Peter Boddington | Rootes ABC |
| 1968 | William Wells | Lynn ABC |
| 1969 | Alan Burton | Caius ABC |
| 1970 | Jim Gilmour | Sighthill ABC |
| 1971 | Les Stevens | Reading ABC |
| 1972 | Tim Wood | Belgrave ABC |
| 1973 | Garfield McEwan | Kyrle Hall ABC |
| 1974 | Neville Meade | Royal Air Force |
| 1975 | Gregory McEwan | Rum Runners ABC |
| 1976 | John Rafferty | Monkland ABC |
| 1977 | Glenn Adair | Barnstaple ABC |
| 1978 | Julius Awome | Working ABC |
| 1979 | Andy Palmer | Golden Gloves ABC |
| 1980 | Frank Bruno | Sir Phillip Game ABC |
| 1981 | Adrian Elliott | Fairburn House ABC |
| 1982 | Harold Hylton | Brockworth Viking ABC |
| 1983 | Horace Notice | Nechells ABC |
| 1984 | Doug Young | Hawick ABC |
| 1985 | Harold Hylton | Viking ABC |
| 1986 | Eric Cardouza | Kingsthorpe ABC |
| 1987 | James Moran | Austin ABC |
| 1988 | Henry Akinwande | Lynn ABC |
| 1989 | Henry Akinwande | Lynn ABC |
| 1990 | Keith Inglis | Tunbridge Wells ABC |
| 1991 | Paul Lawson | Repton ABC |
| 1992 | Scott Welch | Hove ABC |
| 1993 | Paul Lawson | Repton ABC |
| 1994 | Steve Burford | Army |
| 1995 | Mathew Ellis | Blackpool ABC |
| 1996 | Anthony Oakley | Leigh Park ABC |
| 1997 | Blue Stevens | Pinehurst Star ABC |
| 1998 | Neil Hoskins | Royal Air Force |
| 1999 | Stuart St. John | Berry Boys ABC |
| 2000 | David Dolan | Plains Farm ABC |
| 2001 | David Dolan | Plains Farm ABC |
| 2002 | David Dolan | Plains Farm ABC |
| 2003 | Mick O'Connell | Royal Navy |
| 2004 | Tony Bellew | Rotunda ABC |
| 2005 | Tony Bellew | Rotunda ABC |
| 2006 | Tony Bellew | Rotunda ABC |
| 2007 | Danny Price | Westway ABC |
| 2008 | Warren Baister | Sunderland ABC |
| 2009 | Chris Keane | Pleck ABC |
| 2010 | Danny Price | Scarborough ABC |
| 2011 | Ben Ileyemi | Finchley ABC |
| 2012 | Simon Barclay | Corby ABC |
| 2013 | Greg Bridet | Heart of Portsmouth ABC |
| 2014 | Warren Baister | Sunderland ABC |
| 2015 | Ricardo Slue | Fitzroy Lodge ABC |
| 2016 | Cheavon Clarke | Gravesham ABC |
| 2017 | Cheavon Clarke | Gravesham ABC |
| 2018 | Lewis Williams | Cleary's ABC |
| 2019 | Natty Ngwenya | Army |
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID 19.[65] | |
| 2021 | Patrick Brown[66] | Moss Side Fire |
| 2022 | Patrick Brown[67] | Moss Side Fire |
| 2023 | Damar Thomas[68] | (Powerday Hooks) |
+ Reported as Richard Frost-Smith on England Boxing website but believed to be Robert Frost-Smith.
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