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England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-Heavyweight Champions
The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-Heavyweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship.[1] It had previously been contested by all the nations of the United Kingdom.
| England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-Heavyweight Champions (U80kg) | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Boxing |
| Inaugurated | 1920 |
| Organised by | England Boxing |
History edit
The light-heavyweight division was inaugurated in 1920 and is currently contested in the under-80 Kg weight division. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships.[2]
Past winners edit
| Year | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Harold Franks[3] | St. Pancras ABC |
| 1921 | Len E. Collett[4] | Surrey Commercial Docks ABC |
| 1922 | Harry Mitchell[5] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1923 | Harry Mitchell[6] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1924 | Harry Mitchell | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1925 | Harry Mitchell[7] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1926 | Don McCorkindale | South Africa |
| 1927 | Alf Jackson[8] | St. Pancras ABC |
| 1928 | Alf Jackson | St. Pancras ABC |
| 1929 | Joe Goyder | Old Goldsmiths ABC |
| 1930 | John Boy Murphy[9] | Irish BC |
| 1931 | Jack Petersen | Gabalfa BC |
| 1932 | Joe Goyder[10] | City Police & Goldsmiths ABC |
| 1933 | George Brennan[11] | Nottingham Police ABC |
| 1934 | George Brennan[12] | Nottingham Police ABC |
| 1935 | Richard Hearns | Dublin Civic Guards BC |
| 1936 | Jimmy Magill | Royal Ulster Constabulary BC |
| 1937 | Cpl. Joseph Wilby[13] | Royal Air Force |
| 1938 | Alf Brown[14] | Catford & District ABC |
| 1939 | Bruce Woodcock[15] | Doncaster LNER ABC |
| 1940–1942 | not held | |
| 1943 | Mark Hart[16] | Fitzroy Lodge & Lynn ABC |
| 1944 | SMI Ernie Shackleton | Transport Regiment |
| 1945 | Alex Watson[17] | Nottingham City Police & APTC ABC |
| 1946 | SMI Johnny E. Taylor[18] | Army |
| 1947 | Alex Watson[19] | Leith Victoria ABC |
| 1948 | Cpl. Don Scott[20] | Army |
| 1949 | Peter Messervy | Royal Navy |
| 1950 | Peter Messervy | Royal Navy |
| 1951 | George Walker[21] | Thomas Refinery ABC |
| 1952 | Henry Cooper[22] | Eltham & District ABC |
| 1953 | Pte. Henry Cooper[23] | Army |
| 1954 | Tony Madigan[24] | Fulham ABC |
| 1955 | Dave Rent[25] | Maple Leaf ABC |
| 1956 | Dave Mooney[26] | Lanark Welfare BC |
| 1957 | Tom Green[27] | Hull Boys ABC |
| 1958 | L/Bdr Joe Leeming[28] | Army |
| 1959 | Johnny Ould[29] | Fisher ABC |
| 1960 | Johnny Ould[30] | Fisher ABC |
| 1961 | Jack Bodell[31] | Loughborough & District ABC |
| 1962 | Johnny Hendrickson[32] | Battersea ABC |
| 1963 | Brian Murphy[33] | Chorley Boys Club |
| 1964 | John Fisher | Fauldhouse Miners' Welfare ABC |
| 1965 | Eric Whistler[34] | Hampstead ABC |
| 1966 | Roger Tighe | Hull Boys ABC |
| 1967 | Maxie Smith | Royal Navy |
| 1968 | Ray Brittle | Fitzroy Lodge ABC |
| 1969 | Johnny Frankham | Reading ABC |
| 1970 | John Rafferty | Clarkston ABC |
| 1971 | John Conteh | Kirkby ABC |
| 1972 | Billy Knight | Lynn ABC |
| 1973 | Billy Knight | Lynn ABC |
| 1974 | Billy Knight | Lynn ABC |
| 1975 | Malcolm Heath | Hull Fish Trades ABC |
| 1976 | Greg Evans | Salisbury ABC |
| 1977 | Chris Lawson | Pembroke ABC |
| 1978 | Vince Smith | Kyrle Hall ABC |
| 1979 | Andy Straughn | Hitchen Youth ABC |
| 1980 | Andy Straughn | Hitchen Youth ABC |
| 1981 | Andy Straughn | Hitchen Youth ABC |
| 1982 | Glen Crawford | Market District ABC |
| 1983 | Tony Wilson | Wolverhampton ABC |
| 1984 | Tony Wilson | Wolverhampton ABC |
| 1985 | John Beckles | Islington ABC |
| 1986 | Jim Moran | Austin ABC |
| 1987 | John Beckles | Fairburn House ABC |
| 1988 | Harold Lawson | St. Francis ABC |
| 1989 | Nicky Piper | Penarth ABC |
| 1990 | Joseph McCluskey | Croy Miners ABC |
| 1991 | Anthony Todd | Darlington ABC |
| 1992 | Kelly Oliver | Bracebridge ABC |
| 1993 | Kelly Oliver | Bracebridge ABC |
| 1994 | Kelly Oliver | Bracebridge ABC |
| 1995 | Kelly Oliver | Bracebridge ABC |
| 1996 | Courtney Fry | Islington Boys ABC |
| 1997 | Paul Rogers | Penhill RBL ABC |
| 1998 | Courtney Fry | Repton ABC |
| 1999 | Joe Ainscough | Kirkdale ABC |
| 2000 | Peter Haymer | St. Pancras ABC |
| 2001 | Courtney Fry | Salisbury ABC |
| 2002 | Anthony Marsden | Birtley ABC |
| 2003 | James Boyd | Donnington Ex Servicemen's ABC |
| 2004 | Murtala Abdulsalan | St. Pancras Kronk ABC |
| 2005 | David Pendleton | Birtley ABC |
| 2006 | Tony Jeffries | Sunderland ABC |
| 2007 | Obed Mbwakongo | Fisher ABC |
| 2008 | Istvan Szucs | All Stars ABC |
| 2009 | Obed Mbwakongo | Lynn AC |
| 2010 | Lawrence Osueke | Newcastle College |
| 2011 | Sam Pomphrey | Broadplain ABC |
| 2012 | Kirk Garvey | Earlsfield ABC |
| 2013 | Ricky Crotty | Hoddesdon ABC |
| 2014 | Joshua Buatsi | South Norwood & Victory ABC |
| 2015 | Joshua Buatsi | South Norwood & Victory ABC |
| 2016 | Tom Whittaker-Hart | Rotunda ABC |
| 2017 | George Crotty | Royal Navy |
| 2018 | Ben Rees | Birtley ABC |
| 2019 | Aaron Bowen | Triumph ABC |
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID 19.[35] | |
| 2021 | Aaron Bowen[36] | Box Smart Elite |
| 2022 | Isaac Okoh[37] | Chadwell St Mary |
| 2023 | Oladimeji Shittu[38] | (Fire Star) |
References edit
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- ^ "2023 National Amateur Championships - finals". England Boxing. Retrieved 7 August 2023.