England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight Champions
Appearance
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England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight Champions (U75kg) | |
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Status | active |
Genre | Boxing |
Inaugurated | 1881[1] |
Organised by | England Boxing |
The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight 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.
History
[edit]The middleweight division was inaugurated in 1881 and is currently contested in the under-75 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 |
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1881 | Thomas Percy Bellhouse[5] | Manchester ABC |
1882 | Arthur J Curnick[6] | Clapton ABC |
1883 | Arthur J Curnick | West London ABC |
1884 | William Brown[7] | Birmingham ABC |
1885 | John Manning Salmon[8][9] | Waltham Abbey ABC |
1886 | Bill J King | Belsize ABC |
1887 | Robert Hair | North London ABC |
1888 | Robert Hair | St. James ABC |
1889 | George Sykes[10] | St. James ABC |
1890 | Joe Hoare[11] | Orion ABC |
1891 | Joe Steers[12] | Middleton ABC |
1892 | Joe Steers | Middleton ABC |
1893 | Joe Steers | Middleton ABC |
1894 | Walter Sykes[13] | Mincing Lane ABC |
1895 | Geoff Townsend | Goldsmith's Institute ABC |
1896 | W. G. Ross[14] | Belsize ABC |
1897 | William J. Dees | Goldsmith's Institute ABC |
1898 | Geoff L. Townsend | Goldsmith's Institute ABC |
1899 | Rube Warnes | Columbia ABC |
1900 | Edward Mann[15] | Lynn ABC |
1901 | Rube Warnes[16] | Lynn ABC |
1902 | Edward Mann | Lynn ABC |
1903 | Rube Warnes[17] | Lynn ABC |
1904 | Edward Mann | Lynn ABC |
1905 | Johnny Douglas[18][19] | Belsize ABC |
1906 | Arthur Murdoch[20] | Belsize ABC |
1907 | Rube Warnes | Gainsford ABC |
1908 | William Child | Cambridge ABC |
1909 | William Child | Cambridge ABC |
1910 | Rube Warnes | Surrey Commercial Docks ABC |
1911 | William Child[21] | Cambridge ABC |
1912 | Ernest Chandler[22] | Stock Exchange ABC |
1913 | Bill Bradley[23] | Bermondsey Catholic ABC |
1914 | Hugh Brown[24] | Belsize ABC |
1915-1918 | not held | |
1919 | Harry Mallin[25] | Eton Old Boys ABC |
1920 | Harry Mallin[26] | Eton Old Boys ABC |
1921 | Harry Mallin[27] | Metropolitan Police ABC |
1922 | Harry Mallin[28] | Eton Old Boys & Met Police ABC |
1923 | Harry Mallin[29] | Eton Manor ABC |
1924 | John Elliott[30] | Polytechnic ABC |
1925 | John Elliott[31] | Polytechnic & PLA Police ABC |
1926 | Frank Crawley[32] | Royal Tank Corps |
1927 | Sgt. Frank Crawley[33] | Royal Tank Corps |
1928 | Fred Mallin[34] | Eton Manor ABC |
1929 | Fred Mallin[35] | Eton Manor ABC |
1930 | Fred Mallin[36] | Eton Manor ABC |
1931 | Fred Mallin[37] | Eton Manor ABC |
1932 | Fred Mallin[38][39] | Eton Manor ABC |
1933 | Alf Shawyer[40] | Old Goldsmiths ABC |
1934 | Jimmy Magill[41] | Royal Ulster Constabulary |
1935 | Jimmy Magill | Royal Ulster Constabulary |
1936 | Albert Harrington[42] | Victoria & Battersea ABC |
1937 | Maurice Dennis[43] | Northampton Polytechnic ABC |
1938 | Henry Tiller[44] | Norway |
1939 | Ossie Davies[45] | Nottingham City Police ABC |
1940-42 | Not held | |
1943 | G. Page[46] | Stones ABC |
1944 | Jim Hockley | Langham ABC |
1945 | Bob Parker[47] | APTC & Dagenham ABC |
1946 | Randolph Turpin[48] | Royal Navy |
1947 | Roy Agland[49] | Tir-y-berth ABC |
1948 | OS Johnny Wright[50] | Royal Navy |
1949 | Stan Lewis | Langham ABC |
1950 | Cpl. Peter Longo[51] | Army |
1951 | L/Cpl. Eric Ludlam[52] | Army |
1952 | L/Cpl. Terry Gooding[53] | Army |
1953 | LAC Ron Barton[54] | Royal Air Force |
1954 | Ken Phillips[55] | Royal Air Force & Warley |
1955 | Frank Hope[56] | St. Teresa's ABC |
1956 | Ronald Redrup[57] | West Ham ABC |
1957 | Peter Burke[58] | Sankeys ABC |
1958 | Peter Hill[59] | Fitzroy Lodge ABC |
1959 | L/Cpl. Fred Elderfield[60] | Army |
1960 | Roy Addison[61][62] | Royal Air Force |
1961 | Tpr. Johnny Caiger[63] | Army |
1962 | Alf Matthews[64] | Litherland ABC |
1963 | Alf Matthews[65] | Litherland ABC |
1964 | William Stack | Leamington Boys Club |
1965 | Bill Robinson[66] | Stock Exchange ABC |
1966 | Chris Finnegan | Hayes ABC |
1967 | Allan Ball | Bargoed ABC |
1968 | Peter McCann | Birkenhead ABC |
1969 | Dave Wallington | Keystone Boys Club |
1971 | Alan Minter | Crawley ABC |
1970 | John Conteh | Kirkby ABC |
1972 | Frankie Lucas | Sir Philip Game ABC |
1973 | Frankie Lucas | Sir Philip Game ABC |
1974 | Dave Odwell | Repton ABC |
1975 | Dave Odwell | Repton ABC |
1976 | Eddie Burke | Woodside ABC |
1977 | Robbie Davies | Birkenhead ABC |
1978 | Herol Graham | Radford Boys ABC |
1979 | Nicky Wilshire | National Smelting ABC |
1980 | Mark Kaylor | West Ham ABC |
1981 | Brian Schumacher | Royal Navy |
1982 | Jimmy Price | Holy Name ABC |
1983 | Trevor Forbes | All Star ABC |
1984 | Brian Schumacher | Royal Navy |
1985 | Denys Cronin | Llandbradach BC |
1986 | Nigel Benn | West Ham ABC |
1987 | Rod Douglas | Broad Street ABC |
1988 | Mark Edwards | Royal Navy |
1989 | Seymour Johnson | Gloucester ABC |
1990 | Stephen Wilson | Haddington ABC |
1991 | Mark Edwards | Royal Navy |
1992 | Lee Woolcock | Canvey Island ABC |
1993 | Joe Calzaghe | Newbridge ABC |
1994 | David Starie | Hurstlea & Kerridge ABC |
1995 | Jason Matthews | Crown and Manor ABC |
1996 | John Pearce | Wellington ABC |
1997 | Ian Cooper | Hartlepool Boys ABC |
1998 | John Pearce | Wellington ABC |
1999 | Carl Froch | Phoenix ABC |
2000 | Stephen Swales | Phil Thomas SOB ABC |
2001 | Carl Froch | Phoenix ABC |
2002 | Neil Perkins | Kirkdale ABC |
2003 | Neil Perkins | Kirkdale ABC |
2004 | Vin Raj | Leicester Youth ABC |
2005 | James DeGale | Dale Youth ABC |
2006 | James DeGale | Dale Youth ABC |
2007 | George Groves | Dale Youth ABC |
2008 | George Groves | Dale Youth ABC |
2009 | Hosea Burton | Jimmy Egan's ABC |
2010 | Anthony Ogogo | Triple A ABC |
2011 | John Dignum | Brentwood Youth ABC |
2012 | Danny Dignum | Brentwood Youth ABC |
2013 | Adam Farrell | Salisbury ABC |
2014 | Anthony Fowler | Golden Gloves ABC |
2015 | Troy Williamson | Darlington ABC |
2016 | Benjamin Whittaker | Wodensborough ABC |
2017 | Benjamin Whittaker | Firewalker Olympic Boxing |
2018 | Jordan Reynolds | Hoddesden ABC |
2019 | Mark Dickinson | Birtley ABC |
2020 | cancelled due to COVID 19.[67] | |
2021 | Ramtin Musah[68] | Beartown |
2022 | Dan Toward[69] | Birtley |
2023 | Stephen Clarke[70] | Rotunda |
2024 | Marc Haughan[71] | Carlisle Villa |
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