England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-Heavyweight Champions

England Boxing National Amateur Championships
Light-Heavyweight Champions (U80kg)
Statusactive
GenreBoxing
Inaugurated1920
Organised byEngland Boxing

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.

Events at the
England Boxing National Amateur Championships
Light-FlyweightFlyweight
BantamweightFeatherweight
LightweightLight-Welterweight
WelterweightLight-Middleweight
MiddleweightLight-Heavyweight
CruiserweightHeavyweight
Super-Heavyweight

History

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

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
2024 Kyle Shaw-Tullin[39] Royal Navy

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