England Boxing National Amateur Championships Bantamweight Champions

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England Boxing National Amateur Championships
Bantamweight Champions
Statusinactive
GenreBoxing
Date(s)-
Country-
Inaugurated1884
Most recent2013
Organised byEngland Boxing

The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Bantamweight 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
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Light-FlyweightFlyweight
BantamweightFeatherweight
LightweightLight-Welterweight
WelterweightLight-Middleweight
MiddleweightLight-Heavyweight
CruiserweightHeavyweight
Super-Heavyweight
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History[]

The bantamweight division was inaugurated in 1884 but is currently not contested following a re-organisation of weight categories in 2014. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships.[2]

Past Winners[]

Year Winner Club
1884 [3] (Birmingham ABC)
1885 (Birmingham ABC)
1886 (Birmingham ABC)
1887 (Birmingham ABC)
1888 (Mid Surrey ABC)
1889 H. Brown (Northampton ABC)
1890 J. J. Rowe[4] (Royal Victor ABC)
1891 E. Moore[5] (Birmingham ABC)
1892 (Royal Victor ABC)
1893 E. A. Watson (Battersea/Sydney ABC)
1894 [6] (New Kent Road ABC)
1895 (Cestus ABC)
1896 [7] (Lynn ABC)
1897 C. T. Lamb (Gothic ABC)
1898 (Columbia ABC)
1899 (Bristol ABC)
1900 [8] (Lynn ABC)
1901 [9] (Kensington ABC)
1902 (Lynn ABC)
1903 Harry Perry[10] (Columbia ABC)
1904 Harry Perry (Columbia ABC)
1905 [11] (17th Middlesex Rifles)
1906 Tom Ringer[12] (Lynn ABC)
1907 (Columbia ABC)
1908 Harry Thomas (Birmingham ABC)
1909 John Condon (Lynn ABC)
1910 (St. Pancras ABC)
1911 [13] (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1912 [14] (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1913 (Columbia ABC)
1914 (Lynn ABC)
1915-18 Not held
1919 [15] (Lynn ABC)
1920 George McKenzie[16] (United Scottish BC)
1921 Les Tarrant[17] (Armstrong-Siddeley ABC)
1922 W. Goulding[18] (St. Pancras ABC)
1923 A. W. Smith[19] (Limehouse ABC)
1924 Les Tarrant[20] (Armstrong-Siddeley ABC)
1925 [21] (Rugby ABC)
1926 Fred Webster[22] (St. Pancras ABC)
1927 Teddy Warwick[23] (Columbia ABC)
1928 Pte. Jack Garland[24] (Gordon Highlanders)
1929 L/Cpl. F. Bennett[25] (East Lancashire Regiment)
1930 Harry Mizler[26] (Oxford & St. Georges ABC)
1931 Cpl. F. Bennett[27] (East Lancashire Regiment)
1932 [28] (Watneys ABC)
1933 [29] (Dundee Rosebank ABC)
1934 Albert Barnes[30] (Cardiff City ABC)
1935 (Darlington Railway Employees ABC)
1936 Albert Barnes (Cardiff City ABC)
1937 Albert Barnes[31] (Cardiff City ABC)
1938 Jackie Pottinger[32] (Cardiff Gas BC)
1939 [33] (Leith Victoria BC)
1940-42 Not held
1943 [34] (Downham Community ABC)
1944 (Hillsborough ABC)
1945 Peter Brander[35] (Slough Centre ABC)
1946 LAC [36] (Royal Air Force)
1947 Danny O'Sullivan (Robert Browning ABC)
1948 Tommy Proffitt[37] (LNER ABC)
1949 (Glasgow Transport BC)
1950 (Southampton ABC)
1951 LAC Tommy Nicholls[38] (Royal Air Force)
1952 Tommy Nicholls[39] (Sankeys ABC)
1953 [40] (Fauldhouse Miners ABC)
1954 [41] (Fauldhouse Miners ABC)
1955 Pte. [42] (Army & West Ham ABC)
1956 AC Owen Reilly[43] (Royal Air Force)
1957 [44] (Lanark Welfare BC)
1958 Howard Winstone[45] (Dowlais BC)
1959 Dvr. [46] (Army)
1960 Frankie Taylor[47] (Lancaster Lads ABC)
1961 LAC [48] (Royal Air Force)
1962 [49] (Caius ABC)
1963 Brian Packer[50] (Dartford ABC)
1964 Brian Packer (Dartford ABC)
1965 [51] (Rolls Royce ABC)
1966 Johnny Clark (Robert Browning ABC)
1967 Mickey Carter (Repton ABC)
1968 Mickey Carter (Repton ABC)
1969 (Hayes ABC)
1970 Tony Oxley (Royal Navy)
1971 George Turpin[52] (Golden Gloves ABC)
1972 George Turpin (Golden Gloves ABC)
1973 Pat Cowdell (Warley ABC)
1974 (Camperdown ABC)
1975 (Camperdown ABC)
1976 (Edinburgh Transport BC)
1977 Jackie Turner (Hull Fish Trades ABC)
1978 Jackie Turner (Hull Fish Trades ABC)
1979 (Vauxhall Motors ABC)
1980 Ray Gilbody (St. Helens Star ABC)
1981 (Penyrheol BC)
1982 Ray Gilbody (St. Helens Star ABC)
1983 John Hyland (St. Ambrose ABC)
1984 John Hyland (St. Ambrose ABC)
1985 Sean Murphy (St. Albans ABC)
1986 Sean Murphy (St. Albans ABC)
1987 (Pisces ABC)
1988 Keith Howlett (Army)
1989 Keith Howlett (Army)
1990 Paul Lloyd (Vauxhall Motors ABC)
1991 (Gallowgate ABC)
1992 Patrick Mullings (St. Patrick's ABC)
1993 Richard Evatt (Triumph ABC)
1994 Spencer Oliver (Finchley ABC)
1995 Noel Wilders (Five Towns ABC)
1996 (Gemini ABC)
1997 (Repton ABC)
1998 (Hunslett ABC)
1999 Michael Hunter (Hartlepool Boys ABC)
2000 Stephen Foster (Shannon's ABC)
2001 Stephen Foster (Shannon's ABC)
2002 Derry Mathews (Salisbury ABC)
2003 (Vauxhall Motors ABC)
2004 Matthew Marsh (West Ham ABC)
2005 (Hollington ABC)
2006 (Vauxhall Motors ABC)
2007 Luke Campbell (St. Paul's ABC)
2008 Luke Campbell (St. Paul's ABC)
2009 (Army)
2010 Jazza Dickens (Salisbury ABC)
2011 (Aston ABC)
2012 Reece Bellotti (South Oxhey ABC)
2013 Lucien Reid (West Ham ABC)
Discontinued

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