England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-Middleweight Champions

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England Boxing National Amateur Championships
Light-Middleweight Champions
Statusinactive
GenreBoxing
Date(s)-
Country-
Inaugurated1951
Most recent2013
Organised byEngland Boxing

The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-Middleweight 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 light-middleweight division was inaugurated in 1951 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][3]

Past Winners[]

Year Winner Club
1951 [4] Battersea ABC
1952 Bernard Foster[5] Mitchell & Butlers ABC
1953 Cpl. Bruce Wells[6] Royal Air Force
1954 Cpl. Bruce Wells[7] Royal Air Force
1955 Bernard Foster[8] Mitchell & Butlers ABC
1956 John McCormack[9] NB Loco ABC
1957 [10] Royal Air Force
1958 Stuart Pearson[11] Plant Works ABC
1959 Stuart Pearson[12] Plant Works ABC
1960 Willie Fisher[13] Craigneuk ABC
1961 [14] Dowlais ABC
1962 Jimmy Lloyd[15] Army
1963 [16] Witchknowe ABC
1964 Bill Robinson Stock Exchange ABC
1965 Pat Dwyer[17] Maple Leaf ABC
1966 Bucchleuch ABC
1967 Worcester ABC
1968 Eric Blake Battersea ABC
1969 Bucchleuch ABC
1970 Dave Simmonds Gloucester ABC
1971 Worcester City ABC
1972 Larry Paul Shrewsbury ABC
1973 Army
1974 Army
1975 Denbeath ABC
1976 McTaggart ABC
1977 Clydeview ABC
1978 Reading ABC
1979 Roath Youth ABC
1980 Jimmy Price Holy Name ABC
1981 Errol Christie Standard Triumph ABC
1982 Denbeath BC
1983 Rod Douglas St. Georges ABC
1984 Rod Douglas St. Georges ABC
1985 Rod Douglas St. Georges ABC
1986 Army
1987 Neville Brown Burton ABC
1988 Wayne Ellis Cardiff YMCA BC
1989 Neville Brown Burton ABC
1990 Repton ABC
1991 Repton ABC
1992 Joe Calzaghe Newbridge ABC
1993 David Starie Hurstlea & Kurridge ABC
1994 Wayne Alexander Lynn ABC
1995 Chris Bessey Army
1996 Scott Dann Mayflower ABC
1997 Chris Bessey Army
1998 Chris Bessey Army
1999 Chris Bessey Army
2000 Chris Bessey Army
2001 Fisher ABC
2002 Paul Smith Rotunda ABC
2003 Leicester Youth ABC
2004 Yeovil & Reckleford ABC
2005–2009 not held
2010 Antony Fowler Golden Gloves ABC
2011 James Metcalf Salisbury ABC
2012 Kelvin Fawaz All Stars ABC
2013 Scott Fitzgerald Larches and Savick ABC
Discontinued

References[]

  1. ^ "Amateur boxing history". Boxing History.
  2. ^ "What are the National Amateur Championships?". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "ABA Heavyweight Champions". BoxRec. Retrieved 2010-12-17.
  4. ^ "Two disappointments for young Leeds boxers". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 21 April 1951. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Shock for Giant Young Boxer". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 26 April 1952. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Midlanders fail to win a title". Sports Argus. 25 April 1953. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Ken Phillips wins title". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 24 April 1954. Retrieved 27 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Soldiers win A.B.A. titles". Birmingham Daily Post. 30 April 1955. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Foster fials in Amateur Boxing final". Birmingham Daily Post. 28 April 1956. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Amateur Boxing Championships for Burkes and Kidd". Birmingham Daily Post. 27 April 1957. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "A.B.A Championships". Portsmouth Evening News. 26 April 1958. Retrieved 27 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Kenny just out in tense semi final". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 25 April 1959. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "New Tipton Slasher in Olympic team". Birmingham Daily Post. 3 May 1960. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Foxwell's Wembley Rally Too Late:Taylor Disappoints". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 29 April 1961. Retrieved 9 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Liverpool's A.B.A. title double". Liverpool Echo. 28 April 1962. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ "ABA final results". Leicester Evening Mail. 27 April 1963. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "Dwyer's great ABA title win". Liverpool Echo. 1 May 1965. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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