England Boxing National Amateur Championships Bantamweight Champions
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.
| England Boxing National Amateur Championships Bantamweight Champions | |
|---|---|
| Status | inactive |
| Genre | Boxing |
| Date(s) | - |
| Country | - |
| Inaugurated | 1884 |
| Most recent | 2013 |
| Organised by | England Boxing |
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 | Alfred Woodward[3] | (Birmingham ABC) | |
| 1885 | Alfred Woodward | (Birmingham ABC) | |
| 1886 | Tom Illsley | (Birmingham ABC) | |
| 1887 | Tom Illsley | (Birmingham ABC) | |
| 1888 | Harry Charles Montague Oakman | (Mid Surrey ABC) | |
| 1889 | H. Brown | (Northampton ABC) | |
| 1890 | J. J. Rowe[4] | (Royal Victor ABC) | |
| 1891 | E. Moore[5] | (Birmingham ABC) | |
| 1892 | Fred Godbold | (Royal Victor ABC) | |
| 1893 | E. A. Watson | (Battersea/Sydney ABC) | |
| 1894 | Percy A. Jones[6] | (New Kent Road ABC) | |
| 1895 | Percy A. Jones | (Cestus ABC) | |
| 1896 | Percy A. Jones[7] | (Lynn ABC) | |
| 1897 | C. T. Lamb | (Gothic ABC) | |
| 1898 | Fred Herring | (Columbia ABC) | |
| 1899 | Alfred Avent | (Bristol ABC) | |
| 1900 | James Freeman[8] | (Lynn ABC) | |
| 1901 | Wally F. Morgan[9] | (Kensington ABC) | |
| 1902 | Arthur J. Miner | (Lynn ABC) | |
| 1903 | Harry Perry[10] | (Columbia ABC) | |
| 1904 | Harry Perry | (Columbia ABC) | |
| 1905 | Wally Webb[11] | (17th Middlesex Rifles) | |
| 1906 | Tom Ringer[12] | (Lynn ABC) | |
| 1907 | Will E. Adams | (Columbia ABC) | |
| 1908 | Harry Thomas | (Birmingham ABC) | |
| 1909 | John Condon | (Lynn ABC) | |
| 1910 | Wally Webb | (St. Pancras ABC) | |
| 1911 | William W. Allen[13] | (Polytechnic Boxing Club) | |
| 1912 | William W. Allen[14] | (Polytechnic Boxing Club) | |
| 1913 | Alfred Wye | (Columbia ABC) | |
| 1914 | William W. Allen | (Lynn ABC) | |
| 1915-18 | Not held | ||
| 1919 | William W. Allen[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 | Arthur George Edwin Goom[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 | Jack Treadway[28] | (Watneys ABC) | |
| 1933 | Gilbert Johnstone[29] | (Dundee Rosebank ABC) | |
| 1934 | Albert Barnes[30] | (Cardiff City ABC) | |
| 1935 | Laurie Case | (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 | Robert Watson[33] | (Leith Victoria BC) | |
| 1940-42 | Not held | ||
| 1943 | Tim Mahoney[34] | (Downham Community ABC) | |
| 1944 | Ronnie Bissell | (Hillsborough ABC) | |
| 1945 | Peter Brander[35] | (Slough Centre ABC) | |
| 1946 | LAC Charlie Squires[36] | (Royal Air Force) | |
| 1947 | Danny O'Sullivan | (Robert Browning ABC) | |
| 1948 | Tommy Proffitt[37] | (LNER ABC) | |
| 1949 | Tommy Miller | (Glasgow Transport BC) | |
| 1950 | Ken Lawrence | (Southampton ABC) | |
| 1951 | LAC Tommy Nicholls[38] | (Royal Air Force) | |
| 1952 | Tommy Nicholls[39] | (Sankeys ABC) | |
| 1953 | John Smillie[40] | (Fauldhouse Miners ABC) | |
| 1954 | John Smillie[41] | (Fauldhouse Miners ABC) | |
| 1955 | Pte. George Dormer[42] | (Army & West Ham ABC) | |
| 1956 | AC Owen Reilly[43] | (Royal Air Force) | |
| 1957 | Johnny Morrissey[44] | (Lanark Welfare BC) | |
| 1958 | Howard Winstone[45] | (Dowlais BC) | |
| 1959 | Dvr. Don Weller[46] | (Army) | |
| 1960 | Frankie Taylor[47] | (Lancaster Lads ABC) | |
| 1961 | LAC Peter Bennyworth[48] | (Royal Air Force) | |
| 1962 | Peter Bennyworth[49] | (Caius ABC) | |
| 1963 | Brian Packer[50] | (Dartford ABC) | |
| 1964 | Brian Packer | (Dartford ABC) | |
| 1965 | Robert Mallon[51] | (Rolls Royce ABC) | |
| 1966 | Johnny Clark | (Robert Browning ABC) | |
| 1967 | Mickey Carter | (Repton ABC) | |
| 1968 | Mickey Carter | (Repton ABC) | |
| 1969 | Mickey Piner | (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 | Stuart Ogilvie | (Camperdown ABC) | |
| 1975 | Stuart Ogilvie | (Camperdown ABC) | |
| 1976 | John Bambrick | (Edinburgh Transport BC) | |
| 1977 | Jackie Turner | (Hull Fish Trades ABC) | |
| 1978 | Jackie Turner | (Hull Fish Trades ABC) | |
| 1979 | Renard Ashton | (Vauxhall Motors ABC) | |
| 1980 | Ray Gilbody | (St. Helens Star ABC) | |
| 1981 | Peter Jones | (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 | John Sillitoe | (Pisces ABC) | |
| 1988 | Keith Howlett | (Army) | |
| 1989 | Keith Howlett | (Army) | |
| 1990 | Paul Lloyd | (Vauxhall Motors ABC) | |
| 1991 | Dave Hardie | (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 | Lee Eadie | (Gemini ABC) | |
| 1997 | Stephen Oates | (Repton ABC) | |
| 1998 | Levi Pattison | (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 | Nick McDonald | (Vauxhall Motors ABC) | |
| 2004 | Matthew Marsh | (West Ham ABC) | |
| 2005 | Stuart Langley | (Hollington ABC) | |
| 2006 | Nick McDonald | (Vauxhall Motors ABC) | |
| 2007 | Luke Campbell | (St. Paul's ABC) | |
| 2008 | Luke Campbell | (St. Paul's ABC) | |
| 2009 | James Allen | (Army) | |
| 2010 | Jazza Dickens | (Salisbury ABC) | |
| 2011 | Alimaan Hussain | (Aston ABC) | |
| 2012 | Reece Bellotti | (South Oxhey ABC) | |
| 2013 | Lucien Reid | (West Ham ABC) | |
| Discontinued | |||
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