England Boxing National Amateur Championships Bantamweight Champions
| England Boxing National Amateur Championships Bantamweight Champions (U54kg) | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Boxing |
| Inaugurated | 1884 |
| Organised by | England 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.
History
The bantamweight division was inaugurated in 1884 and is currently the weight category of under 54 Kg. Following a re-organisation of weight categories in 2014, it was not held from 2014 until 2021. 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) | |
| not held from 2014-2021 | |||
| 2022 | Shaun Huddart[53] | (Birtley ABC) | |
| 2023 | Kurt Wiggins[54] | (Salisbury) | |
| 2024 | Kai Birch[55] | (JCs) | |
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