England Boxing National Amateur Championships Lightweight Champions

The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Lightweight 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 Lightweight Champions
Status	active
Genre	Boxing
Date(s)	-
Country	-
Inaugurated	1881
Organised by	England Boxing

History

The lightweight division was inaugurated in 1881 and is currently contested in the under-60 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	Notes
2020	cancelled due to COVID 19.[3]
2019	Masood Abdulah	Islington ABC
2018	Mark Chamberlain	Team Wiseman
2017	Thomas Hodgson	Birtley ABC
2016	Calum French	Birtley ABC
2015	Luke McCormack	Birtley ABC
2014	Pat McCormack	Birtley ABC
2013	Isaac Dogboe	Territorial Army London
2012	Josh Leather	Wellington ABC
2011	Sam Maxwell	Salisbury ABC
2010	Martin Stead	Army
2009	Martin Stead	Army
2008	Martin Stead	Army
2007	Frankie Gavin	Hall Green ABC
2006	Anthony Crolla	Fox ABC
2005	Gary Sykes	Cleckheaton ABC
2004	Chris Pacey	Army
2003	Stephen Burke	Salisbury ABC
2002	Andy Morris	West Wythenshawe ABC
2001	Stephen Burke	Salisbury ABC
2000	Andy McLean	Birtley ABC
1999	Stephen Burke	Salisbury ABC
1998	Andy McLean	Birtley ABC
1997	Mark Hawthorpe	Lowestoft ABC
1996	Ian Walker	Oldham ABC
1995	Roy Rutherford	Bell Green ABC
1994	Andy Green	Phil Thomas School of Boxing ABC
1993	Bradley Welsh	Leith Victoria ABC
1992	Dean Amory	Kingshurst ABC
1991	Paul Ramsey	Small Heath ABC
1990	Patrick Gallagher	Angel ABC
1989	Mark Ramsey	Small Heath ABC
1988	Charlie Kane	Antonine ABC
1987	Michael Ayers	All Stars ABC
1986	Joey Jacobs	Fox ABC
1985	Edmond McAuley	Hogarth ABC
1984	Alex Dickson	Larkhall ABC
1983	Kenny Willis	Rotunda ABC
1982	Jim McDonnell	St. Pancras ABC
1981	George Gilbody	St. Helens Star ABC
1980	George Gilbody	St. Helens Star ABC
1979	George Gilbody	St. Helens Star ABC
1978	Terry Marsh	Royal Navy
1977	George Gilbody	St. Helens Star ABC
1976	Sylvester Mittee	Repton ABC
1975	Patrick Cowdell	Warley ABC
1974	John Lynch	Kensington ABC
1973	Tommy Dunn	Reading ABC
1972	Neville Cole	Fitzroy Lodge ABC
1971	Joey Singleton	Kirkby ABC
1970	Neville Cole	Fitzroy Lodge ABC
1969	Howard Hayes	Plant Works ABC
1968	Jim Watt	Cardowan ABC
1967	Terry Waller	Lynn ABC
1966	J. Head	Hampstead ABC
1965	A. White	Stock Exchange ABC
1964	Jimmy Dunne	Maple Leaf ABC
1963	Brendan O'Sullivan	Army
1962	Brian Whelan	Chiswick General ABC
1961	Paul Warwick	West Ham ABC
1960	Dick McTaggart	Dundee ABC
1959	Paul Warwick	Army
1958	Dick McTaggart	Royal Air Force
1957	Johnny Kidd	Royal Air Force
1956	Dick McTaggart	Royal Air Force
1955	Steve Coffey	Manco ABC
1954	George Whelan	Army
1953	Dennis Hinson	Army
1952	Freddie Reardon	Downham Community ABC
1951	Ron Hinson	West Ham ABC
1950	Ronnie Latham	Hickleton Main ABC
1949	Algar Smith	Langham ABC
1948	Ron Cooper	Royal Navy
1947	Colin Morrisey	Tir-y-berth BC
1946	Eddie Thomas	Merthyr Ex-Servicemen's BC
1945	J. Williamson	Manchester YMCA ABC
1944	Billy Thompson	Hickleton Main ABC
1943	T. McGovern	Fitzroy Lodge & Lynn ABC
1939	Harry Groves	Devas ABC
1938	T. McGrath	Melingriffith ABC
1937	Arthur Danahar	Federation of London Men's Institute ABC
1936	Freddie Simpson	Battersea ABC
1935	Frank Frost	Lynn & Civil Service ABC
1934	Jim Rolland	Leith Victoria ABC
1933	Harry Mizler	Oxford & St. George's ABC
1932	Freddie Meachem	Civic Service ABC
1931	Dave McCleave	Lynn ABC
1930	J. Waples	Limehouse & Poplar ABC
1929	W. Hunt	Polytechnic ABC
1928	Fred Webster	St. Pancras ABC
1927	W. Hunt	Holloway ABC
1926	T. Slater	Oxford & Bermondsey Old Boys ABC
1925	E. Viney	ISBA
1924	Walter White	United Scottish BC
1923	G. Shorter	Clapton Federation ABC
1922	G. Renouf	Leith Victoria ABC
1921	G. Shorter	Clapton Federation ABC
1920	Frederick Grace	Eton Old Boys ABC
1919	Frederick Grace	Eton Old Boys ABC
1914	R. Marriott	Stansfield ABC
1913	Frederick Grace	Eton Mission ABC
1912	R. Marriott	Stansfield ABC
1911	A. Spenceley	Old Goldsmiths ABC
1910	Tom Tees	Lynn ABC
1909	Frederick Grace	Eton Mission ABC
1908	Harold Holmes	Polytechnic ABC
1907	Matt Wells	Lynn ABC
1906	Matt Wells	Lynn ABC
1905	Matt Wells	Lynn ABC
1904	Matt Wells	Lynn ABC
1903	H. Fergus	Edinburgh Harriers BC
1902	A. Warner	Highgate Harriers ABC
1901	A. Warner	Highgate Harriers ABC
1900	G. W. Humphries	Lynn & Battersea ABC
1899	Harold Brewer	Polytechnic ABC
1898	Harry Marks	Cardiff Harlequins BC
1897	A. Vanderhout	Lynn / Sydney ABC
1896	A. Vanderhout	Lynn / Sydney ABC
1895	A. Randall	Battersea ABC
1894	W. Campbell	Battersea ABC
1893	W. Campbell	Battersea ABC
1892	E. Dettmer	Stanhope ABC
1891	E. Dettmer	Stanhope ABC
1890	Andrew Newton	Isledon ABC
1889	W. Neale	Birmingham ABC
1888	Andrew Newton	St. Pancras ABC
1887	John Hair	North London ABC
1886	C. Roberts	Royal Victor ABC
1885	Anthony Diamond	Birmingham ABC
1884	Anthony Diamond	Birmingham ABC
1883	Anthony Diamond	Birmingham ABC
1882	Arthur Frederick Bettinson	GGS ABC
1881	F. Hobday	Clapton ABC

References

1. "Amateur boxing history". Boxing History.
2. "What are the National Amateur Championships?". BBC Sport.
3. "Coronavirus cancellation". England Boxing. Retrieved 4 February 2021.