England Boxing National Amateur Championships Welterweight Champions
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English Boxing competition
| England Boxing National Amateur Championships Welterweight Champions (U67kg) | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Boxing |
| Inaugurated | 1920 |
| Organised by | England Boxing |
The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Welterweight 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.
The welterweight division was inaugurated in 1920 and is currently contested in the under 67 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Freddie Whitbread[3] | Fulham ABC |
| 1921 | Alexander Ireland[4] | United Scottish BC |
| 1922 | Edward White[5] | Limehouse & Polar ABC |
| 1923 | Phil Green[6] | Avery's ABC |
| 1924 | Patrick O'Hanrahan[7] | Polytechnic ABC |
| 1925 | Patrick O'Hanrahan[8] | Polytechnic Boxing Club |
| 1926 | Ben Marshall[9] | Newport Wales ABC |
| 1927 | Harry Dunn[10] | Lynn ABC |
| 1928 | Harold Bone[11] | Columbia RC & H Div. Met. Police ABC |
| 1929 | Sgt. Tim Wigmore[12] | Royal Scots |
| 1930 | Fred Brooman[13] | Northampton Institute ABC |
| 1931 | J.P. Barry[14] | Gainsford ABC |
| 1932 | Dave McCleave[15] | Lynn ABC |
| 1933 | L/Sgt. T. B. (Paddy) Peters[16] | First Battalion Irish Guards |
| 1934 | Dave McCleave[17] | Lynn ABC |
| 1935 | Danny Lynch[18] | Fisher ABC & Surrey Commercial Docks ABC |
| 1936 | Wally Pack[19] | Polytechnic Boxing Club |
| 1937 | Danny Lynch[20] | Fisher ABC & Surrey Commercial Docks ABC |
| 1938 | Charlie Webster[21] | St. Pancras ABC |
| 1939 | Dick Thomas[22][23] | Derby Police & Penarth Central ABC |
| 1940-42 | Not held due to World War II | |
| 1943 | Tommy Quill[24] | Harrow & Rugby ABC |
| 1944 | Henry Hall | Hillsborough ABC |
| 1945 | Randolph Turpin[25] | Leamington Spa ABC |
| 1946 | C.S.M. Johnny Ryan[26] | Army |
| 1947 | C.S.M.I. Johnny Ryan[27] | Army |
| 1948 | Max Shacklady[28] | Eccles ABC |
| 1949 | Alan Buxton | Harrow ABC |
| 1950 | A/C Terry Ratcliffe[29] | Royal Air Force |
| 1951 | Johnny Maloney[30] | Dagenham ABC |
| 1952 | A/C Johnny Maloney[31] | Royal Air Force |
| 1953 | Les Morgan[32] | Rotax ABC |
| 1954 | Pte. Nicky Gargano[33] | Army |
| 1955 | Pte. Nicky Gargano[34] | Army |
| 1956 | Nicky Gargano[35] | Covent Gardens ABC |
| 1957 | Pte. Ron Warnes[36] | Army |
| 1958 | Cpl. Brian Nancurvis[37] | Army |
| 1959 | Cpl. Jimmy McGrail[38] | Royal Air Force |
| 1960 | Colin Humphreys[39] | Porthcawl ABC |
| 1961 | Tony Lewis[40] | St. Pancras ABC |
| 1962 | Johnny Pritchett[41] | Bingham ABC |
| 1963 | Johnny Pritchett[42] | Bingham & District ABC |
| 1964 | Michael Varley | Clifton ABC |
| 1965 | Peter B. Henderson[43] | Robert Browning ABC |
| 1966 | Peter Cragg | Electrolux ABC |
| 1967 | Dave Cranswick | Sea Cadet Corps |
| 1968 | David Martyn | BDS ABC |
| 1969 | Terry Henderson | Robert Browning ABC |
| 1970 | Terry Waller | Lynn ABC |
| 1971 | Dave Davies | Bangor YMCA BC |
| 1972 | Trevor Francis | Basingstoke ABC |
| 1973 | Terry Waller | Lynn ABC |
| 1974 | Terry Waller | Lynn ABC |
| 1975 | Wayne Bennett | New Tredegar ABC |
| 1976 | Colin Jones | Penyrheol ABC |
| 1977 | Colin Jones | Penyrheol ABC |
| 1978 | Edward Byrne | Leamington Boys ABC |
| 1979 | Joey Frost | Rotunda ABC |
| 1980 | Terry Marsh | Royal Navy |
| 1981 | Terry Marsh | Royal Navy |
| 1982 | Chris Pyatt | Belgrave ABC |
| 1983 | Bob McKenley | Cavendish ABC |
| 1984 | Mickey Hughes | St. Pancras ABC |
| 1985 | Errol McDonald | Ruddington ABC |
| 1986 | Darren Dyer | St. Monica's ABC |
| 1987 | Mark Elliott | GKN Sankey ABC |
| 1988 | Mark McCreath | Bracebridge ABC |
| 1989 | Mark Elliott | Bennett's Bank ABC |
| 1990 | Adrian Carew | Lynn ABC |
| 1991 | Joe Calzaghe | Newbridge ABC |
| 1992 | Mark Santini | Birmingham City ABC |
| 1993 | Chris Bessey | Army |
| 1994 | Kevin Short | Army |
| 1995 | Michael Hall | Darlington ABC |
| 1996 | Jawaid Khaliq | Meadows & Ruddington ABC |
| 1997 | Francie Barrett | Trojan ABC |
| 1998 | David Walker | Fisher ABC |
| 1999 | Anthony Cesay | Repton ABC |
| 2000 | Francis Doherty | Kingsthorpe Boys ABC |
| 2001 | Matthew Macklin | Small Heath ABC |
| 2002 | Vin Raj | Leicester Youth ABC |
| 2003 | Daniel Happe | Honor Oak ABC |
| 2004 | Martin Murray | St. Helen's Town ABC |
| 2005 | Brett Flourney | Army |
| 2006 | Denton Vassell | Fox ABC |
| 2007 | Joe Selkirk | Rotunda ABC |
| 2008 | Anthony Ogogo | Triple A ABC |
| 2009 | Liam Cameron | Steel City ABC |
| 2010 | Dudley O'Shaughnessy | West Ham ABC |
| 2011 | Damon Jones | West Leeds ABC |
| 2012 | Tamuka Muchapondwa | Reading ABC |
| 2013 | Jeff Saunders | Army |
| 2014 | Conor Loftus | Burmantofts ABC |
| 2015 | Conor Loftus | Burmantofts ABC |
| 2016 | Carl Fail | Far Cotton ABC |
| 2017 | Harris Akbar | Bradford Police |
| 2018 | Harris Akbar | Bradford College/Police |
| 2019 | Harvey Lambert | St Paul's ABC |
| 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19.[44] | |
| 2021 | Patrick Hewitt[45] | Leigh ABC |
| 2022 | Huey Malone[46] | Christ The King |
| 2023 | Huey Malone[47] | Christ The King |
| 2024 | Lucas Biswana[48] | Everton Red Triangle |
References
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- ↑ "Boxing Championships". Lancashire Evening Post. 28 April 1926. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ↑ "Amateurs in the Ring". Western Mail. 29 March 1928. Retrieved 13 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Amateurs Boxing Titles". Dundee Courier. 21 March 1929. Retrieved 13 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "A.B.A. Championships at Albert Hall". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 10 April 1930. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ↑ "56th ABA National Championships". England Boxing. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ↑ "Boxing finals". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 July 1945. Retrieved 27 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ↑ "Local Amateur Boxers at Wembley Association Championships". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 May 1948. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ratcliffe wins ABA title". Western Daily Press. 22 April 1950. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Two disappointments for young Leeds boxers". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 21 April 1951. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ↑ "Midlanders fail to win a title". Sports Argus. 25 April 1953. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ken Phillips wins title". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 24 April 1954. Retrieved 27 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Soldiers win A.B.A. titles". Birmingham Daily Post. 30 April 1955. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Foster fails in Amateur Boxing final". Birmingham Daily Post. 28 April 1956. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Amateur Boxing Championships for Burkes and Kidd". Birmingham Daily Post. 27 April 1957. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ↑ "Kenny just out in tense semi final". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 25 April 1959. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "New Tipton Slasher in Olympic team". Birmingham Daily Post. 3 May 1960. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Foxwell's Wembley Rally Too Late:Taylor Disappoints". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 29 April 1961. Retrieved 9 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Liverpool's A.B.A. title double". Liverpool Echo. 28 April 1962. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ↑ "Dwyer's great ABA title win". Liverpool Echo. 1 May 1965. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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- ↑ "2021 National Amateur Championships - finals". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ↑ "20221 National Amateur Championships - finals". England Boxing. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ↑ "2023 National Amateur Championships - finals". England Boxing. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "Live results from the England Boxing National Amateur Championships 2024 Finals Day, held at Derby Arena on Saturday 20th April". England Boxing. Retrieved 1 May 2024.