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England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-Middleweight Champions

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.

England Boxing National Amateur Championships
Light-Middleweight Champions (U71kg)
Genre[Boxing]
Inaugurated1951
Organised byEngland Boxing

History

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The light-middleweight division was inaugurated in 1951 but was not contested from 2005 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2021 following a re-organisation of weight categories in 2010 and 2014 respectively. Yet another weight re-organisation in 2022 resulted in the category returning as an under 71 Kg division. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships.[2][3]

Past winners

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Year Winner Club
1951 Alf Lay[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 Johnny Cunningham[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 Johnny Gamble[14] Dowlais ABC
1962 Jimmy Lloyd[15] Army
1963 Andrew Wyper[16] Witchknowe ABC
1964 Bill Robinson Stock Exchange ABC
1965 Pat Dwyer[17] Maple Leaf ABC
1966 Tom Imrie Bucchleuch ABC
1967 Alan Edwards Worcester ABC
1968 Eric Blake Battersea ABC
1969 Tom Imrie Bucchleuch ABC
1970 Dave Simmonds Gloucester ABC
1971 Alan Edwards Worcester City ABC
1972 Larry Paul Shrewsbury ABC
1973 Roger Maxwell Army
1974 Roger Maxwell Army
1975 Cy Harrison Denbeath ABC
1976 William Lauder McTaggart ABC
1977 Charlie Malarkey Clydeview ABC
1978 Earl Henderson Reading ABC
1979 Darwin Brewster Roath Youth ABC
1980 Jimmy Price Holy Name ABC
1981 Errol Christie Standard Triumph ABC
1982 David Milligan Denbeath BC
1983 Rod Douglas St. Georges ABC
1984 Rod Douglas St. Georges ABC
1985 Rod Douglas St. Georges ABC
1986 Anthony Velinor Army
1987 Neville Brown Burton ABC
1988 Wayne Ellis Cardiff YMCA BC
1989 Neville Brown Burton ABC
1990 Timothy Taylor Repton ABC
1991 Timothy Taylor 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 Matthew Thirlwall Fisher ABC
2002 Paul Smith Rotunda ABC
2003 Vin Raj Leicester Youth ABC
2004 Dan Guthrie 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
2022 Ted Jackson[18] St Paul's
2023 Callum Makin[19] Rotunda
2024 Callum Makin[20] Rotunda

References

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  1. ^ "Amateur boxing history". Boxing History.
  2. ^ "What are the National Amateur Championships?". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "ABA Heavyweight Champions". BoxRec. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  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 finals 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.
  18. ^ "20221 National Amateur Championships - finals". England Boxing. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  19. ^ "2023 National Amateur Championships - finals". England Boxing. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  20. ^ "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.
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