England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-Heavyweight Champions

The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-Heavyweight 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-Heavyweight Champions
Status	active
Genre	Boxing
Date(s)	-
Country	-
Inaugurated	1920
Organised by	England Boxing

History

The light-heavyweight division was inaugurated in 1920 and is currently contested in the under-81 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
2019	Aaron Bowen	Triumph ABC
2018	Ben Rees	Birtley ABC
2017	George Crotty	Royal Navy
2016	Tom Whittaker-Hart	Rotunda ABC
2015	Joshua Buatsi	South Norwood & Victory ABC
2014	Joshua Buatsi	South Norwood & Victory ABC
2013	Ricky Crotty	Hoddesdon ABC
2012	Kirk Garvey	Earlsfield ABC
2011	Sam Pomphrey	Broadplain ABC
2010	Lawrence Osueke	Newcastle College
2009	Obed Mbwakongo	Lynn AC
2008	Istvan Szucs	All Stars ABC
2007	Obed Mbwakongo	Fisher ABC
2006	Tony Jeffries	Sunderland ABC
2005	David Pendleton	Birtley ABC
2004	Murtala Abdulsalan	St. Pancras Kronk ABC
2003	J. Boyd	Donnington Ex Servicemen's ABC
2002	Anthony Marsden	Birtley ABC
2001	Courtney Fry	Salisbury ABC
2000	Peter Haymer	St. Pancras ABC
1999	Joe Ainscough	Kirkdale ABC
1998	Courtney Fry	Repton ABC
1997	Paul Rogers	Penhill RBL ABC
1996	Courtney Fry	Islington Boys ABC
1995	Kelly Oliver	Bracebridge ABC
1994	Kelly Oliver	Bracebridge ABC
1993	Kelly Oliver	Bracebridge ABC
1992	Kelly Oliver	Bracebridge ABC
1991	Anthony Todd	Darlington ABC
1990	Joseph McCluskey	Croy Miners ABC
1989	Nicky Piper	Penarth ABC
1988	Harold Lawson	St. Francis ABC
1987	John Beckles	Fairburn House ABC
1986	Jim Moran	Austin ABC
1985	John Beckles	Islington ABC
1984	Tony Wilson	Wolverhampton ABC
1983	Tony Wilson	Wolverhampton ABC
1982	Glen Crawford	Market District ABC
1981	Andy Straughn	Hitchen Youth ABC
1980	Andy Straughn	Hitchen Youth ABC
1979	Andy Straughn	Hitchen Youth ABC
1978	Vince Smith	Kyrle Hall ABC
1977	Chris Lawson	Pembroke ABC
1976	Greg Evans	Salisbury ABC
1975	Malcolm Heath	Hull Fish Trades ABC
1974	Billy Knight	Lynn ABC
1973	Billy Knight	Lynn ABC
1972	Billy Knight	Lynn ABC
1971	John Conteh	Kirkby ABC
1970	John Rafferty	Clarkston ABC
1969	Johnny Frankham	Reading ABC
1968	Ray Brittle	Fitzroy Lodge ABC
1967	Maxie Smith	Royal Navy
1966	Roger Tighe	Hull Boys ABC
1965	Eric Whistler	Hampstead ABC
1964	J. Fisher	Fauldhouse Miners' Welfare ABC
1963	B. Murphy	Chorley Boys Club
1962	Johnny Hendrickson	Battersea ABC
1961	Jack Bodell	Loughborough & District ABC
1960	Johnny Ould	Fisher ABC
1959	Johnny Ould	Fisher ABC
1958	Joe Leeming	Army
1957	Tom Green	Hull Boys ABC
1956	Dave Mooney	Lanark Welfare BC
1955	Dave Rent	Maple Leaf ABC
1954	Tony Madigan	Fulham ABC
1953	Henry Cooper	Army
1952	Henry Cooper	Eltham & District ABC
1951	George Walker	Thomas Refinery ABC
1950	Peter Messervy	Royal Navy
1949	Peter Messervy	Royal Navy
1948	Don Scott	Army
1947	Alex Watson	Leith Victoria ABC
1946	J. Taylor	Army
1945	Alex Watson	Nottingham City Police & APTC ABC
1944	E. Shackleton	Transport Regiment
1943	M. Hart	Fitzroy Lodge & Lynn ABC
1939	Bruce Woodcock	Doncaster LNER ABC
1938	Alf Brown	Catford & District ABC
1937	Joseph Wilby	Royal Air Force
1936	Jimmy Magill	Royal Ulster Constabulary BC
1935	Richard Hearns	Dublin Civic Guards BC
1934	George Brennan	Nottingham Place ABC
1933	George Brennan	Nottingham Place ABC
1932	Joe Goyder	City Police & Goldsmiths ABC
1931	Jack Petersen	Gabalfa BC
1930	J. Murphy	Irish BC
1929	Joe Goyder	Old Goldsmiths ABC
1928	Alf Jackson	St. Pancras ABC
1927	Alf Jackson	St. Pancras ABC
1926	Don McCorkindale	South Africa
1925	Harry Mitchell	Polytechnic ABC
1924	Harry Mitchell	Polytechnic ABC
1923	Harry Mitchell	Polytechnic ABC
1922	Harry Mitchell	Polytechnic ABC
1921	L. Collett	Surrey Commercial Docks ABC
1920	Harold Franks	St. Pancras ABC

References

1. "Amateur boxing history". Boxing History.
2. "What are the National Amateur Championships?". BBC Sport.