England Boxing National Amateur Championships Bantamweight Champions

England Boxing National Amateur Championships
Bantamweight Champions (U54kg)
Statusactive
GenreBoxing
Inaugurated1884
Organised byEngland 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.

Events at the
England Boxing National Amateur Championships
Light-FlyweightFlyweight
BantamweightFeatherweight
LightweightLight-Welterweight
WelterweightLight-Middleweight
MiddleweightLight-Heavyweight
CruiserweightHeavyweight
Super-Heavyweight

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]

Harry Thomas was the 1908 champion
Spencer Oliver was the 1994 champion

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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