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England Boxing National Amateur Championships
Middleweight Champions (U75kg)
Statusactive
GenreBoxing
Inaugurated1881[1]
Organised byEngland Boxing

The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship.[2] 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

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The middleweight division was inaugurated in 1881 and is currently contested in the under-75 Kg weight division. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships.[3][4]

Past Winners

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Year Winner Club
1881 Thomas Percy Bellhouse[5] Manchester ABC
1882 Arthur J Curnick[6] Clapton ABC
1883 Arthur J Curnick West London ABC
1884 William Brown[7] Birmingham ABC
1885 John Manning Salmon[8][9] Waltham Abbey ABC
1886 Bill J King Belsize ABC
1887 Robert Hair North London ABC
1888 Robert Hair St. James ABC
1889 George Sykes[10] St. James ABC
1890 Joe Hoare[11] Orion ABC
1891 Joe Steers[12] Middleton ABC
1892 Joe Steers Middleton ABC
1893 Joe Steers Middleton ABC
1894 Walter Sykes[13] Mincing Lane ABC
1895 Geoff Townsend Goldsmith's Institute ABC
1896 W. G. Ross[14] Belsize ABC
1897 William J. Dees Goldsmith's Institute ABC
1898 Geoff L. Townsend Goldsmith's Institute ABC
1899 Rube Warnes Columbia ABC
1900 Edward Mann[15] Lynn ABC
1901 Rube Warnes[16] Lynn ABC
1902 Edward Mann Lynn ABC
1903 Rube Warnes[17] Lynn ABC
1904 Edward Mann Lynn ABC
1905 Johnny Douglas[18][19] Belsize ABC
1906 Arthur Murdoch[20] Belsize ABC
1907 Rube Warnes Gainsford ABC
1908 William Child Cambridge ABC
1909 William Child Cambridge ABC
1910 Rube Warnes Surrey Commercial Docks ABC
1911 William Child[21] Cambridge ABC
1912 Ernest Chandler[22] Stock Exchange ABC
1913 Bill Bradley[23] Bermondsey Catholic ABC
1914 Hugh Brown[24] Belsize ABC
1915-1918 not held
1919 Harry Mallin[25] Eton Old Boys ABC
1920 Harry Mallin[26] Eton Old Boys ABC
1921 Harry Mallin[27] Metropolitan Police ABC
1922 Harry Mallin[28] Eton Old Boys & Met Police ABC
1923 Harry Mallin[29] Eton Manor ABC
1924 John Elliott[30] Polytechnic ABC
1925 John Elliott[31] Polytechnic & PLA Police ABC
1926 Frank Crawley[32] Royal Tank Corps
1927 Sgt. Frank Crawley[33] Royal Tank Corps
1928 Fred Mallin[34] Eton Manor ABC
1929 Fred Mallin[35] Eton Manor ABC
1930 Fred Mallin[36] Eton Manor ABC
1931 Fred Mallin[37] Eton Manor ABC
1932 Fred Mallin[38][39] Eton Manor ABC
1933 Alf Shawyer[40] Old Goldsmiths ABC
1934 Jimmy Magill[41] Royal Ulster Constabulary
1935 Jimmy Magill Royal Ulster Constabulary
1936 Albert Harrington[42] Victoria & Battersea ABC
1937 Maurice Dennis[43] Northampton Polytechnic ABC
1938 Henry Tiller[44] Norway
1939 Ossie Davies[45] Nottingham City Police ABC
1940-42 Not held
1943 G. Page[46] Stones ABC
1944 Jim Hockley Langham ABC
1945 Bob Parker[47] APTC & Dagenham ABC
1946 Randolph Turpin[48] Royal Navy
1947 Roy Agland[49] Tir-y-berth ABC
1948 OS Johnny Wright[50] Royal Navy
1949 Stan Lewis Langham ABC
1950 Cpl. Peter Longo[51] Army
1951 L/Cpl. Eric Ludlam[52] Army
1952 L/Cpl. Terry Gooding[53] Army
1953 LAC Ron Barton[54] Royal Air Force
1954 Ken Phillips[55] Royal Air Force & Warley
1955 Frank Hope[56] St. Teresa's ABC
1956 Ronald Redrup[57] West Ham ABC
1957 Peter Burke[58] Sankeys ABC
1958 Peter Hill[59] Fitzroy Lodge ABC
1959 L/Cpl. Fred Elderfield[60] Army
1960 Roy Addison[61][62] Royal Air Force
1961 Tpr. Johnny Caiger[63] Army
1962 Alf Matthews[64] Litherland ABC
1963 Alf Matthews[65] Litherland ABC
1964 William Stack Leamington Boys Club
1965 Bill Robinson[66] Stock Exchange ABC
1966 Chris Finnegan Hayes ABC
1967 Allan Ball Bargoed ABC
1968 Peter McCann Birkenhead ABC
1969 Dave Wallington Keystone Boys Club
1971 Alan Minter Crawley ABC
1970 John Conteh Kirkby ABC
1972 Frankie Lucas Sir Philip Game ABC
1973 Frankie Lucas Sir Philip Game ABC
1974 Dave Odwell Repton ABC
1975 Dave Odwell Repton ABC
1976 Eddie Burke Woodside ABC
1977 Robbie Davies Birkenhead ABC
1978 Herol Graham Radford Boys ABC
1979 Nicky Wilshire National Smelting ABC
1980 Mark Kaylor West Ham ABC
1981 Brian Schumacher Royal Navy
1982 Jimmy Price Holy Name ABC
1983 Trevor Forbes All Star ABC
1984 Brian Schumacher Royal Navy
1985 Denys Cronin Llandbradach BC
1986 Nigel Benn West Ham ABC
1987 Rod Douglas Broad Street ABC
1988 Mark Edwards Royal Navy
1989 Seymour Johnson Gloucester ABC
1990 Stephen Wilson Haddington ABC
1991 Mark Edwards Royal Navy
1992 Lee Woolcock Canvey Island ABC
1993 Joe Calzaghe Newbridge ABC
1994 David Starie Hurstlea & Kerridge ABC
1995 Jason Matthews Crown and Manor ABC
1996 John Pearce Wellington ABC
1997 Ian Cooper Hartlepool Boys ABC
1998 John Pearce Wellington ABC
1999 Carl Froch Phoenix ABC
2000 Stephen Swales Phil Thomas SOB ABC
2001 Carl Froch Phoenix ABC
2002 Neil Perkins Kirkdale ABC
2003 Neil Perkins Kirkdale ABC
2004 Vin Raj Leicester Youth ABC
2005 James DeGale Dale Youth ABC
2006 James DeGale Dale Youth ABC
2007 George Groves Dale Youth ABC
2008 George Groves Dale Youth ABC
2009 Hosea Burton Jimmy Egan's ABC
2010 Anthony Ogogo Triple A ABC
2011 John Dignum Brentwood Youth ABC
2012 Danny Dignum Brentwood Youth ABC
2013 Adam Farrell Salisbury ABC
2014 Anthony Fowler Golden Gloves ABC
2015 Troy Williamson Darlington ABC
2016 Benjamin Whittaker Wodensborough ABC
2017 Benjamin Whittaker Firewalker Olympic Boxing
2018 Jordan Reynolds Hoddesden ABC
2019 Mark Dickinson Birtley ABC
2020 cancelled due to COVID 19.[67]
2021 Ramtin Musah[68] Beartown
2022 Dan Toward[69] Birtley
2023 Stephen Clarke[70] Rotunda
2024 Marc Haughan[71] Carlisle Villa

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