ABA Heavyweight Champions
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Amateur Boxing Association of England
heavyweight champions.
Amateur Boxing Association of England
The Amateur Boxing Association of England is the governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Ireland being organised on an All-Ireland basis. The Association was founded in 1880...
heavyweight champions.
- 1881 - R. Frost Smith (Clapton ABC)
- 1882 - H. Dearsley (St. James ABC)
- 1883 - H. Dearsley (Thames ABC)
- 1884 - H. Dearsley (St. James ABC)
- 1885 - W. West (Northampton ABC)
- 1886 - Anthony Diamond (Birmingham ABC)
- 1887 - Edward White (boxer) (Belle Sauvage ABC)
- 1888 - W. King (Belsize ABC)
- 1889 - A. Bowman (Royal Victor ABC)
- 1890 - Joe Steers (London ABC)
- 1891 - Val BarkerVal BarkerVal Barker was a boxer from England, who competed in the Heavyweight division during his career as an amateur.-Amateur career:Barker was a British amateur boxer who won the 1891 ABA, the Amateur Boxing Association of England, Heavyweight championship, boxing out of the Belsize ABC.-Life after...
(Belsize ABC) - 1892 - Joe Steers (Middleton ABC)
- 1893 - Joe Steers (Middleton ABC)
- 1894 - H. King (Belsize ABC)
- 1895 - Captain Walter Edgeworth-JohnstoneWalter Edgeworth-JohnstoneCaptain Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone, KBE , of the Royal Irish Regiment was the 1895 and 1896 Amateur Boxing Association of England heavyweight champion. He was Chief Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police from 1915 to 1923.-Biography:...
(Royal Irish RegimentRoyal Irish RegimentThe Royal Irish Regiment is an infantry unit of the British Army.-1992 creation:With an antecedence reaching back to 1689, the regiment was formed in 1992...
) - 1896 - Captain Walter Edgeworth-JohnstoneWalter Edgeworth-JohnstoneCaptain Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone, KBE , of the Royal Irish Regiment was the 1895 and 1896 Amateur Boxing Association of England heavyweight champion. He was Chief Commissioner of the Dublin Metropolitan Police from 1915 to 1923.-Biography:...
(Royal Irish RegimentRoyal Irish RegimentThe Royal Irish Regiment is an infantry unit of the British Army.-1992 creation:With an antecedence reaching back to 1689, the regiment was formed in 1992...
) - 1897 - Geoff Townsend (Goldsmith Institute ABC)
- 1898 - Geoff Townsend (Goldsmith Institute ABC)
- 1899 - Fred Parks (Polytechnic ABC)
- 1900 - William J. DeesWilliam J. DeesWilliam J. Dees was a boxer from England. He won the Amateur Boxing Association of England's middleweight championship in 1897, and was the heavyweight champion in 1900. He represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in London in 1908....
(Goldsmith Institute ABC) - 1901 - Fred Parks (Polytechnic ABC)
- 1902 - Fred Parks (Polytechnic ABC)
- 1903 - E. Dickson (Edinburgh Harriers BC)
- 1904 - A. Horner (Belsize ABC)
- 1905 - Fred Parks (Polytechnic ABC)
- 1906 - Fred Parks (Polytechnic ABC)
- 1907 - Harold Brewer (Polytechnic ABC)
- 1908 - Syd Evans (Reading ABC)
- 1909 - C. Brown (Victoria ABC)
- 1910 - F. Storbeck (South Africa)
- 1911 - W. Hazell (City Police ABC)
- 1912 - R. Smith (Metropolitan ABC)
- 1913 - R. Smith (Metropolitan ABC)
- 1914 - E. Chandler (Stock Exchange ABC)
- 1915 - Not held due to World War I
- 1916 - Not held due to World War I
- 1917 - Not held due to World War I
- 1918 - Not held due to World War I
- 1919 - H. Brown (Belsize ABC)
- 1920 - Ronald RawsonRonald RawsonRonald Rawson Rawson MC & two bars was a British heavyweight professional boxer, who won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics.-Amateur Boxing Career:...
(Polytechnic ABC) - 1921 - Ronald RawsonRonald RawsonRonald Rawson Rawson MC & two bars was a British heavyweight professional boxer, who won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics.-Amateur Boxing Career:...
(Polytechnic ABC) - 1922 - T. Evans (Amman Valley ABC)
- 1923 - Eddie EaganEddie EaganEdward "Eddie" Patrick Francis Eagan was an American sportsman. He is one of only two persons to have won a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.-Olympics:...
(Oxford University ABC) - 1924 - Arthur Clifton (boxer) (PLA Police ABC)
- 1925 - Lt. D. Lister (ISBA)
- 1926 - Thyge PetersenThyge PetersenThyge Alexander Petersen was a Danish light heavyweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s.-Biography:...
(Denmark) - 1927 - Lt. C. Capper (Royal Artillery)
- 1928 - James O'Driscoll (Civic Guard Dublin BC)
- 1929 - Pat Floyd (Battersea ABC)
- 1930 - Vincent Anthony Stuart (Royal Corps of SignalsRoyal Corps of SignalsThe Royal Corps of Signals is one of the combat support arms of the British Army...
) - 1931 - M. Flanagan (Dublin Civic Guards ABC)
- 1932 - Vincent Anthony Stuart (London Fire BrigadeLondon Fire BrigadeThe London Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service for London.Founded in 1865, it is the largest of the fire services in the United Kingdom and the fourth-largest in the world with nearly 7,000 staff, including 5,800 operational firefighters based in 112 fire...
ABC) - 1933 - Con O'Grady (London City Police ABC)
- 1934 - Pat Floyd (Battersea & The Times ABC)
- 1935 - Pat Floyd (Battersea & The Times ABC)
- 1936 - Vincent Anthony Stuart (London Fire BrigadeLondon Fire BrigadeThe London Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service for London.Founded in 1865, it is the largest of the fire services in the United Kingdom and the fourth-largest in the world with nearly 7,000 staff, including 5,800 operational firefighters based in 112 fire...
ABC) - 1937 - Vincent Anthony Stuart (London Fire BrigadeLondon Fire BrigadeThe London Fire Brigade is the statutory fire and rescue service for London.Founded in 1865, it is the largest of the fire services in the United Kingdom and the fourth-largest in the world with nearly 7,000 staff, including 5,800 operational firefighters based in 112 fire...
ABC) - 1938 - George Preston (BatterseaBatterseaBattersea is an area of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is an inner-city district of South London, situated on the south side of the River Thames, 2.9 miles south-west of Charing Cross. Battersea spans from Fairfield in the west to Queenstown in the east...
ABC) - 1939 - Jock Porter (Colchester City Police ABC)
- 1940 - Not held due to World War II
- 1941 - Not held due to World War II
- 1942 - Not held due to World War II
- 1943 - G. Preston (Battersea ABC)
- 1944 - Mark Hart (boxer) (Royal Air ForceRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
) - 1945 - Don Scott (Nottingham City Police & APTC ABC)
- 1946 - Pat Floyd (Polytechnic ABC)
- 1947 - George Scriven (Downham Community ABC)
- 1948 - Jack Gardner (boxer) (British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
) - 1949 - A. Worrall (Army)
- 1950 - Peter Toch (British ArmyBritish ArmyThe British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
) - 1951 - Albert Halsey (Kyrle Hall ABC)
- 1952 - Eddie Hearn (boxer) (BatterseaBatterseaBattersea is an area of the London Borough of Wandsworth, England. It is an inner-city district of South London, situated on the south side of the River Thames, 2.9 miles south-west of Charing Cross. Battersea spans from Fairfield in the west to Queenstown in the east...
ABC) - 1953 - Joe Erskine (Army)
- 1954 - Brian Harper (boxer) (Royal Air ForceRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
) - 1955 - D. Rowe (Glamorgan Police BC)
- 1956 - Dave Rent (Maple Leaf ABC)
- 1957 - Dave Thomas (Polytechnic ABC)
- 1958 - Dave Thomas (Polytechnic ABC)
- 1959 - Dave Thomas (Polytechnic ABC)
- 1960 - L/Sgt. Len Hobbs (Army BA)
- 1961 - Billy Walker (boxer)Billy Walker (boxer)Billy Walker is a retired English Heavyweight boxer and actor. He was born in London in 1939 and turned professional in 1961 after 39 amateur bouts. His nickname was “Golden Boy”. His professional record was 21 wins , 8 losses and 2 draws...
(West HamWest HamWest Ham is in the London Borough of Newham in London, England. In the west it is a post-industrial neighbourhood abutting the site of the London Olympic Park and in the east it is mostly residential, consisting of Victorian terraced housing interspersed with higher density post-War social housing...
ABC) - 1962 - L/Pat. Rae Dryden (Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
BA) - 1963 - Cpl. Robert D. Sanders (Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
BA) - 1964 - Colin Woodhouse (WandsworthWandsworthWandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...
ABC) - 1965 - William Wells (boxer) (WandsworthWandsworthWandsworth is a district of south London, England, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is situated southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-Toponymy:...
ABC) - 1966 - Anthony Brogan (BarnstapleBarnstapleBarnstaple is a town and civil parish in the local government district of North Devon in the county of Devon, England, UK. It lies west southwest of Bristol, north of Plymouth and northwest of the county town of Exeter. The old spelling Barnstable is now obsolete.It is the main town of the...
ABC) - 1967 - Peter BoddingtonPeter BoddingtonPeter Boddington was the British amateur heavyweight boxing champion and subsequently a professional boxer. Boddington was member of his local boxing club, Rootes ABC...
(Rootes ABC) - 1968 - William WellsWilliam Wells-Military:* William Wells , U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient for the Battle of Gettysburg* William Wells , American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient...
(Lynn ABC) - 1969 - Alan BurtonAlan BurtonAlan Burton is an English professional footballer who plays for Accrington Stanley, as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Blackpool, Burton played youth football with Accrington Stanley, and joined Evo-Stik League Premier Division club Marine on loan in September 2009, scoring 2 goals in 13 appearances...
(Caius ABC) - 1970 - Jim Gilmour (Sighthill ABC)
- 1971 - Les Stevens (boxer) (Reading ABC)
- 1972 - Tim Wood (boxer) (Belgrave ABC)
- 1973 - Garfield McEwan (Kyrle Hall ABC)
- 1974 - Neville MeadeNeville MeadeNeville Meade was a Jamaica-born boxer who emigrated to the United Kingdom settling in Swansea in south Wales. He rose to prominence when he won the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand...
(Royal Air Force) - 1975 - Gregory McEwan (Rum Runners ABC)
- 1976 - John Rafferty (boxer) (Monkland BC)
- 1977 - Glenn Adair (Barnstaple ABC)
- 1978 - Joseph Awome (Working ABC)
- 1979 - Andy Palmer (boxer) (Golden Gloves ABC)
- 1980 - Franklin Roy Bruno (Sir Phillip Game ABC)
- 1981 - Adrian Elliott (Fairburn House ABC)
- 1982 - Harold Hylton (Brockworth Viking ABC)
- 1983 - Horace Notice (Nechells ABC)
- 1984 - Doug Young (UK boxer) (Hawick ABC)
- 1985 - Harold Hylton (Viking ABC)
- 1986 - Eric Cardouza (Kingsthorpe ABC)
- 1987 - James Moran (boxer) (Austin ABC)
- 1988 - Henry AkinwandeHenry AkinwandeHenry Akinwande is a British former professional heavyweight boxer and former WBO world heavyweight champion.-Background:...
(Lynn ABC) - 1989 - Henry AkinwandeHenry AkinwandeHenry Akinwande is a British former professional heavyweight boxer and former WBO world heavyweight champion.-Background:...
(Lynn ABC) - 1990 - Keith Inglis (Tunbridge Wells ABC)
- 1991 - Paul Lawson (boxer) (Newco Repton ABC)
- 1992 - Scott WelchScott Welch-Profile:As an amateur, Scott became one of the UK's ABA Heavyweight Champions. He travelled the world as a professional boxer, winning the Southern Area belt, the British, Commonwealth and WBO Intercontinental titles....
(Hove ABC) - 1993 - Paul Lawson (boxer) (Repton Cedar Street ABC)
- 1994 - Steve Burford (Army)
- 1995 - Matthew Ellis (Blackpool ABC)
- 1996 - Anthony Oakley (boxer) (Leigh ParkLeigh ParkLeigh Park is a large suburb of Havant, in Hampshire, England. It has four electoral wards: Battins, Bondfields, Barncroft and Warren Park ....
ABC) - 1997 - Blue Stevens (Pinehurst Star ABC)
- 1998 - Neil Hoskins (Royal Air ForceRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
) - 1999 - Stuart St. John (Berry Boys ABC)
- 2000 - David DolanDavid DolanDavid Dolan is a British professional boxer who has competed at both heavyweight and cruiserweight. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the super heavyweight division...
(Plains FarmPlains FarmPlains Farm is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, and is a council-built housing estate, erected in the 1940s. Neighbouring areas include Silksworth, The Barnes, Thorney Close, Springwell and Farringdon. The housing in the area is run predominantly by Home Group and Gentoo Sunderland...
ABC) - 2001 - David DolanDavid DolanDavid Dolan is a British professional boxer who has competed at both heavyweight and cruiserweight. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the super heavyweight division...
(Plains Farm ABC) - 2002 - David DolanDavid DolanDavid Dolan is a British professional boxer who has competed at both heavyweight and cruiserweight. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the super heavyweight division...
(Plains Farm ABC) - 2003 - Mick O'Connell (boxer) (Royal Navy)
- 2004 - Tony BellewTony BellewTony Bellew is a British professional boxer and a former three time ABA Heavyweight Champion. He is promoted by Frank Warren, trains out of Arnie's gym in Manchester and is the reigning Commonwealth light heavyweight champion.-Amateur career:...
(Rotunda ABC) - 2005 - Tony BellewTony BellewTony Bellew is a British professional boxer and a former three time ABA Heavyweight Champion. He is promoted by Frank Warren, trains out of Arnie's gym in Manchester and is the reigning Commonwealth light heavyweight champion.-Amateur career:...
(Rotunda ABC) - 2006 - Tony BellewTony BellewTony Bellew is a British professional boxer and a former three time ABA Heavyweight Champion. He is promoted by Frank Warren, trains out of Arnie's gym in Manchester and is the reigning Commonwealth light heavyweight champion.-Amateur career:...
(Rotunda ABC) - 2007 - Daniel Anthony Price (Westway ABC)
- 2008 - Warren Baister (Sunderland ABC)
- 2009 - Chris Keane (boxer) (Pleck)
- 2010 - Hamza Showai (Dale Youth ABC)