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]
Inaugurated	1951
Organised by	England Boxing

History

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

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

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.