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England Boxing National Amateur Championships Featherweight Champions

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England Boxing National Amateur Championships
Featherweight Champions (U57kg)
Statusactive
GenreBoxing
Inaugurated1881
Organised byEngland Boxing

The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Featherweight 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
Richard Gunn, three times champion from 1894 to 1896
Kevin Mitchell won the title in 2003
Stephen Smith won the title twice in 2006 and 2007

History

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The featherweight division was inaugurated in 1881 and is currently contested in the under-57 Kg weight division. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships.[2]

Past winners

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Year Winner Club
1881 Tom Hill[3] (Birmingham ABC)
1882 Tom Hill (Birmingham ABC)
1883 Tom Hill (Birmingham ABC)
1884 E. Hutchings[4] (19th Middlesex Rifles)
1885 James Pennell (Manchester ABC)
1886 Thomas J. McNeil (Cestus ABC)
1887 James Pennell (Manchester ABC)
1888 J. E. Taylor (St James ABC)
1889 Thomas J. McNeil (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1890 George Frederick Belsey[5] (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1891 Fred Curtis[6] (Stanhope ABC)
1892 Fred Curtis (Stanhope ABC)
1893 Tom F. Davidson (Stanhope ABC)
1894 Richard Gunn[7] (Vandom ABC)
1895 Richard Gunn (Lynn & Vandom ABC)
1896 Richard Gunn (Lynn ABC)
1897 Natty Smith (Anchor ABC)
1898 Percy A. Lunn (Belsize ABC)
1899 John L. Scholes (Athenaeum Club, Toronto, Canada)
1900 Dick Lee[8] (Stanhope ABC)
1901 Chris G. Clarke[9] (Lynn ABC)
1902 Chris G. Clarke (Lynn ABC)
1903 James Godfrey (Columbia ABC)
1904 Charley Morris (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1905 Harry Holmes[10] (17th Middlesex Rifles)
1906 Arthur J. Miner[11] (Lynn ABC)
1907 Charley Morris (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1908 Tom Ringer (Lynn ABC)
1909 Alex H. Lambert (Belgrave Harriers ABC)
1910 Con Houghton (Northampton Institute ABC)
1911 Harry Bowers (St. Pancras ABC)
1912 George Baker[12] (Hendon ABC)
1913 George Baker (Hendon ABC)
1914 George Baker (Hendon ABC)
1915-18 Not held
1919 George Baker[13] (Hendon ABC)
1920 John Fleming[14] (United Scottish BC)
1921 George Baker[15] (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1922 Ernie Swash[16] (Clapton Federation ABC)
1923 Ernie Swash[17] (Clapton Federation ABC)
1924 Arthur Beavis (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1925 Arthur Beavis[18] (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1926 Ralph Minshull[19] (South Africa)
1927 Fred Webster[20] (St. Pancras ABC)
1928 Freddie Meachem[21] (Civil Service ABC)
1929 Freddie Meachem[22] (Civil Service ABC)
1930 Jack W. Duffield[23] (Lynn ABC)
1931 Benny Caplan[24] (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1932 Harry Mizler[25] (Oxford & St Georges ABC)
1933 Johnny C. Walters[26] (Polytechnic Boxing Club)
1934 Jackie Treadaway[27] (Battersea & Shexgar ABC)
1935 Edward Ryan (Lynn ABC)
1936 Jackie Treadaway (Battersea & Shexgar ABC)
1937 Alfred Harper[28] (Aston ABC)
1938 Cyril Gallie[29] (Cardiff Gas BC)
1939 Cyril Gallie[30] (Cardiff Gas BC)
1940-42 Not held
1943 Douglas L. Sullivan (CAV AA and Slough Centre ABC)
1944 Douglas L. Sullivan (Slough Centre ABC)
1945 John Carter[31] (Royal Air Force)
1946 Peter Brander[32] (Slough Centre ABC)
1947 Selwyn Evans (Newbridge ABC)
1948 Peter Brander[33] (Slough Centre ABC)
1949 Henry Gilliland (Kilmarnock BC)
1950 Peter Brander (Slough Centre ABC)
1951 Jim Travers[34] (Landsowne BC)
1952 Percy Lewis[35] (Royal Air Force)
1953 Percy Lewis[36] (Oxford YMCA ABC)
1954 Dave Charnley[37] (Fitzroy Lodge ABC)
1955 Tommy Nicholls[38] (Sankeys ABC)
1956 Tommy Nicholls[39] (Sankeys ABC)
1957 Malcolm Collins[40] (Melingriffith ABC)
1958 Malcolm Collins[41] (Melingriffith ABC)
1959 George Judge[42] (NB Loco ABC)
1960 Phil Lundgren[43] (Fisher ABC)
1961 Peter Cheevers[44] (Fisher ABC)
1962 William Wilson[45] (Monteagle ABC)
1963 Anthony Riley[46] (Rootes ABC)
1964 Ronald Smith (Fisher ABC)
1965 Ken Buchanan[47] (Sparta ABC)
1966 Hugh Baxter (Kelvin ABC)
1967 Ken Cooper (Kyrle Hall ABC)
1968 Johnny Cheshire (Repton ABC)
1969 Alan Richardson (White Rose ABC)
1970 Robin Polak (Clifton ABC)
1971 Tommy Wright (Plant Works ABC)
1972 Kirkland Laing (Clifton ABC)
1973 John Lynch (Kensington ABC)
1974 George Gilbody (Golden Gloves ABC)
1975 Ricky Beaumont (Hull Fish Trades ABC)
1976 Pat Cowdell (Warley ABC)
1977 Pat Cowdell (Warley ABC)
1978 Moss O'Brien (Repton ABC)
1979 Peter Hanlon (Gloucester ABC)
1980 Mohammed Hanif (Stockton ABC)
1981 Peter Hanlon (Gloucester ABC)
1982 Herman Henry (St Pancras ABC)
1983 Peter Bradley (Holyrood ABC)
1984 Kevin Taylor (Middleton & Rochdale ABC)
1985 Floyd Havard (Penyrheol BC)
1986 Paul Hodkinson (Kirkby ABC)
1987 Peter English (Gallagher Boys ABC)
1988 David Anderson (Bellahouston BC)
1989 Peter Richardson (Philip Thomas School of Boxing ABC)
1990 Brian Carr (Auchengeich BC)
1991 Jon Jo Irwin (Tom Hill ABC)
1992 Alan Temple (Hartlepool Boys Welfare ABC)
1993 Jason Cook (Maesteg BC)
1994 Dean Pithie (Willenhall ABC)
1995 David Burrows (Bench Hill ABC)
1996 Anthony Mulholland (Gemini ABC)
1997 Steven Bell (Luverlite ABC)
1998 Dazzo Williams (Army)
1999 Scott Miller (St. Paul's ABC)
2000 Henry Castle (Salisbury City ABC)
2001 Steven Bell (Nichol's Police ABC)
2002 David Mulholland (Salisbury ABC)
2003 Kevin Mitchell (West Ham ABC)
2004 David Mulholland (Salisbury ABC)
2005 Nick McDonald (Vauxhall Motors ABC)
2006 Stephen Smith (Rotunda ABC)
2007 Stephen Smith (Rotunda ABC)
2008 Bradley Evans (Steven ABC)
2009 Iain Weaver (Golden Ring)
2010 Martin Ward (Repton)
2011 Mitchell Smith (Welwyn Garden City ABC)
2012 Qais Ashfaq (Meanwood ABC)
2013 Reece Bellotti (South Oxhey ABC)
2014 Qais Ashfaq (Burmantofts)
2015 Calum French (Birtley)
2016 Peter McGrail (Everton Red Triangle)
2017 Louie Lynn (Nemesis)
2018 Brad Strand (Everton Red Triangle)
2019 Ibrahim Nadim (Bury)
2020 cancelled due to COVID 19.[48]
2021 Billy Adams[49] (Dagenham)
2022 Jack Dryden[50] (Birtley)
2023 Jack Dryden[51] (Birtley)
2024 Leo Wood[52] (Ropes & Glory)

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