England Boxing National Amateur Championships Featherweight Champions

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

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

History

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

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