| England Boxing National Amateur Championships Featherweight Champions (U57kg) | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | Boxing |
| Inaugurated | 1881 |
| Organised by | England 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.
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]
| 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) |
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