England Boxing National Amateur Championships Welterweight Champions

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England Boxing National Amateur Championships
Welterweight Champions (U67kg)
Statusactive
Genre Boxing
Inaugurated1920
Organised by England Boxing

The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Welterweight 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.

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History

The welterweight division was inaugurated in 1920 and is currently contested in the under 67 kg weight division. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships. [2]

Past winners

YearWinnerClub
1920 Freddie Whitbread [3] Fulham ABC
1921 Alexander Ireland [4] United Scottish BC
1922 Edward White [5] Limehouse & Polar ABC
1923 Phil Green [6] Avery's ABC
1924 Patrick O'Hanrahan [7] Polytechnic ABC
1925 Patrick O'Hanrahan [8] Polytechnic Boxing Club
1926 Ben Marshall [9] Newport Wales ABC
1927 Harry Dunn [10] Lynn ABC
1928 Harold Bone [11] Columbia RC & H Div. Met. Police ABC
1929 Sgt. Tim Wigmore [12] Royal Scots
1930 Fred Brooman [13] Northampton Institute ABC
1931 J.P. Barry [14] Gainsford ABC
1932 Dave McCleave [15] Lynn ABC
1933 L/Sgt. T. B. (Paddy) Peters [16] First Battalion Irish Guards
1934 Dave McCleave [17] Lynn ABC
1935 Danny Lynch [18] Fisher ABC & Surrey Commercial Docks ABC
1936 Wally Pack [19] Polytechnic Boxing Club
1937 Danny Lynch [20] Fisher ABC & Surrey Commercial Docks ABC
1938 Charlie Webster [21] St. Pancras ABC
1939 Dick Thomas [22] [23] Derby Police & Penarth Central ABC
1940-42Not held due to World War II
1943 Tommy Quill [24] Harrow & Rugby ABC
1944 Henry Hall Hillsborough ABC
1945 Randolph Turpin [25] Leamington Spa ABC
1946 C.S.M. Johnny Ryan [26] Army
1947 C.S.M.I. Johnny Ryan [27] Army
1948 Max Shacklady [28] Eccles ABC
1949 Alan Buxton Harrow ABC
1950 A/C Terry Ratcliffe [29] Royal Air Force
1951 Johnny Maloney [30] Dagenham ABC
1952 A/C Johnny Maloney [31] Royal Air Force
1953 Les Morgan [32] Rotax ABC
1954 Pte. Nicky Gargano [33] Army
1955 Pte. Nicky Gargano [34] Army
1956 Nicky Gargano [35] Covent Gardens ABC
1957 Pte. Ron Warnes [36] Army
1958 Cpl. Brian Nancurvis [37] Army
1959 Cpl. Jimmy McGrail [38] Royal Air Force
1960 Colin Humphreys [39] Porthcawl ABC
1961 Tony Lewis [40] St. Pancras ABC
1962 Johnny Pritchett [41] Bingham ABC
1963 Johnny Pritchett [42] Bingham & District ABC
1964 Michael Varley Clifton ABC
1965 Peter B. Henderson [43] Robert Browning ABC
1966 Peter Cragg Electrolux ABC
1967 Dave Cranswick Sea Cadet Corps
1968 David Martyn BDS ABC
1969 Terry Henderson Robert Browning ABC
1970 Terry Waller Lynn ABC
1971 Dave Davies Bangor YMCA BC
1972 Trevor Francis Basingstoke ABC
1973 Terry Waller Lynn ABC
1974 Terry Waller Lynn ABC
1975 Wayne Bennett New Tredegar ABC
1976 Colin Jones Penyrheol ABC
1977 Colin Jones Penyrheol ABC
1978 Edward Byrne Leamington Boys ABC
1979 Joey Frost Rotunda ABC
1980 Terry Marsh Royal Navy
1981 Terry Marsh Royal Navy
1982 Chris Pyatt Belgrave ABC
1983 Bob McKenley Cavendish ABC
1984 Mickey Hughes St. Pancras ABC
1985 Errol McDonald Ruddington ABC
1986 Darren Dyer St. Monica's ABC
1987 Mark Elliott GKN Sankey ABC
1988 Mark McCreath Bracebridge ABC
1989 Mark Elliott Bennett's Bank ABC
1990 Adrian Carew Lynn ABC
1991 Joe Calzaghe Newbridge ABC
1992 Mark Santini Birmingham City ABC
1993 Chris Bessey Army
1994 Kevin Short Army
1995 Michael Hall Darlington ABC
1996 Jawaid Khaliq Meadows & Ruddington ABC
1997 Francie Barrett Trojan ABC
1998 David Walker Fisher ABC
1999 Anthony Cesay Repton ABC
2000 Francis Doherty Kingsthorpe Boys ABC
2001 Matthew Macklin Small Heath ABC
2002 Vin Raj Leicester Youth ABC
2003 Daniel Happe Honor Oak ABC
2004 Martin Murray St. Helen's Town ABC
2005 Brett Flourney Army
2006 Denton Vassell Fox ABC
2007 Joe Selkirk Rotunda ABC
2008 Anthony Ogogo Triple A ABC
2009 Liam Cameron Steel City ABC
2010 Dudley O'Shaughnessy West Ham ABC
2011 Damon Jones West Leeds ABC
2012 Tamuka Muchapondwa Reading ABC
2013 Jeff Saunders Army
2014 Conor Loftus Burmantofts ABC
2015 Conor Loftus Burmantofts ABC
2016 Carl Fail Far Cotton ABC
2017 Harris Akbar Bradford Police
2018 Harris Akbar Bradford College/Police
2019 Harvey Lambert St Paul's ABC
2020cancelled due to COVID-19. [44]
2021 Patrick Hewitt [45] (Leigh ABC)
2022 Huey Malone [46] (Christ The King)
2023 Huey Malone [47] (Christ The King)

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