The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Heavyweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship. It had previously been contested by all the nations of the United Kingdom.

History The heavyweight division is the newest division only being inaugurated in 1998 and is currently contested in the under-90 Kg weight division. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships.

Past winners YearWinnerClub 1881 Robert Frost-Smith+ Clapton ABC 1882 Henry Thomas Dearsley St. James ABC 1883 Henry Thomas Dearsley Thames ABC 1884 Henry Thomas Dearsley St. James ABC 1885 William West Northampton ABC 1886 Anthony Diamond Birmingham ABC 1887 Edward White Belle Sauvage AAC 1888 Bill J King Belsize ABC 1889 Alfred Bowman Royal Victor ABC 1890 Joe Steers London ABC 1891 Val Barker Belsize ABC 1892 Joe Steers Middleton ABC 1893 Joe Steers Middleton ABC 1894 Horace King Belsize ABC 1895 Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone Royal Irish Regiment 1896 Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone Royal Irish Regiment 1897 Geoff Townsend Goldsmith Institute ABC 1898 Geoff Townsend Goldsmith Institute ABC 1899 Frank Parks Polytechnic ABC 1900 William J. Dees Goldsmith Institute ABC 1901 Frank Parks Polytechnic ABC 1902 Frank Parks Polytechnic ABC 1903 Edward Dickson Edinburgh Harriers GC 1904 Archibald Herbert Horner Belsize ABC 1905 Frank Parks Polytechnic ABC 1906 Frank Parks Polytechnic ABC 1907 Bert Brewer Polytechnic ABC 1908 Syd Evans Reading ABC 1909 C. Brown Victoria B & Ath C 1910 Fred Storbeck South Africa 1911 Bill Hazell City Police ABC 1912 Dick Smith Metropolitan Police ABC 1913 Dick Smith Metropolitan Police ABC 1914 Ernest Chandler Stock Exchange ABC1915–1918Not held due to World War I 1919 Hugh Brown Belsize ABC 1920 Ronald Rawson Polytechnic ABC 1921 Ronald Rawson Polytechnic ABC 1922 Tom Evans Amman Valley ABC 1923 Eddie Eagan Oxford University ABC 1924 Arthur Clifton PLA Police ABC 1925 Lieut Dudley Lister (MC) I.S.B.A 1926 Thyge Petersen Denmark 1927 Lieut Charles Francis Capper Royal Artillery 1928 James O'Driscoll Dublin Civic Guards ABC 1929 Pat Floyd Battersea ABC 1930 Sig. Anthony Stuart Royal Corps of Signals 1931 Matt Flanagan Dublin Civic Guards ABC 1932 Anthony Stuart London Fire Brigade ABC 1933 Con O'Grady London City Police ABC 1934 Pat Floyd Battersea & The Times ABC 1935 Pat Floyd Battersea & The Times ABC 1936 Anthony Stuart London Fire Brigade ABC 1937 Anthony Stuart London Fire Brigade ABC 1938 George Preston Battersea ABC 1939 Jock Porter Colchester City ABC1940–1942Not held due to World War II 1943 George Preston Battersea ABC 1944 Mark Hart Royal Air Force 1945 George Scott Nottingham City Police & APTC ABC 1946 Pat Floyd Polytechnic ABC 1947 George Scriven Downham Community ABC 1948 Sgt. Jack Gardner Army 1949 LCpl Anthony Worrall Army 1950 Pte. Peter Toch Army 1951 Albert Halsey Kyrle Hall ABC 1952 Eddie Hearn Battersea ABC 1953 Pte. Joe Erskine Army 1954 Cpl. Brian Harper Royal Air Force 1955 Dennis Rowe Glamorgan Police 1956 Dave Rent Maple Leaf ABC 1957 Dave Thomas Polytechnic ABC 1958 Dave Thomas Polytechnic ABC 1959 Dave Thomas Polytechnic ABC 1960 L/Sgt. Len Hobbs Army 1961 Billy Walker West Ham ABC 1962 Rae Dryden Royal Navy 1963 Cpl. Robert Sanders Royal Navy 1964 Colin Woodhouse Wandsworth ABC 1965 William Wells Wandsworth ABC 1966 Anthony Brogan Barnstaple ABC 1967 Peter Boddington Rootes ABC 1968 William Wells Lynn ABC 1969 Alan Burton Caius ABC 1970 Jim Gilmour Sighthill ABC 1971 Les Stevens Reading ABC 1972 Tim Wood Belgrave ABC 1973 Garfield McEwan Kyrle Hall ABC 1974 Neville Meade Royal Air Force 1975 Gregory McEwan Rum Runners ABC 1976 John Rafferty Monkland ABC 1977 Glenn Adair Barnstaple ABC 1978 Julius Awome Working ABC 1979 Andy Palmer Golden Gloves ABC 1980 Frank Bruno Sir Phillip Game ABC 1981 Adrian Elliott Fairburn House ABC 1982 Harold Hylton Brockworth Viking ABC 1983 Horace Notice Nechells ABC 1984 Doug Young Hawick ABC 1985 Harold Hylton Viking ABC 1986 Eric Cardouza Kingsthorpe ABC 1987 James Moran Austin ABC 1988 Henry Akinwande Lynn ABC 1989 Henry Akinwande Lynn ABC 1990 Keith Inglis Tunbridge Wells ABC 1991 Paul Lawson Repton ABC 1992 Scott Welch Hove ABC 1993 Paul Lawson Repton ABC 1994 Steve Burford Army 1995 Mathew Ellis Blackpool ABC 1996 Anthony Oakley Leigh Park ABC 1997 Blue Stevens Pinehurst Star ABC 1998 Neil Hoskins Royal Air Force 1999 Stuart St. John Berry Boys ABC 2000 David Dolan Plains Farm ABC 2001 David Dolan Plains Farm ABC 2002 David Dolan Plains Farm ABC 2003 Mick O'Connell Royal Navy 2004 Tony Bellew Rotunda ABC 2005 Tony Bellew Rotunda ABC 2006 Tony Bellew Rotunda ABC 2007 Danny Price Westway ABC 2008 Warren Baister Sunderland ABC 2009 Chris Keane Pleck ABC 2010 Danny Price Scarborough ABC 2011 Ben Ileyemi Finchley ABC 2012 Simon Barclay Corby ABC 2013 Greg Bridet Heart of Portsmouth ABC2014 Warren Baister Sunderland ABC 2015 Ricardo Slue Fitzroy Lodge ABC 2016 Cheavon Clarke Gravesham ABC2017 Cheavon Clarke Gravesham ABC2018 Lewis Williams Cleary's ABC2019 Natty Ngwenya Army2020 cancelled due to COVID 19.2021 Patrick Brown Moss Side Fire2022 Patrick Brown Moss Side Fire2023 Damar Thomas Powerday Hooks2024 Chidi Amanwa Britania2025 Akinloa Tijnai Clifton2026 Adekali Kargbo De Hood + Reported as Richard Frost-Smith on England Boxing website but believed to be Robert Frost-Smith.

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