The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-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 light-heavyweight division was inaugurated in 1920 and is currently contested in the under-80 Kg weight division. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships.

Past winners YearWinnerClub 1920 Harold Franks St. Pancras ABC 1921 Len E. Collett Surrey Commercial Docks ABC 1922 Harry Mitchell Polytechnic ABC 1923 Harry Mitchell Polytechnic ABC 1924 Harry Mitchell Polytechnic ABC 1925 Harry Mitchell Polytechnic ABC 1926 Don McCorkindale South Africa 1927 Alf Jackson St. Pancras ABC 1928 Alf Jackson St. Pancras ABC 1929 Joe Goyder Old Goldsmiths ABC 1930 John Boy Murphy Irish BC 1931 Jack Petersen Gabalfa BC 1932 Joe Goyder City Police & Goldsmiths ABC 1933 George Brennan Nottingham Police ABC 1934 George Brennan Nottingham Police ABC 1935 Richard Hearns Dublin Civic Guards BC 1936 Jimmy Magill Royal Ulster Constabulary BC 1937 Cpl. Joseph Wilby Royal Air Force 1938 Alf Brown Catford & District ABC 1939 Bruce Woodcock Doncaster LNER ABC 1940–1942 not held 1943 Mark Hart Fitzroy Lodge & Lynn ABC 1944 SMI Ernie Shackleton Transport Regiment 1945 Alex Watson Nottingham City Police & APTC ABC 1946 SMI Johnny E. Taylor Army 1947 Alex Watson Leith Victoria ABC 1948 Cpl. Don Scott Army 1949 Peter Messervy Royal Navy 1950 Peter Messervy Royal Navy 1951 George Walker Thomas Refinery ABC 1952 Henry Cooper Eltham & District ABC 1953 Pte. Henry Cooper Army 1954 Tony Madigan Fulham ABC 1955 Dave Rent Maple Leaf ABC 1956 Dave Mooney Lanark Welfare BC 1957 Tom Green Hull Boys ABC 1958 L/Bdr Joe Leeming Army 1959 Johnny Ould Fisher ABC 1960 Johnny Ould Fisher ABC 1961 Jack Bodell Loughborough & District ABC 1962 Johnny Hendrickson Battersea ABC 1963 Brian Murphy Chorley Boys Club 1964 John Fisher Fauldhouse Miners' Welfare ABC 1965 Eric Whistler Hampstead ABC 1966 Roger Tighe Hull Boys ABC 1967 Maxie Smith Royal Navy 1968 Ray Brittle Fitzroy Lodge ABC 1969 Johnny Frankham Reading ABC 1970 John Rafferty Clarkston ABC 1971 John Conteh Kirkby ABC 1972 Billy Knight Lynn ABC 1973 Billy Knight Lynn ABC 1974 Billy Knight Lynn ABC 1975 Malcolm Heath Hull Fish Trades ABC 1976 Greg Evans Salisbury ABC 1977 Chris Lawson Pembroke ABC 1978 Vince Smith Kyrle Hall ABC 1979 Andy Straughn Hitchen Youth ABC 1980 Andy Straughn Hitchen Youth ABC 1981 Andy Straughn Hitchen Youth ABC 1982 Glen Crawford Market District ABC 1983 Tony Wilson Wolverhampton ABC 1984 Tony Wilson Wolverhampton ABC 1985 John Beckles Islington ABC 1986 Jim Moran Austin ABC 1987 John Beckles Fairburn House ABC 1988 Harold Lawson St. Francis ABC 1989 Nicky Piper Penarth ABC 1990 Joseph McCluskey Croy Miners ABC 1991 Anthony Todd Darlington ABC 1992 Kelly Oliver Bracebridge ABC 1993 Kelly Oliver Bracebridge ABC 1994 Kelly Oliver Bracebridge ABC 1995 Kelly Oliver Bracebridge ABC 1996 Courtney Fry Islington Boys ABC 1997 Paul Rogers Penhill RBL ABC 1998 Courtney Fry Repton ABC 1999 Joe Ainscough Kirkdale ABC 2000 Peter Haymer St. Pancras ABC 2001 Courtney Fry Salisbury ABC 2002 Anthony Marsden Birtley ABC 2003 James Boyd Donnington Ex Servicemen's ABC 2004 Murtala Abdulsalan St. Pancras Kronk ABC 2005 David Pendleton Birtley ABC 2006 Tony Jeffries Sunderland ABC 2007 Obed Mbwakongo Fisher ABC 2008 Istvan Szucs All Stars ABC 2009 Obed Mbwakongo Lynn AC 2010 Lawrence Osueke Newcastle College 2011 Sam Pomphrey Broadplain ABC 2012 Kirk Garvey Earlsfield ABC 2013 Ricky Crotty Hoddesdon ABC 2014 Joshua Buatsi South Norwood & Victory ABC 2015 Joshua Buatsi South Norwood & Victory ABC 2016 Tom Whittaker-Hart Rotunda ABC 2017 George Crotty Royal Navy 2018 Ben Rees Birtley ABC 2019 Aaron Bowen Triumph ABC2020 cancelled due to COVID 19.2021 Aaron Bowen Box Smart Elite2022 Isaac Okoh Chadwell St Mary2023 Oladimeji Shittu Fire Star2024 Kyle Shaw-Tullin Royal Navy2025 Bobby Wallace Belvedere2026 Cameron Lewis RAF

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