ABA Middleweight Champions
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Amateur Boxing Association of England
middleweight champions.
Amateur Boxing Association of England
The Amateur Boxing Association of England is the governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Ireland being organised on an All-Ireland basis. The Association was founded in 1880...
middleweight champions.
- 1881 - T. Bellhouse (Manchester ABC)
- 1882 - A. Curnick (Clapton ABC)
- 1883 - A. Curnick (West London ABC)
- 1884 - W. Brown (Birmingham ABC)
- 1885 - M. Salmon (London ABC)
- 1886 - W. King (Belsize ABC)
- 1887 - Robert Hair (North London ABC)
- 1888 - Robert Hair (St. James ABC)
- 1889 - G. Sykes (Cestus ABC)
- 1890 - J. Hoare (Orion ABC)
- 1891 - Joe Steers (Middleton ABC)
- 1892 - Joe Steers (Middleton ABC)
- 1893 - Joe Steers (Middleton ABC)
- 1894 - W. Sykes (Mincing Lane ABC)
- 1895 - Geoff Townsend (Goldsmith's Institute ABC)
- 1896 - W. Ross (Belsize ABC)
- 1897 - William J. DeesWilliam J. DeesWilliam J. Dees was a boxer from England. He won the Amateur Boxing Association of England's middleweight championship in 1897, and was the heavyweight champion in 1900. He represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games in London in 1908....
(Goldsmith's Institute ABC) - 1898 - Geoff Townsend (Goldsmith's Institute ABC)
- 1899 - Reuben Charles WarnesReuben Charles WarnesReuben Charles Warnes was a boxing middleweight champion who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He lost the Olympic bout to Johnny Douglas. He was a member of the Gainsford Amateur Boxing Club.-Biography:...
(Columbia ABC) - 1900 - Edward Mann (boxer) (Lynn ABC)
- 1901 - Reuben Charles WarnesReuben Charles WarnesReuben Charles Warnes was a boxing middleweight champion who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He lost the Olympic bout to Johnny Douglas. He was a member of the Gainsford Amateur Boxing Club.-Biography:...
(Lynn ABC) - 1902 - Edward Mann (boxer) (Lynn ABC)
- 1903 - Reuben Charles WarnesReuben Charles WarnesReuben Charles Warnes was a boxing middleweight champion who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He lost the Olympic bout to Johnny Douglas. He was a member of the Gainsford Amateur Boxing Club.-Biography:...
(Lynn ABC) - 1904 - Edward Mann (boxer) (Lynn ABC)
- 1905 - John Douglas (boxer) (Belsize ABC)
- 1906 - A. Murdoch (Belsize ABC)
- 1907 - Reuben Charles WarnesReuben Charles WarnesReuben Charles Warnes was a boxing middleweight champion who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He lost the Olympic bout to Johnny Douglas. He was a member of the Gainsford Amateur Boxing Club.-Biography:...
(Gainsford ABC) - 1908 - William Child (boxer) (Cambridge ABC)
- 1909 - William Child (boxer) (Cambridge ABC)
- 1910 - Reuben Charles WarnesReuben Charles WarnesReuben Charles Warnes was a boxing middleweight champion who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He lost the Olympic bout to Johnny Douglas. He was a member of the Gainsford Amateur Boxing Club.-Biography:...
(Surrey Commercial Docks ABC) - 1911 - William Child (boxer) (Cambridge ABC)
- 1912 - E. Chandler (Stock Exchange ABC)
- 1913 - W. Bradley (Bermondsey Catholic ABC)
- 1914 - H. Brown (Belsize ABC)
- 1915 - Not held due to World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
- 1916 - Not held due to World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
- 1917 - Not held due to World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
- 1918 - Not held due to World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
- 1919 - Harry MallinHarry MallinHenry William "Harry" Mallin was an English middleweight amateur boxer.He came originally from Hackney Wick; later he lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and died at a nursing home in Lewisham....
(Eton Old Boys ABC) - 1920 - Harry MallinHarry MallinHenry William "Harry" Mallin was an English middleweight amateur boxer.He came originally from Hackney Wick; later he lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and died at a nursing home in Lewisham....
(Eton Old Boys ABC) - 1921 - Harry MallinHarry MallinHenry William "Harry" Mallin was an English middleweight amateur boxer.He came originally from Hackney Wick; later he lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and died at a nursing home in Lewisham....
(Metropolitan Police ABC) - 1922 - Harry MallinHarry MallinHenry William "Harry" Mallin was an English middleweight amateur boxer.He came originally from Hackney Wick; later he lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and died at a nursing home in Lewisham....
(Eton Old Boys & Metropolitan Police ABC) - 1923 - Harry MallinHarry MallinHenry William "Harry" Mallin was an English middleweight amateur boxer.He came originally from Hackney Wick; later he lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and died at a nursing home in Lewisham....
(Eton Manor ABC) - 1924 - John Elliott (boxer)John Elliott (boxer)John Elliot was a British middleweight boxer who competed in the 1920s.-Biography:He was born on 10 May, 1901 and won a silver medal in boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, losing against the successful British boxer Harry Mallin in the final bout. he died on 25 June, 1944.-External links:*...
(Polytechnic ABC) - 1925 - John Elliott (boxer)John Elliott (boxer)John Elliot was a British middleweight boxer who competed in the 1920s.-Biography:He was born on 10 May, 1901 and won a silver medal in boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, losing against the successful British boxer Harry Mallin in the final bout. he died on 25 June, 1944.-External links:*...
(Polytechnic ABC & PLA Police ABC) - 1926 - F. Crawley (Royal Tank Corps)
- 1927 - F. Crawley (Royal Tank Corps)
- 1928 - Fred MallinFred MallinFrederick "Fred" Granville Mallin was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in London and was the younger brother of Harry Mallin....
(Eton Manor ABC) - 1929 - Fred MallinFred MallinFrederick "Fred" Granville Mallin was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in London and was the younger brother of Harry Mallin....
(Eton Manor ABC) - 1930 - Fred MallinFred MallinFrederick "Fred" Granville Mallin was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in London and was the younger brother of Harry Mallin....
(Eton Manor ABC) - 1931 - Fred MallinFred MallinFrederick "Fred" Granville Mallin was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in London and was the younger brother of Harry Mallin....
(Eton Manor ABC) - 1932 - Fred MallinFred MallinFrederick "Fred" Granville Mallin was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He died in London and was the younger brother of Harry Mallin....
(Eton Manor ABC) - 1933 - Alf Shawyer (Old Goldsmiths ABC)
- 1934 - Jimmy Magill (boxer) (Royal Ulster ConstabularyRoyal Ulster ConstabularyThe Royal Ulster Constabulary was the name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2000. Following the awarding of the George Cross in 2000, it was subsequently known as the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC. It was founded on 1 June 1922 out of the Royal Irish Constabulary...
ABC) - 1935 - Jimmy Magill (boxer) (Royal Ulster ConstabularyRoyal Ulster ConstabularyThe Royal Ulster Constabulary was the name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2000. Following the awarding of the George Cross in 2000, it was subsequently known as the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC. It was founded on 1 June 1922 out of the Royal Irish Constabulary...
ABC) - 1936 - A. Harrington (Victoria & Battersea ABC)
- 1937 - Maurice Dennis (Northampton Polytechnic ABC)
- 1938 - Henry TillerHenry TillerHenry Tiller was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:Tiller's career started in 1931, when he became Norwegian amateur junior lightweight champion at the age of 17...
(NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
) - 1939 - H. Davies (Nottingham City Police ABC)
- 1940 - G. Page (Stones ABC)
- 1941 - Not held due to World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- 1942 - Not held due to World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- 1943 - Not held due to World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- 1944 - Jim Hockley (Langham ABC)
- 1945 - R. Parker (APTC & Dagenham ABC)
- 1946 - Randy TurpinRandy TurpinRandolph Adolphus Turpin known as the Leamington Larruper, was an English boxer who was considered by some to be Europe's best middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s.-Biography:...
(Royal Navy) - 1947 - Roy Agland (Tir-y-berth ABC)
- 1948 - John Wright (boxer)John Wright (boxer)John "Johnny" Alan Wright was a British amateur boxer who won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.He lost in the final to László Papp of Hungary.-External links:*...
(Royal Navy) - 1949 - Stan Lewis (Langham ABC)
- 1950 - Peter Longo (Army)
- 1951 - Eric Ludham (Army)
- 1952 - Terry Gooding (Army)
- 1953 - Ron Barton (Royal Air Force)
- 1954 - K. Phillips (Royal Air Force)
- 1955 - Frank Hope (St. Teresas ABC)
- 1956 - Ron Redrup (West Ham ABC)
- 1957 - P. Burke (Sankeys ABC)
- 1958 - P. Hill (boxer) (Fitzroy Lodge ABC)
- 1959 - Fred Elderfield (Army)
- 1960 - A/C Roy Addison (Royal Air Force BA)
- 1961 - Tpr. Johnny Caiger (Army BA)
- 1962 - Alfred Matthews (boxer) (LitherlandLitherlandLitherland is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. It was formerly an urban district, which included Seaforth and Ford...
ABC) - 1963 - Alfred Matthews (boxer) (LitherlandLitherlandLitherland is a suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. It was formerly an urban district, which included Seaforth and Ford...
ABC) - 1964 - William Stack (Leamington Boys' Club)
- 1965 - Bill Robinson (boxer) (Stock Exchange ABC)
- 1966 - Chris FinneganChris FinneganChris Finnegan MBE was an English professional boxer.-Early life:Finnegan was one of eight siblings born into an Anglo-Irish family; his father was from Liverpool and his mother from Newry, Northern Ireland. Finnegan always wore a Union Flag and a Shamrock on his boxing trunks to signify his joint...
(Hayes ABC) - 1967 - Allan Ball (boxer) (Bargoed ABC)
- 1968 - Peter McCann (boxer) (Birkenhead ABC)
- 1969 - Dave Wallington (Keystone Boys' Club)
- 1970 - John ContehJohn ContehJohn Conteh is a British former boxer who was world light-heavyweight boxing champion.Conteh is one of Britain's most successful boxing champions. At his peak in the mid to late 1970s he was considered good enough that he was touted as a possible opponent of Muhammad Ali...
(Kirkby ABC) - 1971 - Alan MinterAlan MinterAlan Minter is a former middleweight world champion boxer.-Amateur career:Minter was the 1971 ABA Middleweight Champion. He won the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games...
(Crawley ABC) - 1972 - Frank Lucas (boxer) (Sir Philip Game ABC)
- 1973 - Frank Lucas (boxer) (Sir Philip Game ABC)
- 1974 - David Odwell (Repton ABC)
- 1975 - David Odwell (Repton ABC)
- 1976 - Eddie Burke (boxer) (Woodside ABC)
- 1977 - Robert Davies (boxer) (Birkenhead ABC)
- 1978 - Herol GrahamHerol GrahamHerol 'Bomber' Graham was born in Nottingham, England on 13 September 1959 and is generally acknowledged as one of the best British boxers of the post-war era never to have won a world title....
(Radford Boys ABC) - 1979 - Nicky Wilshire (National Smelting ABC)
- 1980 - Mark Kaylor (West Ham ABC)
- 1981 - Brian Schumacher (Royal Navy)
- 1982 - James Price (boxer) (Holy Name ABC)
- 1983 - Trevor Forbes (All Star ABC)
- 1984 - Brian Schumacher (Royal Navy)
- 1985 - Denys Cronin (Llandbradach BC)
- 1986 - Nigel BennNigel BennNigel Benn , known as "The Dark Destroyer", is a British former boxer who held world titles in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions....
(West Ham ABC) - 1987 - Rod Douglas (Broad Street ABC)
- 1988 - Mark Edwards (boxer) (Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
) - 1989 - Seymour Johnson (Gloucester ABC)
- 1990 - Stephen Wilson (boxer) (Haddington ABC)
- 1991 - Mark Edwards (Royal Navy)
- 1992 - Lee Woolcock (Canvey Island ABC)
- 1993 - Joe CalzagheJoe CalzagheJoseph William Calzaghe, CBE, MBE is a Welsh former professional boxer. He is the former WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring & British super middleweight champion and The Ring light heavyweight champion....
(Newbridge ABC) - 1994 - David StarieDavid StarieDavid Starie, in Bury St. Edmunds, England was a fringe British professional boxer. He is a former Commonwealth super middleweight champion and British super middleweight champion.-Professional career:...
(Hurstlea / Kerridge ABC) - 1995 - Jason Matthews (boxer)Jason Matthews (boxer)Jason Matthews was a professional boxer from Great Britain in the Middleweight division.- Professional career :...
(Crown and Manor ABC) - 1996 - John Pearce (boxer)John Pearce (boxer)John Pearce was an English middleweight boxer from the Wellington ABC. ABA Champion in 1998 he went on to win Gold at the Commonwealth Games of 1998 in Kuala Lumpa. He defeated Jitender Kumar in the final....
(Wellington ABC) - 1997 - Ian Cooper (boxer) (Hartlepool Boys ABC)
- 1998 - John Pearce (boxer)John Pearce (boxer)John Pearce was an English middleweight boxer from the Wellington ABC. ABA Champion in 1998 he went on to win Gold at the Commonwealth Games of 1998 in Kuala Lumpa. He defeated Jitender Kumar in the final....
(Wellington ABC) - 1999 - Carl FrochCarl FrochCarl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...
(Phoenix ABC) - 2000 - Stephen Swales (Phil Thomas SOB ABC)
- 2001 - Carl FrochCarl FrochCarl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...
(Phoenix ABC) - 2002 - Neil PerkinsNeil PerkinsNeil Perkins is a British amateur boxer who has won several medals in international tournaments at welterweight.-Career:Southpaw Perkins fights for Kirkdale ABC in Liverpool...
(Kirkdale ABC) - 2003 - Neil PerkinsNeil PerkinsNeil Perkins is a British amateur boxer who has won several medals in international tournaments at welterweight.-Career:Southpaw Perkins fights for Kirkdale ABC in Liverpool...
(Kirkdale ABC) - 2004 - D. Guthrie (Yeovil & Reckleford ABC)
- 2005 - James DeGaleJames DeGaleHe is European super middleweight championJames Frederick DeGale MBE is an English boxer and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Harlesden, London. He started amateur boxing at the Trojan club at the age of 10 before moving to Dale Youth boxing club...
(Dale Youth ABC) - 2006 - James DeGaleJames DeGaleHe is European super middleweight championJames Frederick DeGale MBE is an English boxer and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Harlesden, London. He started amateur boxing at the Trojan club at the age of 10 before moving to Dale Youth boxing club...
(Dale Youth ABC) - 2007 - George Groves (boxer)George Groves (boxer)George William Groves is an English professional boxer. Currently managed and trained by Adam Booth and promoted by Frank Warren, he is a former amateur champion and the reigning British and Commonwealth super middleweight titleholder....
(Dale Youth ABC) - 2008 - George Groves (boxer)George Groves (boxer)George William Groves is an English professional boxer. Currently managed and trained by Adam Booth and promoted by Frank Warren, he is a former amateur champion and the reigning British and Commonwealth super middleweight titleholder....
(Dale Youth ABC) - 2009 - Hosea Burton (Jimmy Egans)
- 2010 - Anthony OgogoAnthony OgogoAnthony Osezua Ogogo is an international boxer who has captained Great Britain's team in the World European and Junior Olympic Tournaments...
(Triple A)