# England Boxing National Amateur Championships Featherweight Champions

The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Featherweight 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 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.

## Past winners

| Year | Winner | Club |
| 1881 | Tom Hill | (Birmingham ABC) |
| 1882 | Tom Hill | (Birmingham ABC) |
| 1883 | Tom Hill | (Birmingham ABC) |
| 1884 | E. Hutchings | (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 | (Polytechnic Boxing Club) |
| 1891 | Fred Curtis | (Stanhope ABC) |
| 1892 | Fred Curtis | (Stanhope ABC) |
| 1893 | Tom F. Davidson | (Stanhope ABC) |
| 1894 | Richard Gunn | (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 | (Stanhope ABC) |
| 1901 | Chris G. Clarke | (Lynn ABC) |
| 1902 | Chris G. Clarke | (Lynn ABC) |
| 1903 | James Godfrey | (Columbia ABC) |
| 1904 | Charley Morris | (Polytechnic Boxing Club) |
| 1905 | Harry Holmes | (17th Middlesex Rifles) |
| 1906 | Arthur J. Miner | (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 | (Hendon ABC) |
| 1913 | George Baker | (Hendon ABC) |
| 1914 | George Baker | (Hendon ABC) |
| 1915-18 | Not held | Not held |
| 1919 | George Baker | (Hendon ABC) |
| 1920 | John Fleming | (United Scottish BC) |
| 1921 | George Baker | (Polytechnic Boxing Club) |
| 1922 | Ernie Swash | (Clapton Federation ABC) |
| 1923 | Ernie Swash | (Clapton Federation ABC) |
| 1924 | Arthur Beavis | (Polytechnic Boxing Club) |
| 1925 | Arthur Beavis | (Polytechnic Boxing Club) |
| 1926 | Ralph Minshull | (South Africa) |
| 1927 | Fred Webster | (St. Pancras ABC) |
| 1928 | Freddie Meachem | (Civil Service ABC) |
| 1929 | Freddie Meachem | (Civil Service ABC) |
| 1930 | Jack W. Duffield | (Lynn ABC) |
| 1931 | Benny Caplan | (Polytechnic Boxing Club) |
| 1932 | Harry Mizler | (Oxford & St Georges ABC) |
| 1933 | Johnny C. Walters | (Polytechnic Boxing Club) |
| 1934 | Jackie Treadaway | (Battersea & Shexgar ABC) |
| 1935 | Edward Ryan | (Lynn ABC) |
| 1936 | Jackie Treadaway | (Battersea & Shexgar ABC) |
| 1937 | Alfred Harper | (Aston ABC) |
| 1938 | Cyril Gallie | (Cardiff Gas BC) |
| 1939 | Cyril Gallie | (Cardiff Gas BC) |
| 1940-42 | Not held | Not held |
| 1943 | Douglas L. Sullivan | (CAV AA and Slough Centre ABC) |
| 1944 | Douglas L. Sullivan | (Slough Centre ABC) |
| 1945 | John Carter | (Royal Air Force) |
| 1946 | Peter Brander | (Slough Centre ABC) |
| 1947 | Selwyn Evans | (Newbridge ABC) |
| 1948 | Peter Brander | (Slough Centre ABC) |
| 1949 | Henry Gilliland | (Kilmarnock BC) |
| 1950 | Peter Brander | (Slough Centre ABC) |
| 1951 | Jim Travers | (Landsowne BC) |
| 1952 | Percy Lewis | (Royal Air Force) |
| 1953 | Percy Lewis | (Oxford YMCA ABC) |
| 1954 | Dave Charnley | (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) |
| 1955 | Tommy Nicholls | (Sankeys ABC) |
| 1956 | Tommy Nicholls | (Sankeys ABC) |
| 1957 | Malcolm Collins | (Melingriffith ABC) |
| 1958 | Malcolm Collins | (Melingriffith ABC) |
| 1959 | George Judge | (NB Loco ABC) |
| 1960 | Phil Lundgren | (Fisher ABC) |
| 1961 | Peter Cheevers | (Fisher ABC) |
| 1962 | William Wilson | (Monteagle ABC) |
| 1963 | Anthony Riley | (Rootes ABC) |
| 1964 | Ronald Smith | (Fisher ABC) |
| 1965 | Ken Buchanan | (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. | cancelled due to COVID 19. |
| 2021 | Billy Adams | (Dagenham) |
| 2022 | Jack Dryden | (Birtley) |
| 2023 | Jack Dryden | (Birtley) |
| 2024 | Leo Wood | (Ropes & Glory) |