Boxing was a welcome distraction for him, and he finished his unpaid career with four schoolboy ABA titles and ABA senior crowns at Welterweight, Super-Welterweight and Middleweight. 1951 – Alf Lay (Battersea ABC) 1952 – Bernard Foster (Mitchell & Butlers ABC) 1953 – Bruce Wells (Royal Air Force) 1954 – Bruce Wells (Royal Air Force) 1955 – Bernard Foster (Mitchell & Butlers ABC) 1956 – John (Cowboy) McCormack (NB Loco ABC) 1957 – Johnny Cunningham (Royal Air Force) RYOTA MURATA. Retirements or disputed results could lead to a championship being split among several men for periods of time. Hosea Burton 2009 ABA Middleweight Champion Liam Beefy Smith Welterweight John Murray Former European and British Lightweight Champion Anthony Million $ Crolla British Lightweight Champion Lucien Reid on the attack (pic Natalie Mayhew/Butterfly Boxing) Then there was the era of Magri (Arbour Youth) from 1975-1977 … He was the ABA middleweight champion five successive years 1919-23 and was the world amateur middleweight champion in 1920 and 1928. 2002 2000 Matthew Macklin wins Senior ABA title at the age of 18. Events at … M.Ramsey Light Middle ABA Champion 1990 P.Ramsey Light Weight ABA Champion 1992 Rowan Anthony Williams, competed in the flyweight division at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. 160 Lbs / 72.58 Kgs. Full Story. *** AMATEUR BOUTS (95-5) *** 1943 -Turpin won the ABA Junior 112 lbs Championship 1944 -Turpin won the ABA Junior 133 lbs Championship 1945 -Turpin won the ABA Welterweight Championship 1946 -Turpin won the ABA Middleweight Championship *** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS *** 1946 Sep 17 Gordon Griffiths London, Eng TK 1 Nov 19 Des Jones London, Eng W 6 Dec 26 Bill Blything Birmingham, Eng … Though less significant today, great prestige was once attached to area title bouts, especially in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship. Randolph Turpin of Leamington Spa, former ABA middleweight champion and future world middleweight champion . The host nation won all five golds as follows: Bantamweight – Henry Thomas, the only reigning ABA champion to land the ultimate prize; Dick Gunn … That is why I decided to follow Adam in the final stage of his latest ABA campaign, as he prepares for the most important fight of his young carrer, the 2013 ABA Middleweight Finals. At the Amateur Boxing at Wembley, Dick McTaggart scored a fairly uneventful points win against John Cooke, for the lightweight crown. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=England_Boxing_National_Amateur_Championships_Middleweight_Champions&oldid=1013293350, Lists of England Boxing National Amateur Champions, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 March 2021, at 20:07. 1970 ABA middleweight champion; 1971 ABA light heavyweight champion; Notes. Amateur boxers prepare in the changing room, Royal Albert Hall, London, 1935. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships. 1884 saw the introduction of a fifth weight category (Bantamweight, 54 kg). These extra weights were: Flyweight (51 kg), Welterweight (69 kg), and Light heavyweight (81 kg). She stopped Kayla Williams on Thursday night in the fifth round of a … ABA Light Middleweight Champions. Professional Titles won: World Middleweight Champion; European (EBU) Middleweight Champion; British Middleweight/Light Heavyweight Champion; Commonwealth (British Empire) Middleweight/Light Heavyweight Champion. 160 Lbs / 72.58 Kgs. In England, to be the Southern or Northern Area champion was a considerable achievement, and remained such into the [11] In 2019 the Championships were renamed the England Boxing National Amateur Championships and the … Jim McCann(Belfast) - Northern Ireland Featherweight Champion 1942 and 1945-50. Amateur honours: ABA middleweight champion, 1999 & 2001; World Amateur bronze, 2001 Turned pro: 16 March 2002 Pro record: 35 fights, 33 wins (24 KOs), two defeats INTERIM CHAMPION. The inaugural Championships were held (over one day) on 18 April 1880 at St James Hall, London at four weight categories: Featherweight (57 kg), Lightweight (60 kg), Middleweight (75 kg), and Heavyweight (91 kg). Follow the path of the middleweight belt from 2001 Full & latest Middleweight boxing rankings & champions. The top 10 greatest middleweight champions of all time will first consider each champion’s dominance in his era. These being North West, North East, South West and South East. Repton’s Harvey Horn was crowned in 2014, with the division only first appearing on the ABA calendar in 1971. 2nd April 1947: Randolph Turpin (1928 - 1966) of Leamington Spa, former ABA middleweight champion and future world middleweight champion (he held the title for only 64 days). MIDDLEWEIGHT. The female card will include newly signed Suzanne Hemsley (light weight former ABA Champion) Sara Davies, Middleweight Kristine Shergold, Lightweight, and current British Masters Super flyweight Champion Juliette Winter. Schwachhofer Stops Dimitrova in Belgium The UFC introduced its 185-pound championship at UFC 33, coinciding with the new Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts taking effect around the nation. North Midlands Area light-heavyweight champion 1950Area championships have long been an important aspect of British professional boxing. WORLD CHAMPION. Crews-Dezurn is the reigning World Boxing Council super middleweight champion. The London Amateur Boxing Association The London Amateur Boxing Association was formed in 1949 and is made up of four divisions. This rare programme features Michael Watson representing Colverstone ABC and competeing in the middleweight category (75kg). World middleweight weightlifting champion Viktor Kurentsov. He was 42 years old. George Francis, Boxing Trainer to Middleweight Tony Sibson, pictured 24th February 1984. CHRIS EUBANK JR. 2012 ABA Middleweight Champion The first of his two Olympic titles came in 1920 when beat Canadian Art Prud'homme on points. It had previously been contested by all the nations of the United Kingdom. ® The light heavyweights was between Robert Shaw of Battersea, and Lance Bombardier Joe Leeming, the Army Title Holder, who won his ABA final. Michael Watson 1984 ABA National Championships British semi-finals official on-site programme, 18th April 1984, The Guildhall, Preston. Jim McCann(Belfast) - Northern Ireland Bantamweight Champion 1965-6. Includes mandatory positions. Champions were recognized by public acclamation. The Amateur Boxing Association Competition At St. James's Hall. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. Paul Smith Jnr Former British Super Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin N0 3 Ranked Middleweig... ht in World RING Mag. Jackson fought the biggest fight of his career in January 2014 against four-time world champion Anthony Mundine. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The middleweight division was inaugurated in 1881 and is currently contested in the under-74 Kg weight division. Dick Tiger, twice the world middleweight boxing champion and once the light‐heavyweight titleholder, died of a liver ailment Monday night at his home in Aba, Nigeria. Conteh is one of the celebrities on the album cover of musician Paul McCartney's 1973 "Band on the Run" recording. Preceded by: Bob Foster Retired : WBC Light Heavyweight Champion 1974 Oct 1 – 1977 May 21 The ABA Champion is automatically selected to represent England in the Four Nations Championship in that year (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales). MIDDLEWEIGHT. Boxing Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. An Australian version of the world title which existed briefly between 1914 and 1916 gained considerable credibility due to the fact that its holder, Les Darcy, was widely believed to be best boxer in the world in this division. The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship. Steve McCall(Aberdeen) - Scottish Middleweight Champion 1929-31 and Scottish Light-Heavyweight Champion 1932. ABA middleweight champion Willie Stack, of Leamington Boys Club, is wished good luck by his father before leaving Leamington to box for England in internationals held in Hungary. The flyweight division saw Mickey Pye crowned in 1962, from the old and now defunct Tottenham furniture making club Harris Lebus, with Repton’s Roy Hilton following in 1973. [1] It had previously been contested by all the nations of the United Kingdom. 1944 ABA Junior ‘Class B’ Champion 10st 7lbs; 1945 ABA Welterweight Champion; 1946 ABA Middleweight Champion. 13th August 1964. JPN. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. Name: Danny Dignum Born: 1992-03-17 Hometown: Bowers Gifford, Essex, United Kingdom Birthplace: Essex, United Kingdom Stance: Southpaw Height: 185cm Pro Boxer: Record Amateur Boxer: Record Trainer: Kevin Lilley Promoter: Matchroom Sport Amateur Career. 1998 Matthew Macklin wins ABA National Junior Championship. (Photo by Edward G. Malindine/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 1 Championship recognition 1.1 1884–1910 1.2 1910–1961 1.2.1 Championship awarding organizations 1.3 1961–present 1.3.1 Championship awarding organizations 2 Historical 3 WBC 4 WBA 5 IBF 6 WBO 7 References Champions were recognized by public acclamation. The Amateur Boxing Association, as it was originally known, was formed when leading London clubs of that time, including Clapton Boxing Club, West London Boxing Club, Thames Rowing Club, Amateur Athletic Club, London Athletic Club, St James’ Athletic Club and Highbury Boxing Club wanted an organisation that could encouraged “the development of boxing, the holding of boxing matches, competitions and assaults at arms, and the giving of prizes at such matches or competitions.” It was fur… Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, https://boxing.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_middleweight_boxing_champions?oldid=10745, The International Boxing Union (IBU), formed in, The National Boxing Association (NBA) formed in the. We list the top 15 Middleweights with the WBC, WBA, IBF & WBO. The French-Canadian Prud'homme went into the final having knocked out all three of his opponents on his way to the final. Gunnar Jackson (born 6 July 1986) is a New Zealand professional boxer.At regional level he held the NZPBA super middleweight title from 2012 to 2013; the NZPBA middleweight title in 2013; and the WBO Oriental middleweight title twice between 2013 and 2015.. Professional career. In 1920 three additional weight categories were introduced taking it to 8 weight categories in all. ® The middleweight was an outstanding triumph for Peter Hill, the present London Champion. [2][3], England Boxing National Amateur Championships, "What are the National Amateur Championships?
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