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National ABA title 1960
73rd ABA National Championships
1959 - 1960
Year: 29 April 1960
Venue: Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley
Richard McTaggart 60kg (Dundee BC) and Willie Fisher 71kg (Craigneuk BC) both win Olympic Bronze Medals in 1960 (Rome, Italy). Other Olympians include Danny Lee 51kg (Woodhall ABC), Frankie Taylor 54kg (Lancaster Lads ABC), Phil Lundgren 57kg (Fisher ABC), Roy Addison 75kg (Royal Air Force), and Johnny Ould 81kg (Fisher ABC).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
Danny Lee (Woodhall (ABC) |
J. Pattullo (Croydon ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Frank Taylor (Lancaster Lads ABC) |
Pte. ewis Mackay (Army) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Phil H. Lundgren (Fisher AC) |
Dvr. Michael Greaves (Army BA) |
|
60 |
Light |
Richard McTaggart (Dundee BC) |
Cedric A. Williams (Bargoed & Deri ABC) |
RSC(2) |
64 |
Light Welter |
R. Day (Lancaster Lads Club) |
Anthony Lewis (St Pancras ABC) |
|
67 |
Welter |
C. Humphreys (Porthcawl ABC) |
P. McLaren (Lynn AC) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
Willie Fisher (Craigneuk ABC) |
Terry Marshall (Mitchell & Butlers ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
A/C Roy Addison (Royal Air Force BA) |
R.F.T. Nicholson (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
Johnny Ould (Fisher AC) |
Ray Shiel (Lowe House Boys' Club) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
L/Sgt Len R. Hobbs (Army BA) |
Len G. James (Patchway ABC) |
|
74th ABA National Championships
1960 - 1961
Year: Friday 28 April 1961
Venue: Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley
The 'class of 1961' held their own in the European Championships (Belgrade, Yugoslavia). Paul Warwick 60kg (West Ham ABC) and Jack Bodell 81kg (Loughborough ABC) winning Bronze Medals. Other team members included Peter Bennyworth 54kg (Royal Air Force), Brian Brazier 64kg (Army), Anthony Lewis 67kg (St. Pancras ABC), Johnny Caiger 75kg (Army) and William Walker 91kg (West Ham ABC). No further European medals were won until 1991 when Alan Vaughan 60kg (Huyton ABC) won a Bronze Medal at Gothenburg (Sweden).
1961 was the year Scotland's Richard McTaggart won European Gold (Belgrade, Yugoslavia) adding to his 1956 Olympic Gold (Melbourne, Australia) and Commonwealth Gold in 1958 (Cardiff, Wales). The only ABA Champion ever to do the 'Grand Slam'. The World Championships did not begin until 1974 (Havana, Cuba).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
Walter McGowan (Royal Albert ABC) |
Ray G. Stacey (Border Boxing Club) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
L.A.C. Peter Bennyworth (Royal Air Force BA) |
W.H. Williams (Rugeley ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Peter Cheevers (Fisher ABC) |
J. Chivers (Kyrle Hall ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Paul Warwick (West Ham ABC) |
G. McAteer (Willaston ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
Pte.Brian Brazier (Army BA) |
R. Taylor (Warley ABC) |
|
67 |
Welter |
Anthony Lewis (St Pancras ABC) |
Ian McKenzie (Royal Albert ABC) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
Johnny W. Gamble (Dowlais ABC) |
Pte. Robert Keddle (Army BA) |
RSC(3) |
75 |
Middle |
Tpr. John Caiger (Army BA) |
Willie Hart (Glasgow Corporation Transport BC) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
Jack G. Bodell (Loughborough & District ABC) |
J. Evans (Hammersmith ABC) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
William Walker (West Ham ABC) |
Len G. James (Patchway ABC) |
RSC(1) |
75th ABA National Championships
1961 - 1962
Year: 27 April 1962
Venue: Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley
Jimmy Lloyd 71kg (Army) won Olympic Bronze at the 1960 Games (Rome, Italy). Johnny Pritchett 67kg (Bingham ABC) went on to win a Silver Medal at the 1962 Commonwealth Games (Perth, Australia). Joined by Michael Pye 51kg (Harris Lebus ABC), Peter Bennyworth (Caius ABC), Brian Whelan 60kg (Cheswick General ABC) and Brian Brazier 64kg (Army) all winning Bronze Medals. A total of (5) medals. John Elliott 71kg (Wednesfield ABC) Finalist would go on to represent Jamaica in the 1964 Olympic Games (Tokyo, Japan).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
Michael J. Pye (Harris Lebus ABC) |
Anthony Barlow (Droylsden ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Peter Bennyworth (Caius ABC) |
Alan Rudkin (Golden Gloves ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
William T. Wilson (Monteagle ABC) |
John McDermott (Scottish National AAC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Brian Whelan (Chiswick General ABC) |
Richard McTaggart (Kelvin ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
L/Cpl. Brian Brazier (Army BA) |
Ronald E. Smith (Hampstead & District ABC) |
|
67 |
Welter |
John Pritchett (Bingham ABC) |
Harry Dean (Oxford YMCA) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
Pte. Jimmy Lloyd (Army BA) |
John Kingston-Elliott (Wednesfield ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
Alfred J. Matthews (Litherland ABC) |
Derek Richards (Rootes ABC) |
RSC(1) |
81 |
Light Heavy |
John Hendrickson (Battersea ABC) |
David Paley (Semptex ABC) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
L/Pat. Rae Dryden (Royal Navy BA) |
Ronald Davies (Droylsden ABC) |
|
76th ABA National Championships
1962 - 1963
Year: Friday 26 April 1963
Venue: Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley
Johnny Pritchett 64kg (Bingham ABC) wins his second, and final, ABA title. In 1963 he was the only English boxer to win a bout at the European Championships (Moscow, Soviet Union). However future Olympian Brian Packer 54kg (Dartford ABC) (1964 Tokyo Games, Japan) wins his first of (2) National ABA titles (1963, 1964). Ron Davies 91kg (Droylsden ABC) was a Finalist on (3) occasions but never became Champion (1958, 1962, 1963).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
Monty Laud (St Ives ABC) |
Keith Tate (Rothwell Colliery ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Brian Packer (Dartford ABC) |
Jimmy Isaac (Barnstaple ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Anthony Riley (Rootes ABC) |
William Wilson (Barking ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Brendan O'Sullivan (Army BA) |
Ken Cooper (Kyrle Hall ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
Richard McTaggart (Kelvin ABC) |
Larry D. O'Connell (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) |
|
67 |
Welter |
John Pritchett (Bingham & District ABC) |
Ralph Charles (West Ham ABC) |
Walk-over |
71 |
Light Middle |
Andrew Wyper (Witchknowe ABC) |
Stuart Pearson (Cowes Medina ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
Alfred J. Matthews (Litherland ABC) |
Pte. Ernie Lofthouse (Army BA) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
B. Murphy (Chorley Boys' Club) |
L/Cpl Thomas Menzies (Army BA) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
Cpl. Robert D. Sanders (Royal Navy BA) |
Ronald Davies (Droylsden ABC) |
|
77th ABA National Championships
1963 - 1964
Year: 30 April 1964
Venue: Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley
1964 (Tokyo, Japan) witnessed a number of future Olympians winning ABA titles including John McCluskey 51kg (Larkhall ABC), Ronnie Smith 57kg (Fisher ABC), Jimmy Dunne 60kg (Maple Leaf ABC), Michael Valley 57kg (Clifton ABC), 'Sugar Bill' Robinson 71kg (Stock Exchange ABC) and Willie Stack 75kg (Leamington Boys ABC). Also Robert Mallon 54kg (Dennistoun ABC) Finalist was the 1962 Commonwealth Champion (Perth, Australia).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
John McCluskey (Larkhall ABC) |
Victor Bowyer (Battersea ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Brian Packer (Dartford ABC) |
Robert Mallon (Glasgow Corporation Youth Clubs) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Ronald Smith (Fisher ABC) |
Ken J. Cooper (Kyrle Hall ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Jimmy June (Maple Leaf ABC) |
T. McEvoy (Ladywood ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
Robert Taylor (Mitchells & Butlers ABC) |
Brian Anderson (Middle Row ABC) |
|
67 |
Welter |
Michael Varley (Clifton ABC) |
A. Brooks (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
Sugar Bill Robinson (Stock Exchange ABC) |
Cook A. Hamilton (Royal Navy BA) |
RSC(1) |
75 |
Middle |
William J. Stack (Leamington Boys' Club) |
A. Moore (Arbour Youth ABC) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
J. Fisher (Fauldhouse Miners' Welfare ABC) |
L/Sea B. Cole (Royal Navy BA) |
RSC(2) |
91 |
Heavyweight |
Colin Woodhouse (Wandsworth ABC) |
Pte. B. Robertson (Army BA) |
|
78th ABA National Championships
1964 - 1965
Year: 1965
Venue: Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley
This was to be Richard McTaggart 64kg (Kelvin BC) (7th) and final appearance. He had won (5) titles (1956, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965) and losing Finalist on (2) occasions (1954, 1962). 'Sugar Bill' Robinson 75kg (Stock Exchange ABC) went on to win a Silver Medal at the 1965 European Championships (Berlin, Germany).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
John McCluskey (Larkhall ABC) |
Colin Bovey (Torbay ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Robert Mallon (Rolls Royce ABC) |
Thomas Dwyer (Roath Youth ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Ken Buchanan (Sparta ABC) |
Jimmy Issac (Barnstaple ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
A. White (Stock Exchange ABC) |
B. Gwynne (BR Swindon ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
Richard McTaggart (Kelvin ABC) |
Larry O'Connell (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) |
|
67 |
Welter |
Peter B. Henderson (Robert Browning ABC) |
Alan Tottoh (Ardwick Lads Club) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
Patrick Dwyer (Maple Leaf ABC) |
Ronald Smith (Hampstead & District ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
Sugar Bill Robinson (Stock Exchange ABC) |
A. Ball (Bargoed ABC) |
RSC(1) |
81 |
Light Heavy |
E. Whistler (Hampstead ABC) |
G. Fuller (Army) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
William Wells (Wandsworth ABC) |
Anthony Borgan (Torbay ABC) |
|
79th ABA National Championships
1965 - 1966
Year: Friday 29 April 1966
Venue: Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley
For the first time decisions indicated whether it was a 'majority' or 'unanimous' verdict. Tom Imrie 71kg (Bucchleuch BC) went on to win European Bronze Medal in 1969 (Bucharest, Romania) and Commonwealth Champion in 1970 (Edinburgh, Scotland). Chris Finnegan 75kg (Hayes ABC) wins his only ABA National Championship, however he does become Olympic Champion in 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
P. Maguire (Vauxhall Motors ABC) |
John McGonigle (Army) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Johnny Clark (Robert Browning ABC) |
Anthony Williams (Dowlais BC) |
RSC(2) |
57 |
Feather |
H. Baxter (Kelvin BC) |
Ken Cooper (Kyrle Hall ABC) |
RSC(3) |
60 |
Light |
J. Head (Hampstead ABC) |
W. Thomas (Royal Air Force) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
William Hiatt (Battersea ABC) |
M. McKenzie (Bucchleuch BC) |
|
67 |
Welter |
P. Cragg (Electrolux ABC) |
P. Lloyd (Army) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
Thomas Imrie (Bucchleuch BC) |
Mark Rowe (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) |
RSC(3) |
75 |
Middle |
Chris Finnegan (Hayes ABC) |
John Turpin (Rothwell Colliery ABC) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
Roger Tighe (Hull Boys ABC) |
W. Bruce (Army ABC) |
RSC(1) |
91 |
Heavyweight |
Anthony Brogan (Barnstaple ABC) |
D. Brown (Downham Community ABC) |
|
80th ABA National Championships
1966 - 1967
Year: Friday 5 May 1967
Venue: Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley
The ABA National Championships 'Final' were for the first time held on its own day. No longer would semi finals and finals be held on the same day. The first time since 1881. The 1967 Lightweight (60kg) Champion, Terry Waller (Lynn ABC) would become an Olympian in 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico) joined by Finalists Vic Bowyer 51kg (Battersea ABC) and Lew Yearwood 54kg (Small Health ABC). Others included Brian Hudspeth 64kg (Garden City ABC) and Alan Edwards 71kg (Worcester ABC).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
S. Curtis (Roath Youth ABC) |
Victor Bowyer (Battersea ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Michael Carter (Repton ABC) |
Lew Yearwood (Small Heath ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Ken Cooper (Kyrle Hall ABC) |
A. Cunningham (Mayfair ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Terry Waller (Lynn AC) |
Ronald Thurston (Raven ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
Brian Hudspeth (Garden City ABC) |
John Turpin (Leamington ABC) |
RSC(3) |
67 |
Welter |
D. Cranswick (Sea Cadet Corps) |
T. McKenzie (Whitletts ABC) |
DIS(3) |
71 |
Light Middle |
Alan Edwards (Worcester ABC) |
Edward Blake (Caius ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
Alan Ball (Bargoed ABC) |
Chris Finnegan (Hayes ABC) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
Maxie Smith (Royal Navy) |
Richard Owens (Reading ABC) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
Peter Boddington (Rootes ABC) |
Williams R. Wells (Wandsworth ABC) |
RSC(3) |
81st ABA National Championships
1967 - 1968
Year: 10 May 1968
Venue: Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley
This year saw (6) Olympians box including John McGonigle 51kg (Army), Michael Carter 54kg (Fisher ABC), Johnny Cheshire 57kg (Repton ABC), Alan Tottoh 67kg (BDS ABC), Eric Blake 71kg (Battersea ABC) and William Wells 91kg (Lynn ABC).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
Gnr. John McGonigle (Army) |
Maurice Steeves (Wandsworth ABC) |
RSC(2) |
54 |
Bantam |
Michael Carter (Repton ABC) |
Les Pickett (Merthyr ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Johnny Cheshire (Repton ABC) |
Alan Richardson (Wakefield ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Jim Watt (Cardowan ABC) |
Robert Fisher (Maitcliffe ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
E. Cole (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) |
C. Booth (Army BA) |
|
67 |
Welter |
Anthony Tottoh (BDS ABC) |
Brian Whelan (Chiswick General ABC) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
Eric Blake (Battersea ABC) |
Thomas Imire (Buccleuch ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
Peter McCann (Birkenhead ABC) |
B. Burns (Smallheath ABC) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
R. Brittle (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) |
M. Smith (Royal Navy) |
Walk over |
91 |
Heavyweight |
William Wells (Lynn ABC) |
F. Carpenter (Rootes ABC) |
|
82nd ABA National Championships
1968 - 1969
Year: Friday 9 May 1969
Venue: Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley
Michael Piner 54kg (Hayes ABC) and Alan Richardson 57kg (White Rose ABC) both will go and win European Bronze Medals in 1969 (Bucharest, Romania). Tom Imrie 71kg (Buccleuch ABC) also won a Bronze Medal representing Scotland.
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
Dave Needham (Nottingham School of Boxing ABC |
Alex McHugh (Kelvin BC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Michael Piner (Hayes ABC) |
L/Seaman Anthony Oxley (Royal Navy) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Alan Richardson (White Rose ABC) |
Eddie Pritchard (Llangefni ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Howard Hayes (Plant Works ABC) |
D. Joung (Bell Green ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
John Stracey (Repton ABC) |
J. Banks (Torbay ABC) |
|
67 |
Welter |
Terry Henderson (Robert Browning ABC) |
A. S. Harrinson (Glenrothes BC) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
Thomas Imire (Buccleuch BC) |
Cpl. P. Lloyd (Army) |
|
75 |
Middle |
Dave Wallington (Keystone Boys' Club) |
W. Wilson (Caius ABC) |
RET(2) |
81 |
Light Heavy |
Johnny Frankham (Reading ABC) |
Patrick Long (Edgewick Trades Hall ABC) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
Alan Burton (Caius ABC) |
George Harris (Royal Navy) |
R/O (2) |