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93rd  ABA National Championships

 

1979 - 1980

 

Year:                        1980

 

Venue:                    Wembley Arena, London

 

Anthony (Tony) Willis 64kg (Rotunda ABC) was to be the only Olympic Medal winner at the 1980 Olympic Games (Moscow, Soviet Union) winning Bronze out of a (9) man team.   Nick Wilshire 71kg (National Smelting ABC) had become England's first ever Gold Medalist at the 1980 European Under (19) Championship in Rimini (Italy) and Gold at the 1980.   World Under (19) Champions in Yokohama (Japan).   James Price 71kg (Holy Name ABC) boxed in the 'Alternative Olympics in 1980 (Nairobi, Kenya) winning a Gold Medal.   Mohammed Hanif 57kg (Stockton ABC) also boxed.   The Gilbody brothers (Ray 54kg and George 60kg) of St Helen's Star ABC make it a second family double.   John Lyons 48kg (Lowe House ABC) makes his first appearance in an ABA National Final.   He lost!   However John would go and win (8) ABA National titles at 48kg (4) and 51kg (4) (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989) thus beating the (6) ABA National title record held by John Steers 75kg (3) and 91kg (3) (Middleton ABC) in 1890, 1891, 1892(2), 1893(2)).

 

KG

Weight

Champion

Finalist

Result

 

48

 

Light Fly

 

Terry Barker

(Repton ABC)

 

John Lyon

(Lowe House ABC)

 

 

51

 

Fly

 

Keith Wallace

(St Helens Star ABC)

 

D.Flynn

(Meadowbank ABC)

 

RSC (3)

 

54

 

Bantam

 

Ray Gilbody

(St Helens Star ABC)

 

James McDonnell

(St Pancras)

 

RSC (2)

 

57

 

Feather

 

Mohammed Hanif

(Stockton ABC)

 

William Buchanan

(Lochee BC)

 

DIS (2)

 

60

 

Light

 

George Gilbody

(St Helens Star ABC)

 

Anthony Bowden

(Repton ABC)

 

 

64

 

Light Welter

 

Anthony Willis

(Rotunda ABC)

 

J.McAllister

(Kingston ABC)

 

 

67

 

Welter

 

Terry Marsh

(Royal Navy)

 

Edward Byrne

(Leamington Boys ABC)

 

 

71

 

Light Middle

 

James Price

(Holy Name)

 

Nick Wilshire

(National Smelting ABC)

 

 

75

 

Middle

 

Mark Kaylor

(West Ham ABC)

 

D.Parkes

(Royal Air Force)

 

 

81

 

Light Heavy

 

Andrew Straughn

(Hitchin Youth ABC)

 

DevonBailey 

(Battersea ABC)

 

 

91

 

Heavyweight

 

Frank Bruno

(Sir Philip Game ABC)

 

Rudi Pika

(Llandaff BC)

 



94th  ABA National Championships

 

1980 - 1981

 

Year:                        1981

 

Venue:                    Wembley Arena, London

 

Cameron Lithgrow 71kg (Park Youth ABC) and losing Finalist was to become England's first representative at the World Championships (1982, Munich, West Germany) along with Jeff Decker 60kg (Whitley ABC).   Erol Christie 71kg (Standard Triumph ABC) also won a Gold Medal at the Under (19) European Championships in 1982 (Schwerin, East Germany).   England's third ever Gold at this event (Billy Lauder 71kg (McTaggart ABC) 1976 and Nick Wilshire 71kg (National Smelting ABC) in 1980.   Terry Marsh 67kg (Royal Navy) wins his third and final ABA National title (1978, 1980, 1981).

 

KG

Weight

Champion

Finalist

Result

 

48

 

Light Fly

 

John Lyon

(Lowe House ABC)

 

Anthony Masterton

(Repton ABC)

 

 

51

 

Fly

 

Keith Wallace

(St Helens Star ABC)

 

D.Williams

(Gelligaer BC)

 

 

54

 

Bantam

 

Peter Jones

(Penyrheol BC)

 

Robert Jones

(Hartcliffe ABC)

 

 

57

 

Feather

 

Peter Hanlon

(Gloucester ABC)

 

James Duncan

(St Helens Star ABC)

 

 

60

 

Light

 

George Gilbody

(St Helens Star ABC)

 

John Samuels

(Maindee ABC)

 

 

64

 

Light Welter

 

Anthony Willis

(Rotunda ABC)

 

Peter Ahmed

(Prince of Wales ABC)

 

 

67

 

Welter

 

Terry Marsh

(Royal Navy)

 

Chris Pyatt

(Belgrave ABC)

 

 

71

 

Light Middle

 

Erol Christie

(Standard Triumph ABC)

 

Cameron Lithgow

(Park Youth ABC)

 

 

75

 

Middle

 

B.Schumacher

(Royal Navy)

 

A.Feal

(Prince of Wales ABC)

 

 

81

 

Light Heavy

 

Andrew Straughn

(Hitchin Youth ABC)

 

Dennis Bailey

(Battersea ABC)

 

 

91

 

Heavyweight

 

Adrian Elliott

(Fairburn House ABC)

 

David Garside

(Hartlepool Boys Welfare ABC)

 

RSC (2)

 


95th ABA National Championships

 

1981 - 1982

 

Year:                        1982

 

Venue:                    Wembley Arena, London

 

1982 witness the introduction of the new weight class of +91kg (super heavyweight) won by Adrian Elliott (Fairburn House ABC) after winning the 91kg class in 1981.   The ABA National Championships would now be contested over (12) weights.   John Lyon 48kg (Lowe House ABC) wins the second of his (8) ABA National titles.

 

KG

Weight

Champion

Finalist

Result

 

48

 

Light Fly

 

John Lyon

(Lowe House ABC)

 

John McBride

(Repton ABC)

 

 

51

 

Fly

 

Joe Kelly

(Holyrood ABC)

 

Joe Dawson

(Boston ABC)

 

 

54

 

Bantam

 

Roy Gilbody

(St Helens Star ABC)

 

A.Coveley

(Repton ABC)

 

 

57

 

Feather

 

Herman Henry

(St Pancras ABC)

 

David Kenny

(Kirkby ABC)

 

 

60

 

Light

 

James McDonnell

(St Pancras ABC)

 

Gary Felvus

(Keighley ABC)

 

 

64

 

Light Welter

 

Anthony Adams

(Fitzroy Lodge ABC)

 

ClydeMcIntosh 

(Bell Green ABC)

 

 

67

 

Welter

 

Chris Pyatt

(Belgrave ABC)

 

Robert McKenley

(Cavendish ABC)

 

 

71

 

Light Middle

 

David Milligan

(Denbeath BC)

 

M.Patrick

(New Enterprise ABC)

 

RSC(3)

 

75

 

Middle

 

James Price

(Holy Name ABC)

 

Cy Harrison

(Cosmos ABC)

 

RSC(3)

 

81

 

Light Heavy

 

Glen Crawford

(Market District ABC)

 

Robert Parkes

(Repton ABC)

 

 

91

 

Heavyweight

 

Harold Hylton

(Brockworth Viking ABC)

 

Horice Notice

(Nechells ABC)

 

RSC(1)

 

+91

 

Superheavy

 

Adrian Elliott

(Fairburn House ABC)

 

Keith Ferdinand

(Royal Navy)

 

 


96th ABA National Championships

 

1982 - 1983

 

Year:                        1983

 

Venue:                    Wembley Arena, London

 

Kenny Willis 60kg (Rotunda) joins his brother as National ABA Champion.   Anthony Willis 64kg (Rotunda ABC) won in 1980, 1981.   John Lyon 48kg swaps clubs (St. Helens Star ABC) to win his third ABA National title.

 

KG

Weight

Champion

Finalist

Result

 

48

 

Light Fly

 

John Lyon

(St Helens Star ABC)

 

Danny Porter

(Hitchin Youth ABC)

 

 

51

 

Fly

 

Stephen Nolan

(Fisher ABC)

 

Patrick Clinton

(Croy Miners ABC)

 

 

54

 

Bantam

 

John Hyland

(St Ambrose ABC)

 

Kevin Ward

(Tre-Ivor ABC)

 

RSC (1)

 

57

 

Feather

 

Paul Bradley

(Holyrood ABC)

 

Kevin Taylor

(Middleton & Rochdale ABC)

 

 

60

 

Light

 

Kenny Willis

(Rotunda ABC)

 

Gary Rogers

(Tunstall ABC)

 

 

64

 

Light Welter

 

David Dent

(St Pancras ABC)

 

David Griffiths

(Splott Adventure ABC)

 

 

69

 

Welter

 

Robert McKenley

(Cavendish ABC)

 

Thomas Campbell

(Blantyre Miners ABC)

 

 

71

 

Light Middle

 

Rod Douglas

(St Georges ABC)

 

Johnny Melfah

(Gloucester ABC)

 

 

75

 

Middle

 

Trevor Forbes

(All Stars ABC)

 

Brian Schumacher

(Royal Navy)

 

 

81

 

Light Heavy

 

Anthony Wilson

(Wolverhampton ABC)

 

Clive Edwards

(Moss Side ABC)

 

 

91

 

Heavyweight

 

Horice Notice

(Nechells ABC)

 

Harold Hylton

(Brockworth Viking ABC)

 

RSC(1)

 

+91

 

Superheavy

 

Keith Ferdinand

(Royal Navy)

 

Gary Williamson

(Fitzroy Lodge ABC)

 

 


97th ABA National Championships

 

1983 - 1984 

 

Year:                        1984

 

Venue:                    Wembley Arena, London

 

Robert Wells +91kg (Kingston) would go and become an Olympian in the 1984 Olympics (Los Angeles, USA).   He followed in the footsteps of his father, William Wells 91kg (Lynn ABC) who won the ABA National title in 1968 then went to the Mexico City Olympic Games.   John Lyons 48kg (Greenhall St. Helens ABC) just keeps on winning (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984).

 

KG

Weight

Champion

Finalist

Result

 

48

 

Light Fly

 

John Lyon

(Greenall St Helens ABC)

 

Wayne Williams

(Trelewis BC)

 

 

51

 

Fly

 

Patrick Clinton

(Croy Miners ABC)

 

John McBride

(Repton ABC)

 

 

54

 

Bantam

 

John Hyland

(St Ambrose ABC)

 

David Anderson

(Bellahouston ABC)

 

 

57

 

Feather

 

Kevin Taylor

(Middleton & Rochdale ABC)

 

Paul Moylett

(Hartcliffe ABC)

 

RSC(3)

 

60

 

Light

 

Alex Dickson

(Larkhall ABC)

 

Carl Crook

(Army)

 

 

64

 

Light Welter

 

David Griffiths

(Splott Adventure ABC)

 

William Buchanan

(Lochee Boys BC)

 

 

67

 

Welter

 

Michael Hughes

(St Pancras ABC)

 

Robert Thomas

(Gloucester ABC)

 

RSC (3)

 

71

 

Light Middle

 

Rod Douglas

(St Georges ABC)

 

Neil Nunn

(Grange Catholics ABC)

 

 

75

 

Middle

 

Brian Schumacher

(Royal Navy)

 

Russell Barker

(St Francis ABC)

 

 

81

 

Light Heavy

 

Anthony Wilson

(Wolverhampton ABC)

 

Clive Edwards

(Manco ABC)

 

 

91

 

Heavyweight

 

Douglas Young

(Hawick ABC)

 

John Farrugia

(Prince of Wales ABC)

 

 

+91

 

Superheavy

 

Robert Wells

(Kingston ABC)

 

Everett McLean 

(Oxford YMCA ABC)

 



98th ABA National Championships

 

1984 - 1985

 

Year:                        1985

 

Venue:                    Wembley Arena, London

 

John Beckles 81kg (Islington ABC) went on to win a European Bronze Medal at the 1985 Games (Budapest, Hungary), represented England at the World Games 1986 (Reno, USA) and the 1987 European Championships (Athens, Greece).

 

KG

Weight

Champion

Finalist

Result

 

48

 

Light Fly

 

Mark Epton

(Mexborough Athletic ABC)

 

Michael Cantwell

(Fisher ABC)

 

 

51

 

Fly

 

Patrick Clinton

(Croy Miners ABC)

 

Lee Williams

(Battersea ABC)

 

 

54

 

Bantam

 

Sean Murphy

(St.Albans ABC)

 

Dean Lynch

(Clase ABC)

 

RSC (3)

 

57

 

Feather

 

Floyd Havard

(Penyrheol BC)

 

John Davison

(Grainger Park ABC)

 

 

60

 

Light

 

EdmondMcAuley 

(Hogarth ABC)

 

Carl Crook

(Chorley ABC)

 

RSC (2)

 

64

 

Light Welter

 

Ibby Mustafa

(Lynn ABC)

 

Mark Elliott

(GKN Sankey ABC)

 

 

67

 

Welter

 

Errol McDonald

(Ruddington ABC)

 

Edward Kershaw

(Mottram & Hattersley ABC)

 

 

71

 

Light Middle

 

Rod Douglas

(St Georges ABC)

 

Gary Phillips

(Sunderland ABC)

 

 

75

 

Middle

 

Denys Cronin

(Llandbradach BC)

 

Alexander McCulloch

(Blantyre Miners ABC)

 

RSC (3)

 

81

 

Light Heavy

 

John Beckles

(Islington ABC)

 

Byron Pullen

(Llanharan BC)

 

 

91

 

Heavyweight

 

Harold Hylton

(Viking ABC)

 

Robert Parkes

(Repton ABC)

 

RSC(1)

 

+91

 

Superheavy

 

Guy Williamson

(Fitzroy Lodge ABC)

 

N.Rawlins

(Royal Navy)

 



 

99th ABA National Championships

 

1985 - 1986 

 

Year:                        1986

 

Venue:                    Wembley Arena, London

 

The 1986 Commonwealth team (Edinburgh, Scotland) were to win (5) Gold, (2) Silver and (3) Bronze Medals.   John Lyon 51kg (Greenhall St. Helen's ABC), Sean Murphy 54kg (St. Albans ABC), Darren Dyer 69kg (St. Monicas ABC), and James Moran 81kg (Austin ABC) all become Commonwealth Champions.   Mark Epton 48kg (Mexborough Athletic ABC) wins a Silver medal with Joseph Jacobs 60kg (Fox ABC), Eric Cardouza 91kg (Kingsthorpe ABC) and James Oyebola +91kg (All Stars ABC) win Bronze Medals.

 

KG

Weight

Champion

Finalist

Result

 

48

 

Light Fly

 

Mark Epton

(Mexborough Athletic ABC)

 

Michael Cantwell

(Fisher ABC)

 

 

51

 

Fly

 

John Lyon

(Greenall St Helens ABC)

 

Andrew Docherty

(Croy Miners ABC)

 

 

54

 

Bantam

 

Sean Murphy

(St Albans ABC)

 

John Green

(Ardwick ABC)

 

RSC (2)

 

57

 

Feather

 

Paul Hodkinson

(Kirkby ABC)

 

David Anderson

(Bellahouston ABC)

 

RSC (3)

 

60

 

Light

 

Joseph Jacobs

(Fox ABC)

 

Steven Snagg

(Royal Air Force)

 

 

64

 

Light Welter

 

Jonathan Alsop

(Cardiff YMCA ABC)

 

D.Eshelby

(Wicker Boys ABC)

 

 

67

 

Welter

 

Darren Dyer

(St Monicas ABC)

 

Mark Elliott

(GKN Sankey ABC)

 

RSC (3)

 

71

 

Light Middle

 

Anthony Velinor

(Army)

 

J.Butler

(Repton ABC)

 

 

75

 

Middle

 

Nigel Benn

(West Ham ABC)

 

Johnny Melfah

(Viking ABC)

 

RSC (3)

 

81

 

Light Heavy

 

James Moran

(Austin ABC)

 

Harold Lawson

(St Francis ABC)

 

 

91

 

Heavyweight

 

Eric Cardouza

(Kingsthorpe ABC)

 

Henry Akinwande

(Lynn ABC)

 

DIS (3)

 

+91

 

Superheavy

 

James Oyebola

(All Stars ABC)

 

Gary McCrory

(Consett ABC)

 

RSC (2)



 

100th ABA National Championships

 

1986 - 1987

 

Year:                        1987

 

Venue:                    Wembley Arena, London

 

Mark Elliott 67kg (GKN Sankey ABC) was to become an Olympian at the 1988 Games (Seoul South Korea) for Great Britain.   His father (an ABA National Finalist, 1962) boxed for Jamaica at the 1964 Games (Tokyo, Japan).   John Sillitoe 54kg (Pisces ABC) becomes the first ever 'Channel Islander' to win an ABA National title.   John Lyons 51kg (Greenhall St. Helen's ABC) wins his (7th) and record breaking ABA National titles, going on to win (8). 

 

KG

Weight

Champion

Finalist

Result

 

48

 

Light Fly

 

Mark Epton

(Mexborough Athletic ABC)

 

Wilson Docherty

(Croy Miners ABC)

 

 

51

 

Fly

 

John Lyon

(Greenall St Helens ABC)

 

John McLean

(Army)

 

 

54

 

Bantam

 

John Sillitoe

(Pisces ABC)

 

Michael Deveney

(Paisley BC)

 

 

57

 

Feather

 

Peter English

(Gallagher Boys ABC)

 

Colin McMillan

(Barking ABC)

 

 

60

 

Light

 

Michael Ayers

(All Stars ABC)

 

Alan Hall

(Darlington ABC)

 

 

64

 

Light Welter

 

Andy Holligan

(Rotunda ABC)

 

Richard Bryan

(Fitzroy Lodge ABC)

 

 

67

 

Welter

 

Mark Elliott

(GKN Sankey ABC)

 

Terry Morrell

(Humberside Police ABC)

 

 

71

 

Light Middle

 

Neville Brown

(Burton ABC)

 

Winston May

(Fairburn House ABC)

 

 

75

 

Middle

 

Rod Douglas

(Broad Street ABC)

 

J.Carr

(Grangetown ABC)

 

 

81

 

Light Heavy

 

John Beckles

(Fairburn House ABC)

 

Harold Lawson

(St Francis ABC)

 

RSC(2)

 

91

 

Heavyweight

 

James Moran

(Austin ABC)

 

Henry Akinwande

(Lynn ABC)

 

 

+91

 

Superheavy

 

James Oyebola

(All Stars ABC)

 

John Shakespeare

(Warley ABC)

 



 

101st   ABA National Championships

 

1987 - 1988

 

Year:                        1988

 

Venue:                    Wembley Arena, London

 

ABA National Champions, John Lyons 51kg (Greenhall St. Helen's ABC), David Anderson 57kg (Bellahouston ABC), Charlie Kane 60kg (Antonine ABC) and Henry Akinwande 91kg (Lynn ABC) all become Olympians at the 1988 Olympic Games (Sovel, South Korea).   Kevin McCormack +91kg (Coed Eva ABC) wins the first of his (3) ABA National titles (1988, 1990, 1991).

 

KG

Weight

Champion

Finalist

Result

 

48

 

Light Fly

 

Michael Cantwell

(Eltham ABC)

 

Robert Regan

(Fleur de Lys ABC)

 

 

51

 

Fly

 

John Lyon

(Greenall St Helens ABC)

 

Andrew Docherty

(Croy Miners ABC)

 

 

54

 

Bantam

 

Keith Howlett

(Army)

 

Michael Ward

(Newco Repton ABC)

 

 

57

 

Feather

 

David Anderson

(Bellahouston BC)

 

Colin McMillan

(Barking ABC)

 

 

60

 

Light

 

Charlie Kane

(Antonine ABC)

 

Mark Ramsey

(Small Heath ABC)

 

 

64

 

Light Welter

 

Alan Hall

(Darlington ABC)

 

J.Talbot

(Fisher ABC)

 

 

67

 

Welter

 

Mark McCreath

(Bracebridge ABC)

 

R.Wileman

(Royal Navy)

 

 

71

 

Light Middle

 

Wayne Ellis

(Cardiff YMCA BC)

 

William Neil

(Sunderland ABC)

 

 

75

 

Middle

 

Mark Edwards

(Royal Navy)

 

Nicky Piper

(Penarth BC)

 

 

81

 

Light Heavy

 

Harold Lawson

(St Francis ABC)

 

Maurice Core

(Moss Side ABC)

 

 

91

 

Heavyweight

 

Henry Akinwande

(Lynn ABC)

 

Harold Hylton

(Viking ABC)

 

 

+91

 

Superheavy

 

Kevin McCormack

(Coed Eva BC)

 

S.Woollaston

(Lydney ABC)

 



 

102nd  ABA National Championships

 

1988 - 1989

 

Year:                        1989

 

Venue                     Wembley Arena, London

 

Fittingly, in the Centenary year of the Championships, John Lyon's 51kg (Greenhall St. Helen's ABC) wins his eighth (and record breaking) ABA National title (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989).   A record which still stands today.

 

KG

Weight

Champion

Finalist

Result

 

48

 

Light Fly

 

Michael Cantwell

(Eltham & District ABC)

 

Ian Lang

(Everton Red Triangle ABC)

 

 

51

 

Fly

 

John Lyon

(Greenall St Helens ABC)

 

John McLean

(Army)

 

 

54

 

Bantam

 

Keith Howlett

(Army )

 

Marlon Jones

(Newco Reception ABC)

 

 

57

 

Feather

 

Peter Richardson

(Philip Thomas School of Boxing ABC)

 

John Williams

(Pontypool & Panteg BC)

 

 

60

 

Light

 

Mark Ramsey

(Small Heath ABC)

 

Jason Matthews

(Aberbargoed BC)

 

 

64

 

Light Welter

 

Alan Hall

(Shildon BR ABC)

 

Robert McCracken

(Birmingham City ABC)

 

 

67

 

Welter

 

Mark Elliot

(Bennetts Bank ABC)

 

John Jones

(Sefton ABC)

 

 

71

 

Light Middle

 

Neville Brown

(Burton ABC)

 

C.Colarusso

(Trostre ABC)

 

RSC (1)

 

75

 

Middle

 

SeymourJohnson 

(Gloucester ABC)

 

Harold Wharton

(Bass St Patricks ABC)

 

DIS (2)

 

81

 

Light Heavy

 

Nicky Piper

(Penarth BC)

 

Lee Hudson

(Royal Navy)

 

 

91

 

Heavyweight

 

Henry Akinwande

(Lynn ABC)

 

Herbbie Hide

(Norwich Lads ABC)

 

 

+91

 

Superheavy

 

Patrick Passley

(Lynn ABC)

 

William Harewood

(Horsley Hill ABC)