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National ABA title 2000
113th ABA National Championships
1999 - 2000
Year: 26 May 2000
Venue: Metrodome Leisure Centre, Barnsley
Brothers John (86kg) and David Dolan (91kg) both of Plains Farm ABC each go on to win (3) consecutive ABA National titles. The brothers to win an ABA National title in the same year. The others were Ray (54kg) and George Gilbody (60kg) in 1979, 1980. Chris (71kg) and Bill Bessey (+91kg) in 1999. Also John (60kg) and Robert Hair (75kg) 1887. Chris Bessey 71kg (Army) wins his sixth title!
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
48 |
Light Fly |
James Mulherne (Triumph ABC) |
O. Trainer (Shannon's ABC) |
|
51 |
Fly |
Dale Robinson (Hard and Fast ABC) |
D. Bennett (St. Mary's ABC) |
RSC(1) |
54 |
Bantam |
Steve Foster (Shanon's ABC) |
M. Power (St. Pancras ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Henry Castle (Salisbury City ABC) |
S. Bell (Louvolite ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Andrew McLean (Birtley ABC) |
C. Toohey (Golden Gloves ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
Nigel Wright (Shildon ABC) |
M. Lomax (Broad Street) |
|
67 |
Welter |
Francis Doherty (Kingsthorpe Boys ABC) |
Justin Turley (Penhill RBL ABC) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
Chris Bessey (Army) |
Matthew Thirwell (Fisher ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
Stephen Swales (Phil Thomas SOB ABC) |
D. Kemp (Lowestoft ABC) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
Peter Haymer (St. Pancras ABC) |
P. Smyth (Empire ABC) |
RSC(3) |
86 |
Cruiser |
John Dolan (Plains Farm ABC) |
Mark Quirey (Berry Boys ABC) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
David Dolan (Plains Farm ABC) |
J. Lewison (Miguel's ABC) |
|
+91 |
Superheavy |
John McDermott (St. Pancras ABC) |
B. Harding (Penhill RBL ABC) |
RSC(3) |
114th ABA National Championships
2000 - 2001
Year: 30 March 2001
Venue: Metrodome Leisure Centre, Barnsley
John 86kg and David Dolan 91kg (both of Plains Farm ABC) equal the Gilbody double of 1979 and 1980. Craig Lyons 48kg (Wigan ABC) wins his first ABA National title following in the footsteps of his famous father, John Lyons who won a record (8) ABA National titles. Courtney Fry 81kg (Salisbury ABC) wins his third title with (3) clubs (Islington Boys ABC and Repton ABC). Glynn Turner of Golden Gloves ABC misses the heavyweight finals due to illness and is replaced by Patrick Lewis.
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
48 |
Light Fly |
Craig Lyons (Wigan ABC) |
S. Symes (Army) |
RSC(2) |
51 |
Fly |
Matthew Marsh (West Ham ABC) |
O. Trainor (Shannon's ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Steve Foster (Shannon's ABC) |
M. Power (St. Pancras ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Steven Bell (Nichol's Police ABC) |
L. Otte (Castle ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Stephen Burke (Salisbury ABC) |
T. Davie (Donnington Ex Servicemans ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter |
Gavin Smith (Karmand ABC) |
S. Matthews (Stanley ABC) |
|
67 |
Welter |
Matthew Macklin (Small Heath ABC) |
Justin Turley (Penhill RBL ABC) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
M. Thirwall (Fisher ABC) |
Stephen Birch (St. Helen's Town ABC) |
RSC(2) |
75 |
Middle |
Carl Froch (Phoenix ABC) |
D. Frost (Army) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
Courtney Fry (Salisbury ABC) |
S. Price (Pinewood Starr ABC) |
|
86 |
Cruiser |
John Dolan (Plains Farm ABC) |
P. Souter (Broad Street ABC) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
David Dolan (Plains Farm ABC) |
Patrick Lewis (Taunton ABC) |
|
+91 |
Superheavy |
Matthew Grainger (Woking ABC) |
M. Legg (Callowland ABC) |
|
115th ABA National Championships
2001 - 2002
Year: 5 April 2002
Venue: Metrodome Leisure Centre, Barnsley
Neil Perkins 69kg (Kirkdale ABC) goes on to win a 'World' Bronze Medal in China 2005. Only the third English man to win any medal at the World Games since 1974. He also secures Bronze at the 2006 Commonwealth Games (Melbourne, Australia). Paul Smith 71kg (Rotunda ABC) will go on and win Commonwealth Silver at the 2002 Games (Manchester, England). David Dolan 91kg (Plains Farm ABC) goes one better and wins Gold. Darran Langley 48kg (Hollington ABC) wins Commonwealth in 2002 and again in 2006 (Melbourne, Australia).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
48 |
Light Fly |
Darran Langley (Hollington ABC) |
Michael Robb (Reading ABC) |
|
51 |
Fly
|
D. Barriball (Army) |
Stuart Langley (Hollington ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam
|
DerryMatthews (Salisbury ABC) |
Fred Holmes (Kingsthorpe ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
David Mullholland (Salisbury ABC) |
Isaac Ward (Darlington ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Andy Morris (West Wythenshawe ABC) |
Femi Fehintola (Karmand ABC) |
|
63.5 |
Light Welter
|
Lenny Daws (Rosehill ABC) |
Terry Fletcher (Karmand ABC) |
|
67 |
Welter
|
Michael Lomax (Broad Street ABC) |
S. Briggs (Army) |
|
71 |
Light Middle |
Paul Smith (Rotunda ABC) |
Martin Conception (Belgrave ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
Neil Perkins (Kirkdale ABC) |
B. Frost (Army) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy
|
Anthony Marsden (Birtley ABC) |
R. Walls (Owlsmore ABC) |
RSC(3) |
86 |
Cruiser weight |
John Dolan (Plains Farm) |
|
W/O |
91 |
Heavyweight |
David Dolan (Plains Farm ABC) |
Michael Stafford (Kirkby ABC) |
|
+91 |
Superheavy
|
Matthew Grainger (Woking ABC) |
N. Hoskins (Royal Air Force) |
|
116th ABA National Championships
2002 - 2003
Year: 2003
Venue: York Hall, London
The ABA National Finals return to London after an absence of (11) years. David Price (Salisbury ABC) and Don Broadhurst (Aston ABC) both go onto become Commonwealth Champions in Melbourne (Australia) in 2006. The weights changed in this year with cruiser weight (86kg) and light middle (71kg) being dropped. Welter weight (67kg) is increased to (69kg).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
48 |
Light Fly |
Craig Lyon (Wigan ABC) |
James Fowl (Haileybury ABC) |
|
51 |
Fly
|
Don Broadhurst (Aston ABC) |
Matthew Marsh (West Ham ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam
|
Nick McDonald (Vauxhall Motors ABC) |
L. Lewis (Wolvercote ABC) |
RSC(4) |
57 |
Feather |
Kevin Mitchell (West Ham ABC) |
G. Couch (Thame ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Stephen Burke (Salisbury ABC) |
Femi Fehintola (Karmand Centre ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter
|
L. Beavis (Dale Youth ABC) |
C. Sebine (Burmantofits ABC) |
|
69 |
Welter
|
Daniel Happe (Honor Oak ABC) |
J. Fletcher (Karmand Centre ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
Neil Perkins (Kirkdale ABC) |
Gary Barr (Birtley Police ABC) |
RSC(4) |
81 |
Light Heavy
|
J. Boyd (Donnington Ex Servicemen's ABC) |
T Davis |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
M. O'Connell (Royal Navy) |
Michael Stafford (Kirkby ABC) |
|
+91 |
Superheavy
|
David Price (Salisbury ABC) |
Neil Suku (Royal Navy) |
|
117th ABA National Championships
2003 - 2004
Year: 27 March 2004
Venue: Wembley Conference Centre
Tony Bellew 91kg (Rotunda ABC) beings a sequence of (3) consecutive wins at heavy weight (2004, 2005, 2006).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
48 |
Light Fly |
Scott McDonald (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) |
James Fowl (Haileybury ABC) |
RSC(3) |
51 |
Fly
|
Stuart Langley (Hollington ABC) |
M. Gerrard (Huyton ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam
|
Matthew Marsh (West Ham ABC) |
J. Donnelly (Croxteth ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
David Mullholland (Salisbury ABC) |
J. Watson (Romany Way) |
|
60 |
Light |
Chris Pacey (Army) |
Michael Grant (Harringey Police ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter
|
John Watson (Higherside ABC) |
F. Maditi (St. Pancras Kronk ABC) |
|
69 |
Welter
|
Martin Murray (St. Helen's Town ABC) |
Stephen Briggs (Army) |
|
75 |
Middle |
D. Guthrie (Yeovil & Reckleford ABC) |
A. Blackett (Grimsby ABC) |
RSC(3) |
81 |
Light Heavy
|
Murtala Abdulsalan (St. Pancras Kronk ABC) |
L. Spare (Army) |
RSC(2) |
91 |
Heavyweight |
Tony Bellew (Rotunda ABC) |
J. McDonald (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) |
|
+91 |
Superheavy
|
Joe Young (Repton ABC) |
L. Howkins (Pinewood Starr ABC) |
RSC(3) |
118th ABA National Championships
2004 - 2005
Year: 18 March 2005
Venue: Excel Centre (London)
Jamie Cox (Walcot ABC) and David Price (Salisbury ABC) will go on to become the 2006 (Melbourne, Australia) Commonwealth Champion. Darran Langley (Hollington ABC) will win his second silver and James Degale (Dale Youth ABC) will win a bronze.
The year Amir Khan (Bury ABC) entered the ABAs but dropped out of the quarter-final. He turned professional never winning this most sought after, and oldest, amateur boxing title in the World.
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly
|
Darran Langley (Hollington ABC) |
James Fowl (Haileybury ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam
|
Stuart Langley (Hollington ABC) |
Ross Burkinshaw (Army) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Nick MacDonald (Vauxhall Motors ABC) |
Robert Nelson (Karmand Centre ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
Gary Sykes (Cleckheaton ABC) |
Michael Robinson (Tower Hill ABC) |
|
64 |
Light Welter
|
Michael Grant (Harringey ABC) |
Jamie Cox (Walcot ABC) |
|
69 |
Welter
|
Brett Fourney (Army) |
Joey Selkirk (Rotunda ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
James Degale (Dale Youth ABC) |
Steve Mullins (Wolvercote ABC) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy
|
David Pendleton (Birtley ABC) |
Matthew Redhead (Kingfisher ABC) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
Tony Bellew (Rotunda ABC) |
John L. Dickenson (Birtley ABC) |
RSC(3) |
+91 |
Superheavy
|
David Price (Salisbury ABC) |
Damien Campbell (Repton Boys ABC) |
|
119th ABA National Championships
2005 - 2006
Year: Friday 2 December 2005
Venue: Wembley Conference Centre, London
The ABA Finals for 2005 / 2006 were held early in the season to accommodate the 2006 Commonwealth Games (Melbourne, Australia). Of the ABA National Champions Stephen Smith (Rotunda ABC) and Jamie Cox (Walcot ABC) went onto win Commonwealth Gold (2006) with Darran Langley (Hollington ABC) winning silver and James Degale (Dale Youth ABC) bronze.
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
48 |
Light Flyweight |
James Fowl (Hoddesdon ABC) |
Keith Spong (Army) |
18 - 10 |
51 |
Fly |
Paul Edwards (Salisbury ABC) |
Stuart Langley (Hollington ABC) |
16 - 12 |
54 |
Bantam |
Nick McDonald (Vauxhall Motors ABC) |
Stuart Hall (Spennymoore ABC) |
21 - 8 |
57 |
Feather |
Stephen Smith (Rotunda ABC) |
Akaash Bhatia (Eltham & District ABC) |
8 - 6 |
60 |
Light |
Anthony Crolla (Fox ABC) |
Chris Pacy (Army) |
29 - 16 |
64 |
Light Welter |
James Cox (Walcot ABC) |
Eddie Corcoran (Stowe ABC) |
24 - 6 |
69 |
Welter |
Denton Vassell (Fox ABC) |
Brett Flournoy (Army) |
17 - 14 |
75 |
Middle |
James Degale (Dale Youth ABC) |
Joseph McNally (Rotunda ABC) |
25 - 12 |
81 |
Light Heavy |
Tony Jeffries (Sunderland ABC) |
Joseph Ainscough (Kirkdale ABC) |
RSC(3) |
91 |
Heavyweight |
Tony Bellew (Rotunda ABC) |
Nathan Thompson (Wellington ABC) |
RSC(2) |
+91 |
Superheavy |
Derek Chisora (Finchley ABC) |
Tom Dallas (St. Mary's ABC) |
16 - 14 |
120th ABA National Championships
2006 - 2007
Year: Friday December 1st 2006
Venue: York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
48 |
Light Flyweight |
Khalid Yafai (Birmingham City Police) |
Paul Butler (Vauxhall) |
35- 11 |
51 |
Fly
|
Michael Walsh (Norwich Lads) |
Stewart Langley (Hollington) |
25 - 20 |
54 |
Bantam
|
Luke Campbell (St Paul's) |
Ryan Walsh (Kingfisher) |
20 - 17 |
57 |
Feather
|
Stephen Smith (Rotunda) |
Samiere Mounieme (St Paul's) |
15 - 11 |
60 |
Light
|
Frankie Gavin (Hall Green) |
Thomas Stalker (St Aloysius) |
20 - 7 |
64 |
Light Welter
|
Bradley Saunders (South Durham) |
Nathan Brough (St Aloysius) |
24- 7 |
69 |
Welter
|
Joesph Selkirk (Rotunda) |
Mark Clauzel (Granger Park) |
21- 13 |
75 |
Middle
|
George Groves (Dale Youth) |
Marlon Reid (Walcott) |
24- 7
|
81 |
Light Heavy
| |
Joseph Ainscough (Kirkdale) |
17- 9 |
86 |
Cruiser
|
John Dickenson (Birtley) |
Mark Redhead (Kingfisher) |
17 - 3 |
91 |
Heavy
|
Danny Price (Westway) |
Anthony Bellew (Rotunda) |
8 -6
|
|
Superheavy
|
David Price (Salisbury) |
Tom Dallas (St Mary's) |
29 -7
|
121st ABA National Championships
2007 - 2008
Year: Friday 16 May 2008
Venue: York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
48 |
Light Flyweight |
Tommy Stubbs (Northside ABC) |
Ben Fowl (Hoddesdon Boxing Academy |
6 - 2 |
51 |
Fly
|
Adam Whitfield (Army) |
Anthony Smith (Stockbridge ABC) |
11 - 6 |
54 |
Bantam
|
Luke Campbell (St Paul's ABC) |
Gareth Smith (Royal Navy) |
23 - 1 |
57 |
Feather
|
Bradley Evans (Stevenage ABC) |
Lee Gillespie (Bridgewater Salford) |
16 - 2 |
60 |
Light
|
Martin Stead (Army) |
Gary Reay (East Durham College) |
10 - 9 |
64 |
Light Welter
|
Liam Smith (Rotunda ABC) |
Steve Turner (Army) |
8 - 1 |
69 |
Welter
|
Anthony Ogogo (Triple A ABC) |
Luke Robinson (White Rose ABC) |
13 - 4 |
75 |
Middle
|
George Groves (Dale Youth ABC) |
Karl Kirkham (Northside ABC) |
13 - 10 |
81 |
Light Heavy
|
Istvan Szucs (All Stars ABC) |
Michael Fielding (Rotunda ABC) |
8 - 1 |
91 |
Heavyweight
|
Warren Baister (Sunderland ABC) |
Joe Harvey (Royal Navy) |
17 - 3 |
+91 |
Superheavy
|
Tyson Fury (Jimmy Egan's Academy) |
Damian Campbell (Repton ABC) |
19 -1
|
122nd ABA National Championships
2008 - 2009
Year: 8th May 2009
Venue: English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
KG | Champion | Finalist | Result |
48 |
Tommy Stubbs |
Darran Langley (Hollington ABC)
|
13-8
|
51 |
|
| |
54 | |
|
|
57 |
Iain Weaver |
Blain Younis (Northside) |
|
60 |
Martin Stead
| |
|
64 |
|
|
|
69 |
Liam Cameron (Steel City) |
Dudley O'Shaughnessy (West Ham) |
|
75 |
|
Kirk Garvey (Earlsfield)
| |
81 |
Obed Mbwakongo (Lynn)
|
| |
86 | | Wayne Adeniyi (Vauxhall Motors) |
|
91 | | | |
91+ | | |
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