ABA Heavyweight Champions

Boxers who have won the ABA (Amateur Boxing Association of England Limited) Heavyweight championships, the top competition in British amateur boxing. The Heavyweight class was first contested in 1881, at the inaugural competition. The weight limit is currently set at 91 kg. Winners include:

• 1881 - R. Frost Smith (Clapton ABC)
• 1882 - H. Dearsley (St. James ABC)
• 1883 - H. Dearsley (Thames ABC)
• 1884 - H. Dearsley (St. James ABC)
• 1885 - W. West (Northampton ABC)
• 1886 - Anthony Diamond (Birmingham ABC)
• 1887 - Edward White (Belle Sauvage ABC)
• 1888 - W. King (Belsize ABC)
• 1889 - A. Bowman (Royal Victor ABC)
• 1890 - Joe Steers (London ABC)
• 1891 - Val Barker (Belsize ABC)
• 1892 - Joe Steers (Middleton ABC)
• 1893 - Joe Steers (Middleton ABC)
• 1894 - H. King (Belsize ABC)
• 1895 - Capt. W. Edgeworth-Johnstone (Royal Irish Regiment)
• 1896 - Capt. W. Edgeworth-Johnstone (Royal Irish Regiment)
• 1897 - Geoff Townsend (Goldsmith Institute ABC)
• 1898 - Geoff Townsend (Goldsmith Institute ABC)
• 1899 - Fred Parks (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1900 - William J. Dees (Goldsmith Institute ABC)
• 1901 - Fred Parks (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1902 - Fred Parks (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1903 - Eddie Dickson (Edinburgh Harriers BC)
• 1904 - A. Horner (Belsize ABC)
• 1905 - Fred Parks (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1906 - Fred Parks (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1907 - Harold Brewer (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1908 - Syd Evans (Reading ABC)
• 1909 - C. Brown (Victoria ABC)
• 1910 - Fred Storbeck (South Africa)
• 1911 - Wilfred Hazel (City Police ABC)
• 1912 - R. Smith (Metropolitan ABC)
• 1913 - R. Smith (Metropolitan ABC)
• 1914 - E. Chandler (Stock Exchange ABC)
• 1915 - Not held due to World War I
• 1916 - Not held due to World War I
• 1917 - Not held due to World War I
• 1918 - Not held due to World War I
• 1919 - H. Brown (Belsize ABC)
• 1920 - Ronald Rawson (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1921 - Ronald Rawson (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1922 - Tom Evans (Amman Valley ABC)
• 1923 - Eddie Eagan (Oxford University ABC)
• 1924 - Arthur Clifton (PLA Police ABC)
• 1925 - Lt. D. Lister (ISBA)
• 1926 - Thyge Petersen (Denmark)
• 1927 - Lt. C. Capper (Royal Artillery)
• 1928 - James O'Driscoll (Civic Guard Dublin BC)
• 1929 - Pat Floyd (Battersea ABC)
• 1930 - Vincent Stuart (Royal Corps of Signals)
• 1931 - M. Flanagan (Dublin Civic Guards ABC)
• 1932 - Vincent Stuart (London Fire Brigade ABC)
• 1933 - Con O'Grady (London City Police ABC)
• 1934 - Pat Floyd (Battersea & The Times ABC)
• 1935 - Pat Floyd (Battersea & The Times ABC)
• 1936 - Vincent Stuart (London Fire Brigade ABC)
• 1937 - Vincent Stuart (London Fire Brigade ABC)
• 1938 - George Preston (Battersea ABC)
• 1939 - Jock Porter (Colchester City Police ABC)
• 1940 - Not held due to World War II
• 1941 - Not held due to World War II
• 1942 - Not held due to World War II
• 1943 - G. Preston (Battersea ABC)
• 1944 - Mark Hart (Royal Air Force)
• 1945 - Don Scott (Nottingham City Police & APTC ABC)
• 1946 - Pat Floyd (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1947 - George Scriven (Downham Community ABC)
• 1948 - Jack Gardner (Army)
• 1949 - A. Worrall (Army)
• 1950 - Peter Toch (Army)
• 1951 - Albert Halsey (Kyrle Hall ABC)
• 1952 - Eddie Hearn (Battersea ABC)
• 1953 - Joe Erskine (Army)
• 1954 - Brian Harper (Royal Air Force)
• 1955 - D. Rowe (Glamorgan Police BC)
• 1956 - Dave Rent (Maple Leaf ABC)
• 1957 - Dave Thomas (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1958 - Dave Thomas (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1959 - Dave Thomas (Polytechnic ABC)
• 1960 - L/Sgt. Len Hobbs (Army BA)
• 1961 - Billy Walker (West Ham ABC)
• 1962 - L/Pat. Rae Dryden (Royal Navy BA)
• 1963 - Cpl. Robert D. Sanders (Royal Navy BA)
• 1964 - Colin Woodhouse (Wandsworth ABC)
• 1965 - William Wells (Wandsworth ABC)
• 1966 - Anthony Brogan (Barnstaple ABC)
• 1967 - Peter Boddington (Rootes ABC)
• 1968 - William Wells (Lynn ABC)
• 1969 - Alan Burton (Caius ABC)
• 1970 - Jim Gilmour (Sighthill ABC)
• 1971 - Les Stevens (Reading ABC)
• 1972 - Tim Wood (Belgrave ABC)
• 1973 - Garfield McEwan (Kyrle Hall ABC)
• 1974 - Neville Meade (Royal Air Force)
• 1975 - Gregory McEwan (Rum Runners ABC)
• 1976 - John Rafferty (Monkland BC)
• 1977 - Glenn Adair (Barnstaple ABC)
• 1978 - Joseph Awome (Working ABC)
• 1979 - Andy Palmer (Golden Gloves ABC)
• 1980 - Frank Bruno (Sir Phillip Game ABC)
• 1981 - Adrian Elliott (Fairburn House ABC)
• 1982 - Harold Hylton (Brockworth Viking ABC)
• 1983 - Horace Notice (Nechells ABC)
• 1984 - Doug Young (Hawick ABC)
• 1985 - Harold Hylton (Viking ABC)
• 1986 - Eric Cardouza (Kingsthorpe ABC)
• 1987 - James Moran (Austin ABC)
• 1988 - Henry Akinwande (Lynn ABC)
• 1989 - Henry Akinwande (Lynn ABC)
• 1990 - Keith Inglis (Tunbridge Wells ABC)
• 1991 - Paul Lawson (Newco Repton ABC)
• 1992 - Scott Welch (Hove ABC)
• 1993 - Paul Lawson (Repton Cedar Street ABC)
• 1994 - Steve Burford (Army)
• 1995 - Mathew Ellis (Blackpool ABC)
• 1996 - Anthony Oakley (Leigh Park ABC)
• 1997 - Blue Stevens (Pinehurst Star ABC)
• 1998 - Neil Hoskins (Royal Air Force)
• 1999 - Stuart St. John (Berry Boys ABC)
• 2000 - David Dolan (Plains Farm ABC)
• 2001 - David Dolan (Plains Farm ABC)
• 2002 - David Dolan (Plains Farm ABC)
• 2003 - Mick O'Connell (Royal Navy)
• 2004 - Tony Bellew (Rotunda ABC)
• 2005 - Tony Bellew (Rotunda ABC)
• 2006 - Tony Bellew (Rotunda ABC)
• 2007 - Daniel Price (Westway ABC)
• 2008 - Warren Baister (Sunderland ABC)
• 2009 - Chris Keane (Pleck)
• 2010 - Daniel Price (Scarborough)
• 2011 - Benga Ileyemi (Finchley ABC)
• 2012 - Simon Barclay (Corby ABC)
• 2013 - Greg Bridet (Heart of Portsmouth ABC)
• 2014 - Warren Baister (Sunderland ABC)
• 2015 - Ricardo Slue (Fitzroy Lodge)
• 2016 - Cheavon Clarke (Gravesham)
• 2017 - Cheavon Clarke (Gravesham)
• 2018 - Lewis Williams (Cleary’s)
• 2019 - Natty Ngwenya (Army)