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England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight Champions
The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship. It had previously been contested by all the nations of the United Kingdom. History The middleweight division was inaugurated in 1881 and is currently contested in the under-75 Kg weight division. The championships are highly regarded in the boxing world and seen as the most prestigious national amateur championships. Past Winners References {{reflist England Boxing Lists of England Boxing National Amateur Champions, Lists of English sportspeople Lists of British boxing champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Boxing National Amateur Championships
The England Boxing National Amateur Championships previously known as the ABA Championships is the premier boxing tournament hosted annually by England Boxing. The Championships are 'open' class: any Boxing, boxer who is registered with a club registered with England Boxing (aged over 17 years by the 1 October) can enter. History 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). 1884 saw the introduction of a fifth weight category (Bantamweight, 54 kg). In 1920 three additional weight categories were introduced taking it to 8 weight categories in all. These extra weights were: Flyweight (51 kg), Welterweight (69 kg), and Light heavyweight (81 kg). In 1920, the London ABA was split into four Divisions to accommodate the number of boxers entering the ABA Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuben Charles Warnes
Reuben Charles Warnes (12 October 1875 - 16 January 1961) was a boxing middleweight champion who participated in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He lost the Olympic bout to Johnny Douglas. He was a member of the Gainsford Amateur Boxing Club. Biography He was born on 12 October 1875 in Rotherhithe in Greater London to Reuben Warnes and Harriet Emma Hockley. Warnes married Amelia Maria Christopher on 15 February 1903 in Southwark. He boxed in the 1908 Summer Olympics losing to Johnny Douglas. In 1911 he and Frank Parks went to the United States with the Amateur Boxing Association of England to fight in Madison Square Garden in an international series of bouts. He died on 16 January 1961 in Hornchurch in Greater London. Championships He won the Amateur Boxing Association of England middleweight championships in 1899, 1901, 1903, 1907, and 1910. In 1936 he was a Boxing Official at the Olympic games, receiving an Official's medal from Adolf Hitler. He was later posthumously awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Mallin
Frederick Granville Mallin (4 March 1902 – September 1987) was an England, English Boxing, boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He fought as Fred Mallin. Boxing career In 1928, he finished fourth in the Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's middleweight, middleweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Léonard Steyaert. At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the middleweight class after winning the final against Dudley Gallagher. Mallin won the England Boxing, Amateur Boxing Association British England Boxing National Amateur Championships Middleweight Champions, middleweight title five times, when boxing out of the Eton Manor ABC. The feat saw him equal his older brother's (Harry Mallin) record of winning five titles. He died in London. References 1902 births 1987 deaths Boxers from Greater London English male boxers Middleweight boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant
Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other units that draw their heritage from the British light infantry. Its origin is the Latin , 'one who serves', through the French term . The term ''sergeant'' refers to a non-commissioned officer placed above the rank of a corporal, and a police officer immediately below a lieutenant in the US, and below an inspector in the UK. In most armies, the rank of sergeant corresponds to command of a squad (or section). In Commonwealth armies, it is a more senior rank, corresponding roughly to a platoon second-in-command. In the United States Army, sergeant is a more junior rank corresponding to a squad- (12 person) or platoon- (36 person) leader. More senior non-commissioned ranks are often variations on sergeant, for example staff sergeant, gunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Crawley
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Polytechnic ABC
The Polytechnic Boxing Club for amateur boxing was formed in 1888 and located at 309 Regent Street in London. The name "Polytechnic" comes from the Royal Polytechnic Institute having been formerly at that address which would later become the home of the University of Westminster. Starting in 1898 the boxing club awarded the Studd trophy, named after Sir John Edward Kynaston Studd. The club was a member of the Amateur Boxing Association of England. The ''Polytechnic Magazine'' being the in-house magazine of the school would cover the boxing club along with many other clubs, social activities, and other news. Notable members *Arthur Beavis (1905–1978), twice A.B.A featherweight champion * Bert Brewer (1876–1946), 1899 A.B.A. lightweight champion & 1907 ABA Heavyweight Champion. * John Elliott (1901–1945), 1924–1925 ABA Middleweight Champion. * Pat Floyd (1910–1988), 1946 ABA Heavyweight Champion. * Harry Holmes (1878–1951), Olympic boxer and two times A.B.A champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Elliott (British Boxer)
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Harry Mallin
Henry William Mallin (1 June 1892 – 8 November 1969) was an English middleweight amateur boxer. He came originally from Hackney Wick, his younger brother was the Olympic boxer Fred Mallin. He lived in Dartmouth Park, North London and was a police officer with the Metropolitan Police. Boxing career Mallin was Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight champion five years in a row from 1919 to 1923. He was also world champion in the middleweight class between 1920 and 1928. He never lost an amateur bout and never turned professional. In the 1920 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in middleweight division, defeating Canadian boxer Georges Prud'Homme in the final. In 1924 he went on to win another gold in the same weight class. In that year, he met Roger Brousse of France in the quarter-finals, and after the decision came down 2–1 in favour of Brousse, Mallin showed the referee fresh teeth marks on his chest, which further examination proved that Mallin had definitel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Brown (boxer)
Hugh Brown (2 February 1894 – 22 August 1935) was a British boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fourth in the light heavyweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Harold Franks. Brown won the 1914 ABA Middleweight Championship boxing for Belsize ABC. After World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ... he stepped up in weight and won the 1919 ABA Heavyweight Championship. He would probably have won further A.B.A titles if the war had not stopped the Championships for four years. In 1921, he became the World Amateur Light Heavyweight champion when boxing out of Aylesbury. Brown died on 22 August 1935, at the age of 41. References External links Profile 1894 births 1935 deaths Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bradley (boxer)
William Robert Bradley was a British and South African boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee .... He fought as Bill Bradley. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Bradley won the 1913 A.B.A. Middleweight Championship of Britain, fighting under the Bermondsey Catholic ABC. References Year of birth missing Year of death missing Middleweight boxers South African male boxers Olympic boxers for South Africa Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Chandler
Ernest Vivian Chandler (31 July 1891 to 16 August 1936) was a British boxer and cyclist. Boxing career Chandler won the 1912 A.B.A. Middleweight Championship boxing for Stock Exchange ABC. After stepping up in weight he won the 1914 A.B.A. Heavyweight Championship. In 1914, he also became the World Amateur Heavyweight champion. He died in 1936 from blood poisoning following a blood transfusion. References 1891 births 1936 deaths Middleweight boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Heavyweight boxers British male boxers {{UK-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Child (boxer)
William Child (7 August 1884 – 1961) was a British boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee .... He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Child won the Amateur Boxing Association 1908, 1909 and 1911 middleweight title, when boxing out of the Canbridge ABC. After retiring from boxing he became a University boxing and fencing coach at Cambridge. References External links * 1884 births 1961 deaths British male boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Middleweight boxers {{UK-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
