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England Boxing, known until 2013 as the Amateur Boxing Association of England, [1] is the only governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Ireland being organised on an All-Ireland basis. The Association was founded in 1880. [2]
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 boxer who is registered with a club registered with England Boxing (aged over 17 years by the 1 October) can enter. [1] [2] [3]
Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer.He held the unified [a] world heavyweight championship twice between 2016 and 2021. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2015 to 2016.
Walter Edgeworth-Johnstone 1895 and 1896 champion Frank Parks 1899, 1901, 1902, 1905 and 1906 champion. The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Heavyweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship. [2]
The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Cruiserweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship. [1] It had previously been contested by all the nations of the United Kingdom.
The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Light-Heavyweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship. [1] It had previously been contested by all the nations of the United Kingdom.
The sport later resurfaced in England during the early 16th century in the form of bare-knuckle boxing, sometimes referred to as prizefighting. The first documented account of a bare-knuckle fight in England appeared in 1681 in the London Protestant Mercury , and the first English bare-knuckle champion was James Figg in 1719. [ 21 ]
The England Boxing National Amateur Championships Bantamweight Championship formerly known as the ABA Championships is the primary English amateur boxing championship. [1] It had previously been contested by all the nations of the United Kingdom.