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National ABA title 1940
56th ABA National Championships
1943
Year: 24 July 1943
Venue
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
R. O'Sullivan (Fitzroy Lodge and Lynn ABC) |
S. Westbrook (Polytechnic ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
T. Mahoney (Downham Community ABC) |
R.A. Tyler (Langham ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
D.L. Sullivan (CAV AA and Slough Centre ABC) |
D. Garrod (Pembroke AC) |
|
60 |
Light |
T. McGovern (Fitzroy Lodge and Lynn ABC) |
W.c. Taylor (AEC A and SC) |
|
69 |
Welter |
T. Quill (Harrow / Rugby ABC) |
L. Bailey (Caius ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
G. Page (Stones ABC) |
A. Esposito (Fitzroy Lodge and Lynn ABC) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
M. Hart (Fitzroy Lodge and Lynn ABC) |
S. Shackell (St. Pancras ABC) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
G. Preston (Battersea ABC) |
R.T.E. Jacobs (Aylesbury and District ABC and Metropolitan Police "E" Division AC) |
|
57th ABA National Championships
1944
Year: 1944
Venue Belle Vue, Manchester
The first time ever the ABA National Championships were to be held outside London. It returned to London in 1945 until 1996. Not a single contestant from the 1939 Finals appeared in 1944 Finals.
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
J.Clinton (Dalmarnock BC) |
A.Humphrey (Stones ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Ronnie Bissell (Hillsborough ABC) |
T.Mahoney (Royal Navy) |
|
57 |
Feather |
D.Sullivan (Slough Centre ABC) |
C.Piggott (Standard ABC) |
|
60 |
Light |
William Thompson (Hickleton Main ABC) |
J.Cassidy (Anderston ABC) |
|
69 |
Welter |
Henry Hall (Hillsborough ABC) |
J.Davis (Webbe ABC) |
|
75 |
Middle |
J.Hockley (Langham ABC) |
J.Taylor (Duke of Wellington Regiment) |
|
81 |
Light Heavy |
E.Shackleton (Transport Regiment) |
H.Page (Stones ABC) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
Mark Hart (Royal Air Force) |
H.Campbell (LMS Rovers ABC) |
|
58th ABA National Championships
1944 - 1945
Year: 1945
Venue: Royal Albert Hall, London
Alex Watson 81kg (Leith Victoria BC) won (10) Scottish ABA titles as well as (2) English ABA Championships (1945, 1947). The famous Randolph Turpin 69kg (Leamington Spa ABC) wins his first National title, winning again in 1946. Turpin is still the only person to win both a Junior and Senior ABA National Championship in the same year aged (17). He went onto beat 'Sugar Ray Robinson' to become World Middleweight Champion. One of only (2) defeats the American ever experienced.
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
J.Bryce (Anderston BC) |
B.Fisher (Austin ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
Peter Brander (Slough Centre ABC) |
Ronnie Bissell (Hillsborough ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
John Carter (Royal Air Force) |
W.Butler (APTC & Wales BC) |
|
60 |
Light |
J. .Williamson (Manchester YMCA ABC) |
D.Lewis (Tir-y-berth ABC) |
|
69 |
Welter |
RandolphTurpin (Leamington Spa ABC) |
Wally Thom (Army) |
|
75 |
Middle |
R.Parker (APTC & Dagenham ABC) |
E Storrs (Fife Miners BC) |
RSC (3) |
81 |
Light Heavy |
Alex Watson (Leith Victoria BC) |
E.Shackleton (Army) |
|
91 |
Heavyweight |
Donald Scott (Nottingham City Police & APTC ABC) |
L.Fowler (APTC & Wales BC) |
RSC (1) |
59th ABA National Championships
1945 - 1946
Year: 1946
Venue: Wembley Arena, London
The ABA Finals go to the Wembley Arena (London). It will be home until 1995. J. Ryan (Army) went onto win the 1947 European Championship Gold in Dublin (Ireland) and (1) other ABA title in 1947. Pat (H) Floyd 91kg (Polytechnic ABC) wins his last of his (4) titles. His first was in 1929!
Peter Brander 57kg (Slough Centre ABC) wins the second of his (4) titles (1945, 1946, 1948, 1950).
KG | Weight | Champion | Finalist | Result |
51 |
Fly |
R.Gallacher (John Browns Welfare ABC) |
B.Fisher (Austin ABC) |
|
54 |
Bantam |
C.Squires (Royal Air Force) |
C.Farrell (Morris Commercial ABC) |
|
57 |
Feather |
Peter Brander (Slough Centre ABC) |
Tommy Bayley (Royal Air Force) |
|
60 |
Light |
Eddie Thomas (Merthyr Ex-Servicemen's BC) |
Ernie Thompson (Army) |
|
69 |
Welter |
Johnny Ryan (Army) |
Robert Frost (West Ham ABC) |
|
75 |