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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 Wythe |