England Boxing has a proud history dating back to 1880, making it one of the oldest sports governing bodies in the world.

The majority of the country’s best boxers have made their way up through the amateur ranks before going on to box in the Olympic Games and/or turning professional.

Among those have won the Amateur Boxing Association Championships (now England Boxing National Amateur Championships) at various weights, including Henry Cooper, Alan Minter, John Conteh, Charlie Magri, Herol Graham, Frank Bruno, Terry Marsh, Nicky Piper, Henry Akinwande and Nigel Benn.

Others to have won national titles are Spencer Oliver, Courtney Fry, Carl Froch, Kevin Mitchell, Tony Bellew, James DeGale, David Price, Frankie Gavin, Luke Campbell, Anthony Agogo, Tyson Fury, George Groves, Sunny Edwards and Anthony Joshua.

The future of England Boxing

England Boxing continues to strive for excellence across the board, from grass roots provision right up to England Talent level, where the squad won a record 38 medals in major competitions during 2018.

The growth of the sport in a safe, controlled environment, working to promote boxing clubs as hub of local communities, using boxing as a means to stay fit and active and creating champions of the future are just some of the long term priorities in the years to come.