Amateur Boxing Association of England

Amateur Boxing Association of England

Infobox Sport governing body
assocname= Amateur Boxing Association of England
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sport= Boxing
abbrev = ABA
founded = 1880
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url = www.abae.co.uk
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The Amateur Boxing Association of England is the governing body of amateur boxing 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 and organised the first ABA Championships the following year.

External links

* [http://www.abae.co.uk/ Official site]


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