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BRITISH COLUMBIA BOXING HALL OF FAME

Despite the many years in operation such as the BC Golden Gloves that began in 1939, there was no official BC Boxing Hall of Fame. However, in recent months major steps have been taken to make it a reality

BILLY TOWNSEND, Inductee BCABHOF: by Brian Zelley

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July 19, 2021

Billy Townsend, Inductee

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50 years Nanaimo Boxing 1963 to 2012

September 20, 2013

NANAIMO BOXING HISTORY 1963 to 2012: by Brian Zelley The modern history of the Nanaimo Amateur Boxing: The modern era begins in 1963 with the formation of the Newcastle Boxing Club by George Nepper . Other primary coaches were Harry Pollitt and Skimp Williams. Also, Rene Nepper and the Seriani brothers helped out along with Gardiner Smyth. Jerry Sorensen, Roger Nepper and others helped. The second club was the Nanaimo Boxing Club which was founded by Brian Zelley and Dan Wright in 1971. The present coach for the Nanaimo Boxing Club is former seventies boxer Barry Creswell. Some of the earliest boxers in action for the club would be Darren Lussier, Wayne Peace, Bob Pegues, Dan Wright and Brian Zelley. Some of the trainees would be John Ormandy, Stu Springett and various persons from Ladysmith such as Bob Jamison. Other boxers in the early years would be Mickey Griffin, Alan Toth, Jack Snaith, Fred Wicks and many more. In 1974 another new one would be Barr

GETTING STARTED - bc boxing hall of fame

June 08, 2010

WHY A BC BOXING HALL OF FAME - bY brian W. Zelley Before an actual BC Amateur Boxing Hall of fame is introduced, the question why needs to be asked with some logical and reasonable answers given as to why. If we were to focus just on the period from 1939, thia would cover the history of the GOLDEN GLOVES in British Columbia. Past Golden Gloves boxers would be obvious candidates to be considered for induction, but the important objective would not to consider Golden Boy staus. Logic would require a broad focus on past boxers including their involvement as coaches and officials and/or directors of a Provincial or Regional Boxing organization such as BOXING BC or the Greater Victoria Amateur Boxing Association, or as a zone or regional representative. FORMER MEMBERS in other Halls of Fame - A reasonable source of obtaining potential names of members from decades ago would be the inductees of various other Halls of Fame, but it should not be the only source as some towns or r