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ED WILLIAMS, EDDIE HADDAD, EDDIE MULHERN, ELIO IUS BCABHOF Inductees

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 Eddie Mulhern ED WILLIAMS & ELIO IUS Eddie Haddad

DICK ST LOUIS', Inductee

 Dick St St Louis, as a coach he supported Boxing in North west BC.

DAVE BROWN & DAVE WYLIE, Inductees

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CLARKE MCLELLAN BCABHOF Inductee

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CHRIS IUS, BCABHOF Inductee: by Brian Zelley

CHRIS IUS was a two time Olympic boxer for Canada in 1972 and 1976. He was a member of the North West Eagles Boxing club in North Vancouver. Head coach was his uncle ELIO IUS.

BERT LOWES & BERT WILKINSON, Inductees by B. Zelley

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Bert Lowes at 1967 Diamond Belt tournament with Diamond Boy DAVE WYLIE.  Bert was the head coach of the South Hill Boxing Club and the Firefighters. Two other coaches were PAT WEST  and LINDY LINDMOSER.  Bert was also an International ring official.                                                                                                                               BERT WILKINSON, 1954 G9lden Boy, Vancouver Island Golden Gloves.  Bert would be the Island Commissioner during the Sixties. In the nineties, Wilkinson was also a volunteer with the Comm9nwealth Games boxing committee.  

BARRY CRESWELL & BARRY KRANGLE, INDUCTEES

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Barry Creswell, former boxer and coach for the Nana8mo Boxing club is a British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame INDUCTEE.  

Brian Zelley, 2018 Inductee

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BOYD BAYNE BCABHOF Inductee: by Brian Zelley

Bob Decker * and Bob Pegues, Inductees BCABHOF: by B. Zelley.

 Two well known Boxing folks Bob Decker and Bob Decker are well deserved BCABHOF  Inductees.

BILLY TOWNSEND, Inductee BCABHOF: by Brian Zelley

 Billy Townsend, Inductee

ARNOLD MCEWEN, *nductee: by Brian Zelley

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 ARN9LD MCEWEN, BCABHOF Inductee

ALLAN BAYNE, BCABHOF Inductee": by Brian Zelley

 ALLAN BAYNE an INDUCTEE 

ALAN STOCKDALE Inducte: by Brian Zelley

 ALAN STOCKDALE

AL COOL

 Alf Cool was a BCABHOF Administrator for several years and a former boxer with at least two Vancouver boxing clubs  the East Vancouver Optimists and the Firefighters. In recent years AL COOL is an INDUCOL AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME.

Boxing BC & The Hall of Fame.

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In a recent poll it was 23 to 1 for BOXING BC to start a "Boxing. BC Hall Of Fame There are no guarantees that BC Hall Of Fame" will become a reality  THE HALL OF FAME: by Brian Zelley                                               The BC Boxing Hall of Fame has  many Inductees that are past or present members of the BCABA aka Boxing BC, but the BC Amateur Boxing Hall Of Fame is not sponsored or connected to Boxing BC. In a 1984 issue of the BC Amateur Boxing News, there was a story about starting a Hall of Fame but never was acted upon. Twenty six years later, six past or present members agreed to start the BCABHOF in 2010,   Now 11 years later there are close to 200 inductees including boxing clubs, events, boxers and builders.  Soon more inductees will be selected in 2022, year 12.The big issue is should BOXING BC for a Boxing BC Hall of Fame and History site.                                     There is a possibility that Boxing BC will add a history page to the Boxing BC

BC's Hall of Fame: Boxing by B. Zelley.

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{Lou Bujdoso} founder of the Jaycees Boxing club💖❤💕👍✨😍💕 British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall Of Fame                          The Hall idea was  mentioned  in a !984 issue of the "BC Amateur Boxing News" edited By Brian Zelley, and the president of the BCABA aka Boxing BC was George Armson.  But it would take 26 years before it became a reality when six boxing folks agreed to start the BCABHOF. They were Brian Zelley, Ray Beaulieu, Dan McGarvie, Scott Galloway, Steve Wood and Steven Kodiak.  2 Over the years from 2010 to 202, there have been some changes in the administration. In 2021 the four administrators are Joe Pendry, Justin Pagani,  Mehran Hotstuff and Brian Zelley Some others in recent years were Al Cool. Dean Bruckshaw, Seth Gotro,  In year one: 15 names were selected from 👍💖...................  50 potentials.  Year two 2011 there were ten including the Campbell. River Eagles and the 1967 Centennial Diamond Belt Championships, the diamond boy was Dave Wylie wh

BCABHOF Images & Faces: by Brian Zelley

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NAMES of INDUCTEES                           Al Cool, Alan Stockdale, Alexander Scotty Jackson, Arnold McEwen, Asif Kamran Dar, Barry Creswell,   Barry Krangle, Bert Lowes, Bert Wilkinson, Betty Clark, Billy Townsend, Bob Decker,  Bob Pegues, Brian Zelley. Charles John,  Chris Ius, Clarke McLellan, Dale Walters,  Dave Brown, Dave  Wylie.  Dick Findlay, Dick St. Louis, Dominic Figliomeni,  Donnie Orr, Ed Williams, Eddie Haddad, Eddie Mulhern,  Elio Ius, Frank Gigliotti, Frank Scott, Fred Desrosiers, Gary Wood, George Angelomatis, George Armson, George Chuvalo, George  Nepper, George Shiels, Geronimo Bie, Gordie Lawson, Harold Mann, Harold Twist,  Jack Meda, Jack Snaith, Jamey Ballard,  Jamie Ollenberger, Jeannine Garside, Jeff Yule,  Jerry Shears, Jim Gallagher, Jimmy McLarnin, Jimmy McMillan, Jimmy Walters, Joe Bayley  John Gamble, John Skanks, Jordan Kodiak, Joseph Pendry, Ken MacD9nald, Ken Marjoram, Kenny Lally, Kit Munro, Laurie Mann,  Lennie Walters, Leif Albrechtsen.  Lennox Lewi

"2021 BCABHOF Inductees, by Brian Zelley

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 Seven Inductees for 2021 Firefighters Boxing Club Third boxer inductee John Gamble standing next to coach Bert Lowes Lloyd Anderson * Joe Bayley * Lou Bujdoso *  John Gamble * Les Hamilton * Joseph Pendry * Phil Vickery L First image Les Hamilton to the right.      image 2&3 Lou Bujdoso