Victoria, BC - The club shows 1965

THE CLUB SHOWS IN THE SIZZLING SIXTIES;  By brian w. zelley

Throughout the Sixties there have been many club shows including those in Victoria
and Port Alberni.

Three of the 1965 boxing cards held in Victoria were  included as "FLASHBACKS"
in the Spring  1983 issue of the "Vancouver Island Amateur Boxing News".  A look back 
at the three shows held in the VICTORIA BALLROOM  took place on Febrtuary 18th.,
April 23rd and December 9th, 1965/

In the February card the winners were:
Gene Tait, Andy Ross, Darrel Danyluck, Dick Coulson, Bob Lohvin,
Howie Rabey, Dave Wylie, Ken Barker, Bob Pollock and Brian Zelley.
Their opponents were:
kevin Alexander, Ken Stant, John Gamble, Les Vegas, Ken Alexander,
John Cowan, Roger Nepper, Les Sluggett, Rick Cox and Bob Kacer.


HEADLINES: "NANAIMO TRIO FIGHT VCTORS"
."Gene Tait, Ken Barker and Brian Zelley of
Nanaimo's Newcastle Boxing Club..."

In the April 23, 1965 card the winners were:
Gene Tait, Bob Pollock, Rod Sluggett, Jindy Johl,
 Ken Barker, Ken MacDonald,Brian Zelley, 
Danny McDonald, Bob kacer, Fritz Breismeister, 
Jim Dixon, Howie Leeson and Dick Findlay. 
The opponents were:
Danny Crawford, Gerry Budzinski, Rick Tait, Len Glenfield,
Brian Martin, Howie Rabey, Barry Lowe,
Kalman Santosi, Roger Nepper, Doug Milletta,
Hank Lutters, Pete Key and Les Vegas.

December 9, 1965:

Winners were:
Dave Way, Bob Pollock, Rod Sluggett, Jindy Johl, Len Glenfield,
Brian Zelley, Jim O'Neil, Murray Gover and Les Vegas.
Opponents were:
Gene Tait, Gerry Budzinski, Larry McFadden, Mike Miller, Cliff Hitchcox,
Freddy Hughes, Jim Peacock, Gary Leech, and Ian Middleditch, 

1970 BOXING's "New Beginning" in B C

THE SEVENTIES in AMATEUR BOXING - New Beginnings:  By Brian Zelley

If we just focus on amateur boxing in BC, the Seventies was an interesting decade of activity
due to the formation of the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association in 1969
and the many changes effecting the sport.

For active boxers in the open senior class, they are all products of the Sixties, but in
 the early years of the Seventies there would be many new clubs, coaches and competitions
 with new stars to carry the torch forward.  From Vancouver Island to the Rocky Mountains,
 "TIMES THEY WERE A CHANGING'.

To begin the story, the 1969/1970 boxing year was a bonus for British Columbia boxing,
 and likely started with the 1970 Golden Gloves in Vancouver and reached
 the Commonwealth Games with some boxers from British Columbia on the team
and Jack Meda from Prince George winning a bronze medal.
Then there were "old friends" that had been touching gloves and shadow boxing
from before the Sixties in the form of FRANK SCOTT  and FREDDY FULLER

Back to Vancouver Island, there would be growth and expansion with the formation of the
Nanaimo Boxing Club in 1971 and a major increase in activity in Victoria in 1974.  Clubs in Campbell River and Parksville  would join the party for another round of "fistic happenings".  Some of the names
include  Howard Curling, Mike Caird, Brian Zelley, Dan Wright, Jim Howie Bill Walker, Art Smith,
Lou Bujdoso and gyms full of boxers such as Mickey Griffin, Jack Snaith, Bob Pegues, Barry Creswell,

Wayne Crowe, Gary Robinson and "Dynamite" Dan Wright. and msny more.

There would be fight cards in Nanaimo, Campbell River, and Victoria and tournaments and club shows in Greater Vancouver and many clubs such as Cloverale, Richmond, North West Eagles, Astoria, Cranbrook and  the Spruce Capital Warriors of Prince George, and many more such as Langley and the last years of the old  Firefighters and boxers like DAVE WYLIE taking another shot at ring glory.