The Brian Zelley boxing journey

Golden Gloves in BC,

BC Golden Gloves 1939 to 1969:
By Brian Zeller
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Golden_Gloves

* To understand the Candian Golden Gloves, we need to step back

To the early years of the gloves in British Columbia

That began in 1939.

 Golden Boys from 1965 to 1969 were

Freddy Fuller, Dick Findlay, Ray Lumpkin and Neil Knight.

 

Vancouver Island Boxng to 1969

Island Boxing : By Brian Zelley

* Over the decades, amateur boxng n the Island up to 1969 has produced two Olympic boxers Eddie Haddad and 
Frd Desrosiers. Bothwere members of the
Royal Canadian Navy based in Esqumalt oart of
Greater Victoria.

* Over the decades up to 1969 tyere were clubs
from different parts of Vancouver Island such as
Victoria, Chemainus, Nanaimo and Port Alberni.
Boxers engaged in club shows and tournaments
including Island Golden Gloves in 1954 etc. and 
the Vancouver Island Amateur Boxing Championships
in 1964. From the forties to the sixties VI boxers
competed in the annual BC Golden Gloves plus
other tournaments.

Photo Parade:

                                                 Sammy May and Eddie Haddad 1948

                                                             Bert Wilkinson
                                                          1954 V I Golden Boy
                                                     Island Commissioner in the sixties
                                                     Volunteer 1990 to 1993 for
                                               1994 Victoria area Commnwealth Games 

BC Boxng images

                                                              Bert Wilkinson
                                                         1954 VI Golden Boy

BC boxing beginning 1939 to 1969

Boxing BC 1939: by Brian Zelley

                                            Lennie Walters, a top boxer and builder

From 1939 to 1969, Amateur Boxing in British Columbia had an

interesting collection of boxers, builders, sponsors, clubs 

and  tournaments with the key event being the "Golden Gloves".

Along the way a small group of boxers would face competiþion

in the Olympic Games, Pan Am Games and tĥe Émpire or

Commonwealth Games. 

This blog will attempt to cover parts of that history before

major ĉhanges for 1969/70 with the newly formed

Canadian Amateur Boxing Association with the first

presiden of "Boxing Anada" CABA being Jetty Shears.