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.
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