tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481492386218298032024-03-13T02:23:59.245-07:00Boxing 1980 to 1989TWO IMPORTANT YEARS in the Eighties' amateur boxing were 1984 and 1988. but there were some interesting times in 1980 to 1989.
But, pre-1980 and [post-1989 had some interesting happeningsBRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-54202691549306606412017-03-04T13:20:00.001-08:002017-03-04T13:42:19.486-08:00BC Amateur Boxing Hall of FameLooking Back, Looking Forward: By brian zelley<br />
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Alan Brown ** <i style="font-weight: bold;">Vic Murdoch ** </i>Brian Zelley<br />
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Pleased to say that between 2010 and 2017, some of the boxers and builders of the eighties action<br />
have been recognized and/or inducted into the BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame including<br />
that combined National event of 1984 in Burnaby, BC. Some of the alumni of 1984 have also<br />
been inducted from George Armson to Jerry Shears<br />
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Bert Lowes, builer<br />
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Tony Duffy, boxer<br />
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BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-45485409619386689212013-06-29T17:17:00.001-07:002016-08-24T00:46:41.383-07:00CANADIAN AMATEUR BOXING - 1984 from Coast to Coast.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">Connecting the boxing dots: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">by Brian Zelley</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The above link records only about 84 names involved</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>in one tournament. But, over the years, the Boxing BC</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>training centre woul have a lot of action, events and</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>golden memories until it's closure several years ago.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Now there was a final boxing card in North Burnaby</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>that remembered and recognized three of the many</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>folks that were involved in the sport in the facility.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>*Some of the Burnaby area newspapers had stories</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>the 1984 and 1988 Boxing Canada Olympic teams</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>training sessions of which at least two of the </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>The 1984 journey contines,and for boxer STEVE PAGENDAM</i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i> he would </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>return to the training centre with most of the</i></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i> team members </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>such as Lennox Lewis and Rick Duff </i></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>to train with members of </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>the B-Team such as </i></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>Steve Beaupre. And, for junior boxers like</i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><i>JAMIE SPARKS would continue to roll along to become</i></b></span><br />
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BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-3179189905949465832012-06-20T07:58:00.005-07:002012-06-20T07:58:39.832-07:00A Club show in Campbell River in 1980<b><i>Introduction</i></b><br />
<b><i>As I look back, this was the first time that I served as an official</i></b><br />
<b><i>in Campbell River, as I was still coaching at the Victoria Jaycees</i></b><br />
<b><i>boxing club, and had taken a year off of the board of the </i></b><br />
<b><i>Victoria Athletic Association after three years.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>This is the story that I wrote to cover the show from a</i></b><br />
<b><i>Victoria perspective:</i></b><br />
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<b>THREE TRAVEL TO TRIPLE WIN: <i>by Brian Zelley</i></b><br />
<b><i>(As reported in the weekly sport paper the </i>"Sportcaster"</b><br />
<b><i>in the Wednesday, February 27, 1980 issue.)</i></b><br />
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<b>"Three boxers from the Victoria Athletics travelled to </b><br />
<b>Campbell River ... to take part in a 14 bout card staged</b><br />
<b>by the Campbell River Eagles Boxing Club on</b><br />
<b>February 23 rd. </b><br />
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<b><i>Dale Robinson</i></b><b> defeated Carl Stafford of Campbell River </b><br />
<b>in the 75-lb. junior division. <i>Cliff Ballendine </i>edged</b><br />
<b>Kurt Lang of Port Kells by a 3 - 2 decision. And,</b><br />
<b><i>Gary Robinson defeated a boxer from Kamloops </i>in the</b><br />
<b>intermediate (youth) light-welterweight division.</b><br />
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<b>Robinson opened up in the first round with stinging</b><br />
<b>jabs to the body and head. Robinson outmoved his</b><br />
<b>opponent with sharp footwork and effectively slipped</b><br />
<b>or blocked most of his opponent;s punches and </b><br />
<b>counterpunched with thumping right crosses and </b><br />
<b>crunching left hooks. Robinson continued his strong</b><br />
<b>offense in the second round and retired the Kamllops</b><br />
<b>boxer at the close of the second round.</b><br />
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<b>Boxing officials included <i>Bert Lowes </i>from Vancouver<i>,</i></b><br />
<b><i>Rick Brough </i>and <i>Brian Zelley </i>from Victoria, and</b><br />
<b><i>Bill Donnelly, Peter Shulz, Leo O'Connell </i>and </b><br />
<b><i>Dorsey Clayton </i>of Campbell River."</b><br />
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<b>**** This was one of the initial club cards on Vancouver</b><br />
<b>Island for the start of the Eighties, buy during the decade</b><br />
<b>there would be plenty of action in club cards and tournaments</b><br />
<b>in Gold River, Campbell River, Parksville, Nanaimo, Ladysmith,</b><br />
<b>Duncan and Greater Victoria. It would also, be the early stages</b><br />
<b>of Rick Brough's term as the Vancouver Island Commissioner</b><br />
<b>who had </b><b>replaced Victoria's Howard Curling. The above report</b><br />
<b>was also a departure from most amateur boxing stories as it </b><br />
<b>recorded the names of all the officials that is rarely done. **** </b><br />
<b><br /></b><br />BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-36616896387481451242012-02-08T00:41:00.000-08:002015-03-21T19:40:18.586-07:00CANADIAN YOUTH BOXING - May 1984<b>THE INTERMEDIATE NATIONALS, 1984</b> <b><i>by brian zelley</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Introduction</i></b><br />
<b><i>The Youth Championships in 1984 were held in<br />
Halifax, Nova Scotia between May 4 and 6th. Also, was<br />
the first round of senior box-off contests.</i></b><br />
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After three days, 37 boxers would earn medals with eleven<br />
Canadian Intermediate Champions:<br />
<b>Vittorio Salvatore, Michael Moffa, John Henry Wilson,<br />
Bill Downey, Marc Medard, Howard Grant, Otis Grant,<br />
Len Marwick, Eggerton Marcus, Barry Dolan and S Hervieux.</b><br />
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<b>The Silver Medal Winners:</b><br />
Lee Gautier, R. Kwiatkowski, D. Mercurri, Greg Johnson, <br />
Gary Porter, Darryl Foster, Curtis Fiddler,<br />
M Terrien,Carl Lang and R. Trenholme.<br />
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<b>The Bronze:</b> <br />
Mallais, Baskette, Spiry, Riesling, Beltrame, Butter,<br />
Schryer, Eagles, Shart, macDonald, Serbu, Brown, Ballard, <br />
Laurieult, Child, Mulcahy and Wood.<br />
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Alan Brown, 1980 and 1983 Junior Champion and 1984 Youth Boxer<br />
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<b>ROUND ONE OF BOX-OFFS:</b><br />
Those winning final bouts were:<br />
Steve Beaupre, Billy Dunlop,Dale Walters, Steve Nolan,<br />
John Kalbhenn, Peter Britt, Wayne Gordon, Shawn O'Sullivan,<br />
Darryl Flint, Ken Johnson, Willie deWitt, and Lennox Lewis.BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-43723830464411326332012-02-05T23:34:00.000-08:002012-10-10T01:03:00.978-07:00Canadian Amateur Boxing 1981 to 1983<b>BEYOND THE SETBACK OF 1980 and THE GLORY OF 1984</b><br />
THE NEW BEGINNING OF CHAMPIONS: <b><i>by brian zelley</i></b><br />
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For the champions of 1980, missing the 1980 Olympics was a<br />
great setback that could never be resolved, but beyond 1980<br />
there would be a new beginning with some new faces and some<br />
of those stars of the late Seventies and 1980 would fight on.<br />
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<b>THE SENIOR OPEN CHAMPIONS 1981 to 1983</b><br />
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With the arrival of 1981, no one could guess where the<br />
Canadian amateur story would play-out in the subsequent years.<br />
There was hope, but nobody could guess what would happen<br />
between 1984 and 1996 and beyond in International<br />
tournaments such as<br />
the Olympic Games or the Commonwealth Games.<br />
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This is their story and who would be there for action in <br />
1984 and beyond.<br />
<br />
<b>STEPHEN NOLAN</b><br />
Stephen Nolan was one of the stars of 1980 that would continue<br />
to shine for several years. But, in 1984, there was a possibility<br />
that he would not be on the 1984 Olympic boxing team. His fate was<br />
decided at the second senior box-off competition that took place<br />
in Burnaby British Columbia. It would be <b>STEVE PAGENDAM</b> that<br />
would be Ontario featherweight that would be on the Olympic team.<br />
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<b>1981: The arrival of KALBHENN, O'SULLIVAN and DEWITT</b><br />
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Nobody could have planned the boxing journey of John, Shawn<br />
and Willie. But, they would fight their way through three<br />
years of action to prepare for their place on the '84 Team.<br />
As early as 1983, there were some heavy expectations for<br />
both Shawn and Willie in the news media, but it would take<br />
action in the ring that would earn the prize of Olympic silver.<br />
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<b>JOHN KALBHENN's march to the 1984 LA Olympics</b><br />
As we look at all of the champions and the team members<br />
throughout the early '80's. Champion John would not be<br />
denied. He would be the Canadian champion for the years<br />
before 1984. Then came some setback that gave the appearance<br />
that he could miss what he had been working for over the <br />
last three years.<br />
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It was in the 1984 Senior National that John would have a<br />
quick setback in the prelim action he would be on the short<br />
end of a split decision to boxer <b>GREG GAYLE.</b> Greg would<br />
then defeat Manitob's <b>TOM BARON</b> BC's <b>ROGER LAFLAME.</b><br />
to face Quebec's <b>SYLVAIN THIBEAULT which Sylvain won.</b><br />
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<b>KALBHENN</b> would attempt to make the A team at the Box-off.<br />
The first box-off competition took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia<br />
where Gayle had to defeat Brad Hortie before facing John. <br />
John won over Greg by another split decision. A couple of weeks<br />
later <b>JOHN KALBHENN</b> would travel to Burnaby, BC for the<br />
the last chance against the then champion <b>THIBEAULT.</b> this time<br />
when it counted, John would not be satisfied with a split or unanimous<br />
decision. He would take to the then champion and in the third round<br />
Kahlbhnn would connect with a serious of head shots that forced the<br />
referee to stop the bout resulting in his advance to the Olympic team. <br />
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<b>DALE WALTER, The Pride of Burnaby follow a path</b><br />
For Dale Walters, there are likely many folks in BC that<br />
would have guessed that Dale would be a senior open star.<br />
Going back to his early days in the Seventies, he was marked<br />
as a star and was recognized as early as 1972 when as a junior<br />
he was allowed to participate in an exhibition match on a card<br />
that included the likes of <b>MUHAMMAD ALI.</b> Also, the Walters<br />
name was well known in British Columbia and beyond since the<br />
Forties with LENNIE WALTERS. <br />
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Lennie would have an important<br />
role in the shaping the skills of Dale for his boxing journey<br />
throughout the Seventies and into the Eighties. <br />
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Dale Walter winning another bout in the mid-Seventies.<br />
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<b>WAYNE GORDON</b><br />
In 1983, Wayne Gordon would earn a title that would stake his path<br />
to a spot on the 1984 Olympic team. But, for Wayne, we need to<br />
step back to Vancouver Island in the Sixties where the Gordon story<br />
would take shape. If we flashback to the 1963 BV Golden Gloves,<br />
one of the boxers was a member of the Royal Canadian Navy that<br />
always produced a good team of boxers. The boxer was named<br />
<b><i>Taylor Gordon.</i></b> But, it wasn't his performance <br />
in the ring that would earn Taylor, International recognition.<br />
Taylor would become a coach and trainer, and would go back to<br />
Nova Scotia and begin his climb up the ranks of many coaches<br />
throughout Canada. In his own club, one of the boxers would<br />
be his son Wayne who would also climb up as a boxing champion<br />
and win a spot on the '84 team.<br />
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<b>BILLY DUNLOP, from Verdun to Calgary</b><br />
Of all the Olympic team members, the story of Billy Dunlop<br />
takes us from Verdun, Quebec to Calgary, Alberta. In 1982,<br />
Billy moved from Quebec to Alberta, but it does not appear<br />
boxing was a high priority. He had competed in Quebec and<br />
had won a few titles then he moved to Calgary and would be<br />
pulled back into boxing with various victories and a shot<br />
at the National title. In 1984, he defeated two boxers<br />
Gaetan Leclerc and Rick Rannelli. In box-off he faced<br />
Quebec's Leclerc in Halifax and stopped him in one round<br />
to earn a place on the '84 Olympic team.<br />
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<b>THE TREASURE CHEST OF GOLDEN MEMORIES:</b><br />
*Each of the many boxers that engaged in activity<br />
between 1981 to 1983 and the 1984 moments likely have<br />
some key memories that stand out. This area is set<br />
aside to add any memories or thoughts by any of the<br />
boxers.BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-34710475247549208162012-01-12T16:25:00.000-08:002012-06-12T15:52:58.007-07:00MAY 1985 BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>LOOKING THROUGH THE PAGES MAY 1985: <b><i>by Brian Zelley</i></b></b><br />
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<b><i>Clubs, Club Shows and Tournaments</i></b><br />
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<b>The first club covered in this issue of the News was the<br />
<i>Prince Rupert Boxing Club.</i></b> The article touched on <br />
<b> a brief history of the club at the <i>Salmon Belt tournament.</i></b><br />
and mention coaches <b><i>Dick St. Louis and larry "Lefty" Logan.</i></b><br />
But it also mentioned the clubs good ffriends of the <b><i>Indo Canadian<br />
Sikh Association/. Also mentioned was the former Terrace Boxing Club coach<br />
KEN DOLL.</i></b><br />
<br />
<b><i>Nanaimo Amateur Boxing Club card, April 13, 1985</i></b><br />
A ten bout card with boxers from Nanaimo, Kamloops, Comox, Parksville<br />
Gold river, and Washinton State and clubs from the lower mainland.<br />
<br />
<b><i>Cranbrook Double E Boxing Club show, March 16, 1985</i></b><br />
The major bout covered was the <b><i>Joe Pendry vs Al Harper bout.</i></b><br />
<b>Al Stockdale</b> was the chief official but others included<br />
Donna LeMay and Jack Pidgeon. <br />
<br />
<b><i>Right Crosses</i></b><br />
included some information provided by others across Canada such as<br />
<b><i>Bob Carswell, Ainslie Frame, Stan Smith, Ken Marjoram,<br />
Dick St. Louis and Mike Sartori.</i></b> Sartori passed on a stack of photos<br />
of the <b><i>1985 BC Winter Games boxing tournament.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>Sixties Flashbacks</i></b><br />
The 12 page issue include five pages of Sixties fkahbacks including:<br />
<b>>"The Golden Boys of the Sixties", "the 1967 Diamond Belt Revival",<br />
"Emerald Boys of the Sixties", "1968 Silver Gloves Revival",<br />
"1966 Bronze Gloves Champions and Finalists" and "21 Select<br />
Vancouver Island boxers 1960 to 1964".</b><br />
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Getting the names of the senior champions of 1984 is easy to<br />
find, but what is a little more difficult is finding out how<br />
each one made it into the finals and who they defeated to be<br />
named <b><i>Canadian Championm.</i></b><br />
<br />
Those under the microscope of interest include:<br />
<b><i>Steve Beaupre, Billy Dunlop, Dale Walters, Steve Pagendam,<br />
Sylvain Thibeault, Denis Lambert, Kelly Perlette, Lawrence Rolfe,<br />
Rick Duff, Wayne Welsh, Wade Parsons and Lennox Lewis.</i></b><br />
<br />
Of the 12 boxers, four were members of Team A:<br />
Beaupre, Dunlop, Walters, and Lambert.<br />
The three Team B members were Pagendam, Thibault and Lewis.<br />
thr others were from the Provincial championships and box-off<br />
action" <b><i>Kelly Perlette and Rick Duff form Alberta<br />
Rolfe and Welsh from British Columbia and Parsons from Nova Scotia.</i></b><br />
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<b>STEVE BEAUPRE</b><br />
Steve would face the winner of the <b>Andre Charlebois<br />
and John Farinacci bout.</b> In the finals Beaupre earned<br />
a unanimous decision over Charlebois to once again be a star.<br />
<br />
<b>BILLY DUNLOP</b><br />
Billy would have to earn a win over Gaetan leclerc of Quebec to<br />
face Ontario's Rick Ranelli in the finals of which Billy won.<br />
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<b>DALE WALTERS</b><br />
BC's Dale Walter would win a decision over Robert Fortuna of Ontario<br />
before facing Daniel Paul of Quebec before facing. Paul defeated<br />
B. Mitchell of Manitoba.<br />
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<b>STEVE PAGENDAM</b><br />
Pagendam would have to win over three boxers to earn the featherweight<br />
championship. And, that he did with victories over T Haney, Stephen Nolan,<br />
and Darren Kinequon of Saskatchewan.<br />
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<b>SYLVAIN THIBEAULT</b><br />
Like Steve, Sylvain needed three victories to call himself 1984<br />
Canadian champion. He earned victories over l Blain, Brad Hortie<br />
and <b>Greg Gayle</b> had defeated three opponents before facing<br />
Sylvain for the title. Greg earned a decision over John Kalbhenn,<br />
stopped Tom Barron then struggled to win a split decision over<br />
BC's William Lake star <b>Roger Laflamme.</b> Roger had earned<br />
a split decision over the tough <b>George Mason</b> of the Yukon.<br />
<br />
<b>DENIS LAMBERT</b><br />
lambert earned victories over J. Dupe, Joe Pendry and Peter Britt<br />
to be declared champion. Of importance was the semi-final with <br />
Britt was injury related, so <b><i>Peter Britt</i></b> would bounce back to engage<br />
in subsequent Box-off competition.<br />
<br />
<b>KELLY PERLETTE</b><br />
An interesting welterweight competition with Kelly stopping<br />
two opponents to get into the finals to compete against<br />
National A team <b>Wayne Gordon.</b> Gordon had earned <br />
victories over STeve Frame and B. Leger. At the end of <br />
three active rounds in the finals, Kelly earned a 4:1 split<br />
over Nova Scotia's Gordon.<br />
STEVE FRAME, OTTAWA BOXER<br />
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<b>SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT FINAL</b><br />
it was guaranteed to be an excellent fight after <br />
<b>LENNOX LEWIS and VERNON LINKLATER</b> punched and boxed <br />
their way into the finals. After three action packed rounds<br />
it was young Lennox Lewis that would win the decision as the<br />
first step in his Olympic Games journey.<br />
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BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-21742746789720394222011-12-01T17:00:00.000-08:002012-09-01T01:19:20.268-07:00JOE SANDULO and IAN CLYDE May 26, 1980 BEAVER BOXING CLUB<b>THE BEAVER BOXING CLUB in 1980</b><b><i>By Brian Zelley</i></b><br />
<br />
Before the action started on May 26, 1980 at the <br />
Civic Centre at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, Canada, there<br />
would be a message from coach <b>JOE SANDULO</b> to all<br />
that would be in attendance at the boxing show titled<br />
<b><i>The Beaver Boxing Club presents "A CARD OF CHAMPIONS"</i></b><br />
<br />
The message from Joe and the Beaver Boxing Club was addressed<br />
to <b><i>Ian Clyde and the Canadian National Boxing Team.</i></b><br />
<br />
Joe's opening line was to the point with great emotion:<br />
<b><i>"...I want to take this opportunity to say two things,<br />
A very happy welcome to all the boxers and officials of the<br />
Canadian Boxing Team and a sad farewell to one of their<br />
members, our own IAN CLYDE.</i></b> - <b>Joe Sandulo</b><br />
<br />
By all expectations, this would be Ian's last amateur bout<br />
in Ottawa.<br />
<br />
After his amateur days, Ian turned pro.<br />
<br />
<b>OLYMPIC MOMENTS for JOEY and IAN</b><br />
Joey Sandulo was part of the 1948 Canadian Olympic <br />
boxing team along with Frederick Daigle, Armand Savoie,<br />
Eddie Haddad, Clifford Blackburn, John Keenan, and <br />
Adam Faul.<br />
<br />
Ian Clyde was part of the 1976 team that included:<br />
<b><i>Sid McKnight, Chris Ius, Camille Huard, <br />
Chris Clarke, Carmen Rinke, Micael Prevost and<br />
Roger Fortin.</i></b><br />
<br />
ian would also be part of the select few that would be picked for our 1980 Olympic team, but International politics would crush the hopes of Ian and the team, and it would be Ian that would take the lead role in accepting the disappointment with dignity and grace.BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-17387319232162594102011-12-01T02:01:00.000-08:002011-12-01T02:39:34.364-08:00GRENIER, DOWNEY and PAGENDAM = The Best of 1984<b>THE BEST OF 1984 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS</b> <b><i>by Brian Zelley</i></b><br />
<br />
As we look back to the National Championships in 1984, three boxers<br />
would be declared the best of each of the three tournamens.<br />
They were: <b><i>Eric Grenier, Bill Downey and Steve Pagendam.</i></b><br />
<br />
In junior National, <b>eric grenier</b> would edge out<br />
<b><i>Scotty Olson and Stewart Hilton.</i></b><br />
The best bout was the <b>Curtis Peterson - Dean Jeffries bout</b><br />
<br />
In the Intermediateor Youth boxing, Bill Downey would<br />
win the price. Some of the other Intermediate champions <br />
would include boxers that would make a name in senior<br />
competition in future years such as Howard and Otis Grant<br />
and Eggerton Marcus. But, the best youth bout in 1984<br />
was the Marc Menard - Greg Johnson lightweight bout.<br />
<br />
But, in the senior nationals, <b>STEVE PAGENDAM</b><br />
would be a triple winner. His three victories would<br />
earn him the Canadian senior featherweight title,<br />
and the bout with Stephen Nolan would be the best bout.<br />
And despite some top boxers, it was PAGENDAM that would<br />
win the big prize of <b>BEST SENIOR BOXER.</b><br />
<br />
Stephan Nolan would win two box-off bouts at Halifax<br />
over Tim harvy and Steve Pagendam. But, being one of<br />
the reipients of the best fight award and to beat Steve<br />
once was not enough to get picked for the Olympic team.<br />
the final showdown would take place in burnaby. <br />
And it would be Pagendam that would prevail.<br />
But, Nolan's large body of achievements have not<br />
gone unrecognized by the Saulte Ste. Marie Sports Hall of Fame.<br />
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Some British names to remember from the Eighties:<br />
<b><i>Glen Brooks, Rod Douglas, Wilson Doherty,<br />
Mark Epton, Peter English, Joe Jacobs, Jim Lyon,<br />
James McAllister, Clyde McIntosh, Jim Moran, Alex Mullen, <br />
Jimmy Price, and Chris Pyatt, </i></b><br />
<br />
<b>JIM LYONS</b> was a member of the St. Helens boxing club.<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>THE BEST OF THE USA</b><br />
A few of the best <b><i>Mark Breland, Evander Hoyfield,<br />
Meldrick Taylor and Pernell Whitaker.</i></b> But, there<br />
were many others <b><i>K. Banks, Riddock Bowe, Michael <br />
Carbajal, Carl Daniels, Romallis Ellis, Todd Foster,<br />
Tony Gonzales, Jemal Hinton, Ray Mercer and Alton Rice.</i></b><br />
Then there were the likes of <b><i>Frankie Liles and Roy Jones jr.</i></b>BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-11823915914424401182011-11-18T14:26:00.000-08:002011-11-20T01:14:17.445-08:00THE CANADIAN LIGHTWEIGHT and WELTERWEIGHTS<b>KELLY PERLETTE</b><br />
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<b><i>kelly Perlette form Spruce Grove, Alberta is one of those boxers<br />
that was a champion in the seventies. In fact, August 11, 1978 was<br />
declared "KELLY PERLETTE DAY" in Spruce Grove.</i></b> Kelly along<br />
with long-term champion <b>Ian Clyde</b> would be two of the veterans<br />
that would play a role in the beginning of the new decade. He is now<br />
an inductee of the <b><i>Spruce Grove Hall of Fame.</i></b><br />
<br />
<b>THE CANADIAN LIGHTWEIGHT SENIOR CHAMPIONS: By Brian Zelley</b><br />
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From 1980 to 1989, there was a cross-section of boxers that<br />
would hold the Canadian lightweight senior title including<br />
Sylvain Thibeault, Asif Dar, Florent Mallais,<br />
Jeff Hill, Kevin Howard John Kalbhenn and Billy Irwin. <br />
<br />
<b>THE LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHTS:</b><br />
<b><i>Ricky Anderson, George Mason, D. MacNeil, Dennis Lambert,<br />
Gregory Gayle, Howard Grant, Asif Dar and Marc Leduc.</i></b><br />
<br />
<b>THE WELTERWEIGHTS:</b><br />
<b><i>Jamie Ollenburger, Frank Nolan, Derrick Frazer,<br />
Wayne Gordon, Kelly Perlette, Joe Pendry, John Shaw,<br />
Nick Rupa, Manny Sobral and Greg Johnson.</i></b><br />
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JAMIE OLLENBERGER, another champion of 1980 <br />
getting beyond the lost potential 1980 Oympic<br />
action. Sadly, Jamie would be involved in<br />
a traggic accident and he is now one of our<br />
<b>"Lost Warriors".</b><br />
<br />
BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-85310783964731407082011-11-18T14:23:00.002-08:002012-04-20T18:47:31.873-07:00BANTAMS and FEATHERS, THE BOYS OF ACTION<b>The fast and the furious feathers and bantams. The Eighties</b><br />
-by Brian W. Zelley<br />
The first name that comes to mind for those of us from<br />
British Columbia is <b><i>Dale Walters</i></b>. But, in July 1984k,<br />
I took time to sit with boxer<b><i>Steve Pagendam</i></b> an chat<br />
about the team of 1984 and his brother <b>Jamie Pagendam.</b><br />
<br />
When we look back to the action of the Eighties, there were <br />
a number of champions in the bantamweight and featherweight<br />
senior open class. One of the champions late in the decade<br />
was Saskatchewan boxer <b><i>Wesley Sunshine.</i></b> But,<br />
travelling back to 1984, I remember him and all the other<br />
competitors in the Junior Nationals. Not in the habit of<br />
remembering every boxer in every tournament but for this<br />
one, I was picked as one of the folks that had to pick<br />
the best boxer of 1984 Junior Nationals, so it was a<br />
case of watching every bout and coming to some fair <br />
decision.<br />
<br />
Some of the other bantams and feathers in the eighties<br />
were Danny Thompson, Bill Ranelli, Stephen Nolan,<br />
Bill Downey and Geronimo Bie. Each would follow his<br />
own path, and some would be remembered while others<br />
may be forgotten or only remembered by a small circle<br />
of friends, but that's the way it has always been.<br />
<br />
So this small piece is to try and recognize the boxers<br />
from Bill Downey to Wesley Sunshine. And, thank them<br />
for their contribution to the sport of amateur boxing <br />
in Canada.BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-20021490779283365822011-11-18T14:08:00.000-08:002011-11-18T14:21:39.583-08:00.FLYWEIGHTS OF THE EIGHTIES<b>LIGHT-FLYS and FLYS; BY BRIAN ZELLEY</b><br />
<br />
Looking back before the Eighties, we had names such as <br />
<b>Walter Henry, Jak Snaith and Ian Clyde. And Ian who <br />
first became senior chamion in 1973 was there to begin<br />
the new the Eighties. </b><br />
<br />
Remember when they touched gloves and had their hands<br />
raised high under the bright lights:<br />
<b><i>Rick and Danny Ranellli, Steve Beaupre, Sotty Olson, <br />
Corey Burton and Billy Dunlop.</i></b>BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-61866521118899470642011-11-15T12:15:00.002-08:002012-04-20T18:43:21.794-07:00THE CANADIAN AMATEUR CHAMPIONS 1980 to 1989<b>THE STORY OF THE CHAMPIONS</b> <b><i>by Brian Zelley</i></b><br />
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<br />
<b>THE EIGHTIES:</b><br />
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stories and the early ones include the likes of:<br />
IAN CLYDE and JAMIE OLLENBERGER</i></b><br />
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BEYOND 1980<br />
There would be many interesting stories and events with a variety of <br />
names from <b>ASIF DAR, LENNOX LEWIS, DALE WALTERS and many others.</b><br />
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<b>1982 Commonwealth Game</b><br />
Willie DeWit and Shawn O'Sullivan, Gold<br />
and <b>Kevin mcDermott, bronze.</b><br />
<br />
<b>THE 1984 SENIOR BOX-OFF</b><br />
<i>A dozen boxers would arrive in Burnaby, BC in time for the actuob<br />
that took place from May 25 to 27th. at the BCABA Training Centre.</i><br />
Two of the boxers would have to engage in two bouts to determine which one<br />
would be considered for the Olympic Team. In the first bout, the winner<br />
between Canadian champion <b>Dennis Lambert and Peter Britt</b> was<br />
Peter. However, to replace a champion required two wins, and in the<br />
second bout Lambert pulled out the win and became a Olympic team<br />
member. <br />
<b>Steve Pagendam</b> would earn a decision over <b>Stephen Nolan</b> <br />
to secure a spot on the team, along with <b>John Kalbhenn</b> and<br />
<b>Rick Duff.</b> <b>Shawn O'Sullivan would win over Lawrence Rolfe.</b><br />
Alberta's <b>RICK DUFF</b> would get past <b>Darrell Flint</b> to<br />
earn a shot. But, <b>Manitoba's KEN JOHNSON</b> would decision<br />
BC's <b>Wayne Welsh, the Canadian champion,</b> but, Johnson would<br />
not be selected for the Olympic Team for Los Angeles.<br />
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<br />
<br />
Then there would be the training camp in July 1984<br />
with most of the 1984 Olympic team members, and some<br />
of the other boxers such as <b><i>Steve Beaupre</i></b><br />
various coaches and officials such as <b><i>Taylor Gordon.</i></b><br />
<br />
1984 LA OLYMPIC MEDALS<br />
<b>Willie deWitt, Shawn O'Sullivan and Dale Walters</b><br />
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<br />
<b>1985 SENIOR NATIONALS</b><br />
The 1985 Senior Nationals would be very interesting.<br />
There were some surprises with BC boxer <b>Joe Pendry</b><br />
winning the Canadian welterweight title, and two <br />
boxers than were on the 1984 Olympic team were<br />
defeated along before the finals.<br />
<br />
Selected as best 1985 fighter was <b>ASIF DAR.</b><br />
Even back in his junior days, Asif was a classy<br />
and winning boxer. In 1980 after punching his<br />
way into the finals, he met Victoria's <br />
<b>Cliff Ballendine.</b> Dar not only won the<br />
fight in the Junior Nationals but was selected<br />
as the best junior boxer in Canada.<br />
<br />
<b>1986 Commonwealth Games, Canadiam medals:</b><br />
Scotty Olson, Steve Beaupre, Bill Downey, Asif Dar,<br />
Howard Grant, John Shaw, Dan Sherry, Brent Kosolofski,<br />
Dominic D'Amico and Lennox Lewis.<br />
<br />
<b>POST 1988 OLYMPIC GAME, OLD FACES AND THE NEW BREED</b><br />
After the 1988 Olympic Games, some would turn pro like<br />
Lennox Lewis, others would remain a couple more years,<br />
and others would say goodbye. Then there were new faces<br />
that had won titles in the juniors and youth boxing.<br />
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At the close of the Eighties some of the 1989 senior champions<br />
would be and important part of the Nineties such as <br />
<b>MARK LEDUC and BILLY IRWIN.</b><br />
<br />
A NINETIES MARK LEDUC MOMENT:<br />
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<b>1980 THE VETERAN CHMPION IAN CLYDE</b><br />
Of the 1980 champions, the most experienced one was <b>IAN CLYDE.</b><br />
Ian first won a senior title in 1973 and continued to be an active <br />
champion until 1980. He had been in previous International<br />
tournaments including the 1976 Olympic Games, but the team<br />
of 1980 lost out on the chance to represent Canada in 1980<br />
due to a political boycott of the USSR. Being the team <br />
leader, Clyde took the difficult step to announce his <br />
understanding of the decision by the Canadian Government.<br />
<br />
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champions from 1979. <b>Laurie Mann and Kevin<br />
Howard.</b> Boxer <b>Jamie Ollenberger</b><br />
had paid his dues in his early years of boxing,<br />
but in 1980 he was one of the best and exciting<br />
boxers from BC and he was <b>1980 BC Golden Boy.</b><br />
Ollenberger would be a repeat BC Golden Boy<br />
in 1981,then he would turn pro.<br />
<br />
<b>THE 1980 OLYMPIC BOXING TEAM MEMBERS</b><br />
<b><i>Ian Clyde, Stephen Nolan, Patrick Fennell and Ricky Anderson.</i></b><br />
<br />
(Photo: Courtesy of Ian Clyde).<br />
<br />
<b><i>TREASURE CHEST OF GOLDEN MEMORIES</i></b><br />
- from boxers, coaches, officials and fans -<br />
<br />
<br />
<b><i>brian zelley</i></b><br />
<b><i>There are many interesting moments, one of mine<br />
was attending the 1984 Canadian Olympic Team<br />
training centre experience in July, but<br />
there were many others</i></b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35mdkCq2PyqKWoNaEaB21GLup66xp2emPC7S2kvWWCw67Ur-1r5Ygg2GqJNNA1MtJa2eF7R1EjYokOXw1GssbwcgXJPRbi3dtSuCxdSTINPBRiNa6O_obcJTbzDdDOCpACS0jlOm2tXA/s1600/1boxing-1984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="164" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35mdkCq2PyqKWoNaEaB21GLup66xp2emPC7S2kvWWCw67Ur-1r5Ygg2GqJNNA1MtJa2eF7R1EjYokOXw1GssbwcgXJPRbi3dtSuCxdSTINPBRiNa6O_obcJTbzDdDOCpACS0jlOm2tXA/s200/1boxing-1984.jpg" /></a></div>(Photo: taken at the Olympic team training centre in July<br />
in Burnaby, BC.) In the picture is Alan Brown,two time junior<br />
national champion in the early eighties and former boxer and<br />
an official Vic Murdoch, and Brian Zelley, then a director of <br />
Boxing BC (BCABA).<br />
<br />
<b>A Few of the Asif Dar moments and memories.:</b><br />
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<br />
<b>Thoughts from Ian Clyde</b><br />
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<br />
<i><b>Introduction</b></i><br />
<b><i>In the June 1985 issue of the BC Amateur Boxing News</i></b><br />
I prepared a three page report on the Senior Nationals starting<br />
with the <b><i>BC Amateur Boxing team</i></b> then listing many<br />
of the competitors from other provinces.<br />
<br />
Then i started to summarize the results. So for this report<br />
I will copy the details of that June 1985 story, then update<br />
it with some bits and pieces so many years later.<br />
<br />
<b>BC BOXING TEAM</b><br />
<b><i>Augusto Dos Reis, John Henry Wilson, Tim Cessford,<br />
Joe Pendry, Joe Martin, Andrew Riley, Terry Dermott,<br />
Alex Bankier, Gary Serko, Wayne Welsh, and Brian Lansing.</i></b><br />
<b>Coaches: Ken Marjoram and Mike Sartori. Manager: Dave Thompson.</b><br />
<br />
<b>Some of the other Boxers:</b> (note: excluding province and towns)<br />
<b><i>Steven D'Sousa, John Farinacci, Scotty Olson, Jeff Hill,<br />
Steve Beaupre, Chuck Evans, Mark Menard, Fitzroy Solomon,<br />
Asif Dar, Frank Sigmer, Steve Nolan, Mike Spiry, Robert McDonald,<br />
Howard Grant, Bud Bird, Rod Simonds, Tom Walker, Tom Young, <br />
Wayne Chandler, Greg Gayle, Otis Grant, Kelly Perlette, <br />
Randal Thompson, Dan Sherry, Mario Therrien, Darryl Flint,<br />
Vittoria Salvatore, Tops Florres, Claude Bouher, ken Serbu,<br />
Bob Kwiatkowski, Bailey Heumer, michael Moffa, Jamie Pagendam,<br />
Mark Lotus, Bill Downey, Phil Flamand, kevin Greely,<br />
George Mason, Curtis Fidler, Isaac Lewis.</i></b><br />
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<b>LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT</b><br />
Victoria's <b>AUGUSTO DOS REIS</b> faced the tough <b>SCOTTY OLSON</b><br />
of Alberta. In 1984, Olson was the Junior light-flyweight champion.<br />
In the selection of best junior for 1984 Olson was the best of eight <br />
going into the final. His excellent performance over Quebec's <br />
<b>RENE CADRAN</b> made him a strong choice. However, the picture <br />
perfect performance by <b>ERIC GRENIER</b> ...made Grenier the top choice.<br />
In the June 1984 issue of the <b>BC AMATEUR BOXIG NEWS,</b> I stated:<br />
<blockquote>
If the choice was limited to heart and determination<br />
Alberta's Scotty Olson would be the top contender...</blockquote>
Olson defeated Dos Reis and won the 1985 senior championship by<br />
defeating <b>STEVE D'SOUSA</b> of Quebec. <br />
<br />
<b>FLYWEIGHT</b><br />
Astoria's <b>TERRY DERMOTT</b> lost out to <b>JEFF HILL,</b><br />
In the finals, Hill lost a 4/1 decision to <b>STEVE BEAUPRE.</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<b>FEATHERWEIGHT</b><br />
Vernon's <b>JOHN HENRY WILLSON</b> had an outstanding performance<br />
in 1984 when he won an Intermediate National Championship. John<br />
earned a spot on the BC Team with a win over classy boxer<br />
<b>RICK ALBRECHTSEN</b> of williams Lake. This time John Henry<br />
dropped a decision to Quebec's classy <b>MICHEL MOFFA.</b><br />
However, Moffa dropped a 4/1 decision to <b>JAMIE PAGENDAM.</b><br />
Back in 1984 when I spoke to Olympic boxer <b>STEVE PAGENDAM</b><br />
at the Canadian Olympic Team training site, Steve told me that<br />
he had a brother who was better...Well Jamie is on his way with<br />
his victory over Michel.<br />
<br />
<b>LIGHTWEIGHT</b><br />
BC Team member <b>ALEX BANKIER</b> dropped a 5/0 decision to <br />
<b>STEVE NOLAN.</b> In the final, Nolan lost to <b>ASIF DAR</b><br />
of Ontario who was named the <b>1985 OUTSTANDING FIGHTER.</b><br />
<br />
<b>LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT</b><br />
parksville's <b>TIM CESSFORD</b> won his opening round, but<br />
then lost to <b>GREG GAYLE.</b> In the finals Gayle defeated<br />
<b>Howard Grant.</b><br />
<br />
<b>WELTERWEIGHT</b><br />
Kimberley's <b>JOE PENDRY</b> was in a division with two members<br />
of the 1984 Olympic Team, <b>WAYNE GORDON and DENNIS LAMBERT.</b><br />
Lambert won his first bout then lost out toe <b>DEWITH FRASER.</b><br />
Pendry faced <b>WAYNE GORDON<b> and won a split decision. In the finals,<br />
Pendry had to settle for a 3/2 split decision win over Dewith Fraser.<br />
<br />
<b>LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT</b><br />
<b>BC's GARY SERKO</b> lost a decision to OTIS GRANT in the<br />
semi-finals, then Grant stopped Alberta's <b>KELLY PERLETTE.</b><br />
<br />
<b>MIDDLEWEIGHT</b><br />
BC's <b>JOE MARTIN</b> defeated <b>LINDON LINKLATER</b> in his<br />
first bout, but lost to National A team member <b>DARRYL FLINT</b><br />
In the finals, Flint was upset by <b>DANNY SHERRY.</b> <br />
<br />
<b>LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT</b><br />
Kelowna's 1984 Canadian champion <b>WAYNE WELSH</b> started strong<br />
by stopping his first opponent, but lost out to <b>EGERTON MARCUS.</b><br />
Marcus then defeated <b>DANIEL DESROCHERS</b> who had won the semi-finals<br />
with a victory over National A team member KEN JOHNSON.<br />
<br />
<b>HEAVYWEIGHT</b><br />
<b>ANDREW RILEY</b> was eliminated and then <b>DOMENIC D'AMICO</b><br />
won gold, Peter Petric silver, Bill Hickey and Wade Parsons bronze.<br />
<br />
<b>SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT</b><br />
<b>BRIAN LANSING of Elk Valley</b> defeated his first opponent but<br />
in the finals, he lost out to highly rated <b>LENNOX LEWIS.</b><br />
<br />
<b>1985 THE CHAMPIONS</b><br />
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<b><b><br />
<b><i>CANADIAN AMATER BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS<br />
SENIORS, march 29 to 31, 1965. Hosted by MEDICINE HAT BOXING CLUB.</i></b><br />
Supported by Molson Alberta Brewery Ltd., marketing manager Jody Bishop.<br />
Mayor of Medicine Hat: <b>TEDD J. GRIMM.</b></b></b>BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-34546558003760751742011-09-23T17:50:00.000-07:002011-11-15T12:04:48.360-08:00BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS, October 1984<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbL56w449CINLpnvmg44JxpNQn4RfPnR41rOAkbmCTV7U1AgQuHokSrpxCU_NShOU2lNXROlpXvoCP_Eh4dk6QTb86GHnOnXsuH38lN7Orcl-ATcPLmNjB6xeRhQMLVzH_AYtfgBi5HJ0/s1600/gpjQTS.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbL56w449CINLpnvmg44JxpNQn4RfPnR41rOAkbmCTV7U1AgQuHokSrpxCU_NShOU2lNXROlpXvoCP_Eh4dk6QTb86GHnOnXsuH38lN7Orcl-ATcPLmNjB6xeRhQMLVzH_AYtfgBi5HJ0/s400/gpjQTS.jpeg" /></a></div><br />
<br />
<b>OCTOBER 1984: by Brian Zelley, editor</b><br />
<br />
This would be the first issue of the 1984/1985 year<br />
in amateur boxing with the main news being the AGM<br />
of the <b><i>BC Amateur Boxing Association</i></b> <br />
It took place on September 9th. in Burnaby, BC<br />
<br />
<b>Elected Board Members:<br />
George Armson, Fred Fuller, Sid Knopp, Marg O'Reilly,<br />
Larry Carney, Shirley Knopp, Bert Lowes, Brian Zelley,<br />
Dave Thompson, Glynn Jones and Stan Smith.</b><br />
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<b>Special Constitution Committee members:<br />
George Armson, George Shiels and Cliff Ivers.</b><br />
<br />
<b>Special Reports<br />
Dr. Raj Sandhu, Medical Report, and <br />
Bill McAllister, BC Sports.</b><br />
<br />
<b>GOLD RIVER Event, July 19, 1984</b><br />
guest boxer <b>GREG JOHNSON from Ontario<br />
performed some exhibition sparring in the Village Square<br />
with Gold River boxer ALAN BROWN.</b><br />
<br />
<b>Photo Gallery</b><br />
Throughout the issue there were numerous photos<br />
including a boxing picture on the front cover<br />
<b><i>Scott Cessford and Kit Munro.<br />
Others included:<br />
<br />
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<br />
<br />
Danny Thompson, Deep Butter, Brian Zelley, Darryl Olsen,<br />
Stanley F. Smith, Jimmy Hunter, referee Vic Murdoch<br />
refereeing a bout in Nanaimo, sparring with Alan Brown<br />
and Greg Johnson, Brother O'Grady and Sixties boxer<br />
Gary Van Buskirk at an Emerald Gloves event,<br />
Jerry Shears, Champion Steve Beaupre, 1984 Canadian champion <br />
Wayne Welsh, and Dorothy Runacres presentin a trophy to a<br />
Nanaimo Boxer in the mid-Seventies.</i></b>BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-19162078830317130802011-08-06T23:37:00.000-07:002012-01-12T15:15:59.296-08:00BC BOXING NEWS NOVEMBER 1983<b>BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS, November 1983</b> <b><i>by brian zelley</i></b><br />
<br />
A TOURNAMENT - October 22, 1983, Burnaby<br />
<br />
A senior and intermediate novice tournament and some of the boxers were<br />
<b>Jessie Kaellis, Eddie Lee, Jason Trottier, Jim Cumberland<br />
Ray Abraham, Paul Wade, Tim Cessford, and Isaac Gock.</b><br />
JASON TROTTIER was declared the best Intermediate boxer.<br />
ISAAC GOCK was declared the best senior boxer,<br />
<br />
<b>flashbacks - 1960 Golden Gloves with ALAN CURTIS Golden Boy</b><br />
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</blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><br />
<b>THE NOVEMBER 1983 edition</b><br />
It was the first issue that I was involved in at the Provincial <br />
level. I had no idea how long my term would last, but the first<br />
issue there was not a lot activity to report on but on the front<br />
page, there was a quote from <b>BOB CHAMBERS 1954</b><br />
<br />
<b><i>If we can instill in our boxers the will to win fairly<br />
and at the same time maintain the concept of our<br />
democratic principles, then at least part of our future<br />
senior citizens will ensure no one will violate the terms of<br />
human dignity." </i></b> <b>BOB CHAMBERS, 1954<br />
Greater Victoria Amateur Boxing Association.</b><br />
<br />
<b>THE JIMMY SYME AWARD</b><br />
<br />
As part of this first edition another important was the importance <br />
of duty beyond the ring. To emphisize this important concept part<br />
of the edition covered the early <b>Jimmy Symes Award winners.</b><br />
<br />
The following had photos included in the issue:<br />
<b><i>Wayne Boyce, Chris Ius, Mickey Griffin, Laurie Mann<br />
John Herman, Cliff Ballendine and Alan Brown.</i></b>BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-23337579632759516992011-05-29T07:46:00.000-07:002012-04-30T21:36:27.920-07:00NOTHING LASTS - FADE TO BLACK<b>NOTHING LASTS, IT ALL FADES TO BLACK:</b><br />
<i>by brian zelley</i><br />
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<br />
It was three long years of producing news in<br />
a regular publicationon Vancouver Island boxing<br />
and then BC boxing. Countless hours<br />
researching, communicating, attending events but<br />
it all ended in January 1986 when the Executive<br />
of the BC Amateur Boxing Association wanted <br />
more control over the content and micro-managing.<br />
<br />
Prior to that, arrangements were made to produce<br />
a BC BOXING GUIDE<br />
and the cost would have been covered by advertising.<br />
But, some coaches in boxing thought that advertising<br />
for a guide may take away from their opportunities<br />
to get advertising dollars, so the time and money <br />
investedin the venture went south and the prelim<br />
stuff and outlines were trashed. <br />
<br />
So, without support, the writing was on the wall<br />
and it was time to say goodbye concerning the future<br />
publications of the <b>BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS.</b><br />
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<b>BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS - January 1986</b><br />
My last publication of THE NEWS happened to<br />
be at a time when numerous pro and amateur <br />
boxing cards were being cancelled in places<br />
like Nanaimo, Vancouver and Victoria while the<br />
insiders of Boxing in BC were pumping up the volume<br />
that good things were going to happen. In some cases<br />
a few good things did happen, but the best thing<br />
for the future would be Victoria obtaining the <br />
<b>1994 COMMONWEALTH GAMES and the rest is history.</b><br />
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<b>BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS - January 1986</b><br />
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
<i>George Armson, Sid Knopp, Larry Krangle, Marg O'Reilly,<br />
Bink Bakkan,Jean Bayne, Dave Thompson,Brian Zelley, <br />
Bert Lowes, Larry Carney and Terry Copeland.</i><br />
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AREA REPS:<br />
<i>Dick St. Louis, Mike Moore, Don McDonald,<br />
George Shiels, Cliff Ivers and George Angelomatis.</i><br />
<br />
<b>CABA Executive and Committee Heads</b><br />
<i>Herbert Embuldeniya, George Goff, Bill Starr, <br />
Dick MacLean, Jerry Shears, Stuart Charbula,<br />
Denis Bradley, Taylor Gordon, Ken Johnson,</i><br />
<i> and Matt Mizerski.</i><br />
<br />
<b>CLUB SHOWS and TOURNAMENTS</b><br />
1985 Emerald Gloves, Silver Gloves and<br />
Comox Valley Boxing club show.<br />
<br />
<b><i>Silver</i></b><br />
The Champions:<br />
Bruce Flack, Rick Funk, Dylan Mulder, Rob Dellapenna,<br />
Randy Galler, Johnny Belfry, Al Bayne, Geronimo Bie,<br />
Mike Marrello, Doug Thomas, Todd Lynch, Lee Demarni,<br />
Jason Broad, Brad Bergette, Terry MacLauley.<br />
<br />
Finalists:<br />
Stewart Brown, Tyler Piddocke, John Margetts Ben Fecht,<br />
Jeff Janco, Damion Guibault, Brian Lumsden, David Flack,<br />
Mike Cleary, Robb Garrett, Jim Saunders, Reno Pinetto,<br />
Pat Solderholme, Pat Liddy, Dirk Erickson.<br />
<br />
<b><i>1985 Emerald Gloves</i></b><br />
<br />
A sample of the boxing Champions <br />
***<b><i>Eddie Lee, Daniel McGarvie, Tony Duffy,</i></b><br />
<b><i> Troy Taylor, Terry Copeland, Gary Wood, </i></b><br />
<b><i>John Margetts and Pat Palmer.</i></b> <br />
<br />
<b>COMOX VALLEY CLUB SHOW - November 23, 1985</b> <br />
Best Bout - George Mercredi vs Glen Moyles.<br />
<b><i>Best Comox Boxer</i></b> <b>TODD GOOD</b><br />
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<b><i>As 1985/1986 faded into the dust there would be many </i></b><br />
<b><i>interesting times ahead for BC boxers including</i></b><br />
<b><i>Olympic Games and other International tournaments.</i></b>BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-16365609637551763332011-05-04T19:28:00.000-07:002014-07-06T18:32:04.840-07:00BC BOXING NEWS - February 1985<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS - February 1985</b><br />
News Director - Brian Zelley, President - George Armson <br />
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<i><b>Front Page</b></i> -Photo from "Upper Islander"<br />
- <b>RAY ABRAHAM (Astoria) VS JIM HUNTER (CR Eagles)</b><br />
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Page 2 - included recipients of the<br />
<b><i>Harold Mann Boxing Achievement Award (1971 to 1984)</i></b><br />
<b><i>Elio Ius, Bert Lowes, Ed Williams, Pat O'Reilly,<br />
Walter Boyce, Stan Smith, Tommy Paonessa, Irving Mann,<br />
Marg O'Reilly, Mike Moore, Fred Fuller, Tommy Yule<br />
Lindy Lindmoser, and Sylvia Gallagher</i></b><br />
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Page 3 - <b><i>1985 Diamond Belt Tournament - <br />
January 19, 1985 - Victoria, BC</i></b><br />
Diamond Boy - <b>RICK ALBRECHTSEN of Williams Lake.</b><br />
Al Harper, Diamond Boy runner-up and the best bout<br />
<b><i>Alex Bankier (Astoria) - Tim Cessford (Parksville)</i></b><br />
<br />
Page 4 - LOWES LOWDOWN and STOP,BOX & BREAK<br />
- Bert Lowes reported on Ladner coach Len Barker and<br />
John Kovak, Jim Fair, and Dr. Raj Sandhu, and George Shiels.<br />
<br />
Page 5 - Coaches' Corner with JOHN KOVAK. Elk Valley club.<br />
Also, golden oldie photo from 1954 with boxer <b>EDDIE ROBERTSON<br />
and coach NICK LYSTAR</b><br />
<br />
Page 10 and 11 FLASHBACKS - Profiles of<br />
Danny MacDonald, Harold Handlin, Paul Calve,<br />
andJack Snaith then a "Between Rounds on<br />
boxing news and views from the Comox Boxing Club and <br />
boxer PAUL DODD to the likes of Art Smith and Brian Sacho.<br />
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Back Page - photos - JOE SANDULO. CURTIS FIDDLER and RONNIE JOE.<br />
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BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-23360201954190404162011-05-04T01:36:00.000-07:002011-09-22T04:28:05.806-07:00BOXING NEWS - March 1985<b>BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING NEWS - March 1985</b><br />
-News Editor - Brian Zelley, BCABA President - George Armson<br />
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<br />
Page two - AT THE BELL focused on the SPIRIT of CO-OPERATION<br />
<br />
Page three - STOP, BOX & BREAK covered some of the BOXING CANADA rule changes.<br />
<br />
Page four - BETWEEN ROUNDS - included a brief look at JERRY SHEARS,<br />
the founding president of BOXING CANADA.<br />
<br />
also mention of the Ladies Auxiliary to the <br />
<b>BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION.</b><br />
Names mentioned in 1985 were Jean Baine, Nadine Bayne, <br />
Maria Carriera, Sabrina Carriera, Audrey Wilson,<br />
Roxanne Montgomery, Cheri Miner, Bette Leon, Stella Fuller,<br />
Carole Brown, Ida Smith, Shirley Knopp and Marg O'Reilly.<br />
<br />
Page eight - 1972 list of clubs and club officials.<br />
<br />
Page nine - <b>RING ROUND-UP</b><br />
.Sparwood Club Show with referees Alan Stockdale and Billy Watson.<br />
.Queensborough Boxing Club show with some of the stars being<br />
AL HARPER of Port Kells, Manny Sobral, Scotty Scott and Tim Howie. <br />
<br />
Page five - COACHES' CORNER - focus on BOB DECKER.<br />
<br />
Page six - <b>FLASHBACKS</b><br />
.look back at a 1956 VICTORIA OPTIMISTS INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT<br />
boxers included Johnny Phillips, Mickey Mazur, Gary Oakden,<br />
Brian O'Hare, Skimp Williams, Rip Kirby, Bobby Hicks, <br />
Norm Jorgenson, Richard Murickami, Tommy Delveccio,<br />
Harold Mann, Jimmy Walters and Lindy Lindmoser.<br />
Some of the officials - Paul Calve, Tom Crabbe, <br />
Vic Simmons and Howard Curling.<br />
<br />
.1975 and 1976 events Emerald Gloves and a 1976 list<br />
of executive, clubs. coaches and officials.<br />
<br />
Page seven - look back at 1978 Edmonton and BC Golden Gloves<br />
and 1978 BC Junior Golden Gloves. DERRICK HOYT was the<br />
BC GOLDEN BOY.<br />
<br />
Page ten - BC NORTHERN WINTER GAMES (Boxing) and list of<br />
boxers in 1985 BC WINTER GAMES at Osoyoos some names to remember<br />
MIKE MURRAY (Nanaimo Boxing Club) and RUSS LYON (Crofton)<br />
<br />
.Also, the 1985 Senior Team Challenge (six bouts).BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-13575467665037078672011-01-28T20:37:00.000-08:002011-09-22T04:18:18.355-07:00BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS<b>B C AMATEUR BOXING NEWS:</b> <i>February 1984, editor brian zelley</i><br />
<b>HIGHLITES</b><br />
FRONT COVER<br />
.Williams Lake boxer and coach<br />
.BCABA Honorary Life Members - 21<br />
<br />
PAGE 2<br />
.BC Winter Games purposes<br />
.BCABA president's message - Appreciation to Fans<br />
<br />
PAGE 3 <br />
.SHORT JABS - message from <b>JERRY SHEARS<br />
on the BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS.</b><br />
.Qualifications for admission to<br />
CABA list of Certified Coaches<br />
<br />
PAGE 4<br />
.Coaches' Corner by <b>BOB DECKER</b><br />
.Focus on former coaches<br />
<b><i>Jim Hills and Skimp Williams</i></b><br />
.<b>DALE WALTERS - 1971 TO 1976</b><br />
.The first 21 Golden boys <br />
<i>Phil Vickery to Al Curtis</i><br />
<br />
PAGE 5<br />
.1984 Intermediate and Senior BC GOLDEN GLOVES<br />
January 21, 1984.<br />
.Photo of Jamie Ballard - <br />
1982 Junior Canadian Champion and recipient of<br />
the <b>Jimmy Symes Award</b><br />
<br />
PAGE 6 <br />
.Kelowna boxing club show - January 14, 1984<br />
.Kent Security Institution - Special boxing show<br />
<br />
PAGE 7<br />
williams Lake Boxing show - January 14m 1984<br />
.Medical Inspections prior to competitive bout<br />
<br />
PAGE 8 <br />
.Message re. 1984 BC Winter Games - Fort St John<br />
.Flashbacks - 1983 BC Winter Games - Revelstoke, BC<br />
.photo - 1979 BC Winter Games Nanaimo boxer<br />
<b>RON WILLIAMS</b>BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-46075528530246965962010-03-16T19:00:00.001-07:002014-07-27T18:55:40.511-07:001994 COMMONWEALTH GAMES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9Sx91hh6xOWCdBdHtW1WJzGGp6tijasdDPBaInuL31OMMrV3RAnfgwMKEzRiahcgzswp_sTpVh4KmrWNBZCT6Y_PpQ9Yq3Zr9wQDiU25gN6KoSnyoSEgZy8onUAOQXqYx1sK0kwgoF8/s1600-h/qCZdAv.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9Sx91hh6xOWCdBdHtW1WJzGGp6tijasdDPBaInuL31OMMrV3RAnfgwMKEzRiahcgzswp_sTpVh4KmrWNBZCT6Y_PpQ9Yq3Zr9wQDiU25gN6KoSnyoSEgZy8onUAOQXqYx1sK0kwgoF8/s320/qCZdAv.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449422025828243954" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 273px;" /></a><br />
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1994 COMMONWEALTH GAMES BOXING Story: By Brian W. Zelley, B.Com., CA - <br />
<br />
.As I look back into the past and revisit the 1994 Commonwealth Games boxing event that took place<br />
in Esquimalt, BC (Greater Victoria), I remember seeing Prince Philip sitting in the audience observing the<br />
action, I remember seeing one of my old coaches BERT LOWES from 1968 volunteering as part of security<br />
(in earlier years, he had been an referee and judge at International events and local club shows),<br />
Then there was Gold River coach MONTY BROWN helping in the corner for one of the foreign boxers.<br />
<br />
But the real story for amateur boxing begins in 1989 with the appointment of a boxing committee as part of<br />
the sports committee - the original committee was comprised of Hassan Sunderani, Brian Zelley,<br />
Mike Sartori, Glynn Jones and later Ian Weir and then others such as Bert Lowes and George Armson.<br />
<br />
At the time of my appointment, I was a School Trustee with the Greater Victoria School Board, <br />
but my term was coming to an end and there would be more time to get involved with the organizing<br />
process. One of the first requirements was for chairman Sunderani to put together a report. As part of the report,<br />
I put together a mini-history of boxing from Greater Victoria, but much of the data was from my previous work<br />
when I was the editor of the "BC Amateur Boxing News" and publicity chairman for the 1984 Vancouver Island <br />
Amateur Boxing Championships which was a big deal as it was a revival of a tournament that last took place in 1964<br />
with one of the boxers being FRED DESROSIERS who would be one of our 1964 Olympic boxers.<br />
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<br />
As 1989 turned into 1990, the boxing committee needed to build a volunteer base that would make things happen.<br />
To begin the process of reaching out to ex-boxing folks and supporters of the sport, a public meeting was<br />
arranged in the boardroom of the Victoria Commonwealth Games Society - April 21, 1990.<br />
<br />
The first public meeting:<br />
Attending the first public meeting were John Stothart of the VCGS, and boxing committee members<br />
Hassan Sunderani, Brian Zelley and Mike Sartori, and others including Dr. Dan Buie,<br />
Wes Byrnell, Pud Smith, Ian Duddy, Bert Wilkinson, Rick Brough, Ian Weir.<br />
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From the first wave of volunteers, Victoria had a good cross section of experienced folks including two<br />
former Vancouver Island Amateur Boxing Commissioners in BERT WILKINSON and RICK BROUGH.<br />
Also, MIKE SARTORI was a boxing coach and at one time he was one of the Team BC coaches for<br />
National competition. Dr. Dan had been a ringside doctor at some pro boxing cards. IAN WEIR<br />
was one of the Victoria boxers that would be part of the revival of amateur boxing in Greater Victoria<br />
in 1974. IAN DUDDY was one of the founding directors of the Victoria Athletic Association in 1976<br />
and would serve for a couple of years as the manager of the VAA boxing program along with coaches<br />
Lou Bujdoso, Brian Zelley and Mike Caird. Lou would later spin-off and form the Victoria Jaycees <br />
Boxing Club of which Sartori and Zelley would join as coaches. Sartori would also continue to host <br />
the BC Diamond Belt tournament after a revival in 1980 into the mid-Eighties such as the 1985 tournament.<br />
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GOALS & PLANS<br />
1. Establish a training Centre, <br />
2. Revive the Greater Victoria Amateur Boxing Association<br />
3. Spreading the Word - A general public meeting for volunteers.<br />
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A GREATER VICTORIA VOLUNTEERS MEETING - May 13, 1990<br />
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The earlier meeting with 11 bodies was important, but there was work to do to reach out to more<br />
potential volunteers at a public site. On May 13, 1990 the group of eleven picked a perfect public site<br />
at the popular Princess Mary Restaurant . By the start of the 10:00 a.m. meeting the list of potential<br />
volunteers was raised to 25 with more in future days.<br />
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Some of the additional persons with a backgound in boxing included:<br />
Don Orr, Tommy Black, Alan Curtis, and Mike Caird.<br />
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JOURNEY TO SEATTLE - 1990 GOODWILL GAMES<br />
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Members of the various Sports Committees were given the opportunity to send at least two members to observe<br />
the International event. For boxing, two of us were set to go but the boxing chairman didn't go. So, I went alone<br />
but it was for the finals and not the beginning which would have been more of a learning experience. But it was kind of cool going to the event and running into folks like MONTY BROWN and RON WHALLEY. But due to the timing on the last day<br />
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it was too late to get the proper ID to move freely and speak with official and competitors. And unless you get the right access<br />
and freedom of movement, it is reduced to a moment of entertainment rather than an information gathering process to help<br />
future planning.<br />
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The Canadian Team some of the members.BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-748149238621829803.post-61975934191239757372010-03-12T01:50:00.000-08:002010-03-16T18:59:44.628-07:00THE NINETIES - Old Faces & the New Breed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoc6FBjz7JIRywyF-or0NW6xM22KVV3MTpwUGbah8p6wfzNA9cdqTPXQqbVnok6FJA58oi5BEpeX0nm-zShSW_e5xcYktbDwpZIFBZ7lVR9dpGRk8eIco8JcOlWzZH5UcK4_e64PhdBk/s1600-h/LiUFp7.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoc6FBjz7JIRywyF-or0NW6xM22KVV3MTpwUGbah8p6wfzNA9cdqTPXQqbVnok6FJA58oi5BEpeX0nm-zShSW_e5xcYktbDwpZIFBZ7lVR9dpGRk8eIco8JcOlWzZH5UcK4_e64PhdBk/s200/LiUFp7.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447687661150207170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sghBYXqng3KhPACihAA5eLC6Le_nMnDHAGD5sunVP46N8k3y2jBJOcmTNvqVkoc-t4UV0bSPUosKMAfRB9AgmerW87_7SlNuaVEfIJnAAPdsXDoqDRI6bIeB_0yznwgiH6hkO9Njtq0/s1600-h/JymLyy.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sghBYXqng3KhPACihAA5eLC6Le_nMnDHAGD5sunVP46N8k3y2jBJOcmTNvqVkoc-t4UV0bSPUosKMAfRB9AgmerW87_7SlNuaVEfIJnAAPdsXDoqDRI6bIeB_0yznwgiH6hkO9Njtq0/s400/JymLyy.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447686865829691890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGrpGgsuTCfhX-Pg8nsR7xvdZz14qVJqM9z_UK5wVodpnctyj3IUa-qjYJ1Aq_jBLLzwHy4_SSYctx51MJ9W3PRL0ZV9990x0iyYjnroqmdbS9l3JqZLzNNSQ2x4ZUJYiU3fFFHmUxlI/s1600-h/1999-Canadian+Champs.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGrpGgsuTCfhX-Pg8nsR7xvdZz14qVJqM9z_UK5wVodpnctyj3IUa-qjYJ1Aq_jBLLzwHy4_SSYctx51MJ9W3PRL0ZV9990x0iyYjnroqmdbS9l3JqZLzNNSQ2x4ZUJYiU3fFFHmUxlI/s320/1999-Canadian+Champs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447682902132356002" /></a><br /><br />CANADIAN AMATEUR BOXING-NINETIES: By Brian Zelley<br /><br />Photo: Mark Leduc, Olympic Games Medal winner and Eddie Haddad<br /><br />Looking back to the Nineties in Canadian Amateur Boxing created some new stars and a return to action by some veterans<br />in the ring wars. Also as in previous decades there would be action in the Pan Am Games, the 1994 Commonwealth Games<br />in Greater Victoria in 1994 and Games in other locations, plus the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games with some interesting<br />results.<br /><br />Some of the stars of the Eighties that would see action in the Nineties would include<br /> BILL IRWIN, MARK LEDUC, RAYMOND DOWNEY and GERONIMO BEI. But, as in past decades<br /> there would be many new champions such as Domenic Filane Figliomeni, Michael Strange <br />and Robert Dale Brown. Along the way other names would appear such as Jason Heit and Shane Hinton.<br />In the closing years of the nineties some of the champions would compete in the 2000 Olympics in Australia.BRIAN ZELLEYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05576206081243450543noreply@blogger.com0