Wednesday, May 4, 2011

BC BOXING NEWS - February 1985


BC AMATEUR BOXING NEWS - February 1985
News Director - Brian Zelley, President - George Armson

Front Page -Photo from "Upper Islander"
- RAY ABRAHAM (Astoria) VS JIM HUNTER (CR Eagles)

Page 2 - included recipients of the
Harold Mann Boxing Achievement Award (1971 to 1984)
Elio Ius, Bert Lowes, Ed Williams, Pat O'Reilly,
Walter Boyce, Stan Smith, Tommy Paonessa, Irving Mann,
Marg O'Reilly, Mike Moore, Fred Fuller, Tommy Yule
Lindy Lindmoser, and Sylvia Gallagher


Page 3 - 1985 Diamond Belt Tournament -
January 19, 1985 - Victoria, BC

Diamond Boy - RICK ALBRECHTSEN of Williams Lake.
Al Harper, Diamond Boy runner-up and the best bout
Alex Bankier (Astoria) - Tim Cessford (Parksville)

Page 4 - LOWES LOWDOWN and STOP,BOX & BREAK
- Bert Lowes reported on Ladner coach Len Barker and
John Kovak, Jim Fair, and Dr. Raj Sandhu, and George Shiels.

Page 5 - Coaches' Corner with JOHN KOVAK. Elk Valley club.
Also, golden oldie photo from 1954 with boxer EDDIE ROBERTSON
and coach NICK LYSTAR


Page 10 and 11 FLASHBACKS - Profiles of
Danny MacDonald, Harold Handlin, Paul Calve,
andJack Snaith then a "Between Rounds on
boxing news and views from the Comox Boxing Club and
boxer PAUL DODD to the likes of Art Smith and Brian Sacho.

Back Page - photos - JOE SANDULO. CURTIS FIDDLER and RONNIE JOE.



The passing of Paul Calve, July 2014
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