There are 100's of names, but many of them will never be selected for the Vancouver Island Boxing Hall of Fame. A number of names that are potentials for the 2022 selections: Clarke McLellan, Eddie Haddad, Fred Desrosiers, George Nepper, Harry Morris, Lou Bujdoso sr., Rick Brough, London Boxing Club/Victoria Athletic Association. The individuals are all worthy of Induction and six of them are inductees of the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame. HARRY MORRIS has not been inducted to the BCABHOF but is a primary top coach in the Sixties and founder of the London Boxing Club which would be the Victoria Athletic Association effective August 1976. The three coaches would be LOU BUJDOSO, Mike Caird and Brian Zelley. Lou would later be the founder of the Jaycees Boxing Club in Saanich. GEORGE NEPPER is the founder of Nanaimo's Newcastle Boxing club in 1963, but would provide assistance to the co-founders of the Nanaimo Boxing Club in 1971. RICK BROUGH is a former boxer, coach and Island Commissioner. Rick also participated in boxing meetings in 1990 leading up to the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
At the present time any new inductees will join the six selected in 2021: Billy Townsend, Brian Zelley, Donnie Orr, Jason Heit, Jeannine Garside and Mickey Griffin.
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