Throughout the decades, Vancouver Island has produced some great boxers and builders We have three Olympic boxers: Eddie Haddad, Fred Desrosiers, and Donnie Orr. Two of us were part of the six to start the BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame Steve Wood & Brian Zelley. There have been many excellent boxing clubs such as Victoria's London Boxing Club started by HARRY MORRIS. We had Nanaimo's Newcastle Boxing Club started by GEORGE NEPPER NEPPER with coaches such as HARRY POLLITT, SKIMP WILLIAMS, GERRY SORENSEN & ROGER NEPPER. and the Port Alberni Club by the likes of MICKEY TODSON, JIM HILLS & SAMMY MAY. There was also the James Bay boxing club , and military boxers such as FRED DESROSIERS, WAYNE POWELL and RIFLEMAN WALSH. In 1964 the London Boxing club hosted the Vancouver Island Boxing Championships. Champions included the likes of TOMMY BLACK, BRIAN ZELLEY and GILES NEPPER In 1967 Victoria's BILLY TAYLOR would win the Canadian heavyweight championship. In the Seventies there was the Campbell River Eagles, Nanaimo Boxing Club founded by DAN WRIGHT and BRIAN ZELLEY. Over the years some of the coaches were CLARKE MCLELLAN, BOB PEGUES & BARRY CRESWELL and others. the Gold River club under the direction of MONTY BROWN, the Crofton club under the direction of ALEX RILEY, The Ladysmith boxing club that was aided by RICK BROUGH. Later there would be the Parksville boxing club by ART SMITH and BRIAN SACHO. In 1976, the London Boxing club would host a International English and BC tournament. In August 1976. the London club would change and become the Victoria Athletic Association with IAN DUDDY being the first president and the boxing club would be coached by MIKE CAIRD, LOU BUJDOSO & BRIAN ZELLEY. In 1984, there was a revival Vancouver Island Boxing Championships hosted by the Parksville boxing club. Three Island Commissioners were BERT WILKINSON, HOWARD CURLING & RICK BROUGH. In 1994 the Commonwealth Games were held in Greater Victoria, but the boxing committee in 1989 would include MIKE SARTORI, GLYNN JONES and B. Zelley. Two top boxers in Victoria subsequent to 1994 would be JASON HEIT & DONNIE ORR But beyond 2000 there would be women boxers such as JEANNINE GARSIDE and TERESA TAYLOR, and others in recent years. Also ELLEN CONNOR is founder and coach of the Sooke Boxing Club. In 2021, Barry Creswell would retire, and four new coaches will see the club into it's 51st. year in September 2021.
Index of Vancouver Island Boxers & Builders. Abe -Seriani, Alan Brown, Alan Curtis, Alan Ranger, Alan Windecker, Alex Riley, Andrew Swim, Andy Ross, Art Burgess, Art Shiels, Art Smith, Augusto dos Reis, Barry Creswell, Barry Lowe, Barry Neufield, Bernie Brisch, Ben Miller, Bernie Hamilton, Bert Wilkinson, Bill Cox, Bill Donnelly, Bill Pepper, Bill Selfridge, Bill Walker, Billy Taylor, Bob Jamison, Bob Kacer, Bob Lewis, Bob Pegues, Bob Perry, Bobby Bates , Brandon Sparks, Brian Attig, Brian Martin, Brian O'Hare, Brian Ordano, Brian Sacho, Brian Zelley, Bruce Baille, Bruce Kevin Ronald, Cal Osmond, Carson Hunter, Carson Samuels, Charles John, Chris Balatti, Chris Jones, Chris Rathy, Clarke McLellan, Cliff Ballendine, Cliff McNabb, Cody Redford. Cory Wilcox, Dale Creswell, Dan Purgaj, Dan Wright, Danno Everts, Danny Daniels, Danny Dannyluck, Danny McDonald, Darcy Ormandy, Daryl Hickey, Darren Lussier, Dave Alton, Dave Errington, Dave Hendrickson, Dave Way, David Rice, Dean Deluca, Dennis Begley, Derrick Hoyt, Don Audette, Don Joy, Don Orr, Donnie Orr, Don Preston, Eddie Haddad, Eddie Robertson, Earl Pilgrim, Ellen Connor, Eric Fetchko, Everett Biggs, Frank Seriani, Fraser Clarke, Fred Curtis, Fred Desrosiers, Fred Fielding, Fred Thornhill, Freddie Hughes, Gary Robinson, Gary Van Buskirk, Gary Wood, Gene Tait, George Anderson, George Mitchell, George Nepper, George Shiels, Gerry Sorensen, Giles Nepper, Gord McGaw,Gord. Rabey, Harry Castle, Harry Clearsky, Harry Morris, Harry Pollitt, Howard Abercrombie, Howard Curling, Howie Leeson, Howie Rabey, Ian Duddy, Ian Middleditch, Ian Weir, Jack Snaith, Jack O'Hanley, Jason Adair, Jason Heit, Jeannine Garside, Jerry Golden, Jim Hills
Kevin Adair, Jim Howie, Jim Hunter, Jim Tait, Jita Nagra, Jindy Johl, Joe Bayley, J oe Preston, John Hunter, John Margetts, John Ormandy, Jules Nepper, Keith McPherson, Kelly Barrows, ,Kelly Ricketts, Kelly Schutte, Ken & Kevin Alexander, Ken Jay, Ken Stant, Kevin Archer, Kevin Jolly, Kirt Ranneris, Kit Munro, Lt. Larry Craig, Larry CARDINAL, Larry Hay, Larry McFadden, Lee Gibson, Lee Ranger, Len Lightfoot. Leo Rock. Lloyd Anderson. Lloyd Tahouney, Lou Bujdoso, Lyle Jack, Mike Caird , Mike Kennedy, Mike Lazare, Mike Miller, Mike Murray, Mike Nicks, Mike Sartori,m Mike Wood, Mickey Griffin, Mickey Todson, Monty Brown, Murray Glover, Nick Lystar, Niel Garda, Pat Ajjwood, Paul Deluca, Paul Dodd, Paul Gower, Paul Panke, Paul Wade, Ralph Torey, Rene Nepper, Rick Brough, Rifleman Walsh. Roger Nepper, Roman Grimard, Ron Ogden, Ron Young, Russ Lyon, Sammy May, Sandy Caldwell, Scott Cessford, Seth Gotro, Shane Crawford, Shane Sutcliff, Sid Dorsey, Skimp Williams, Stan Richardson, Stefan Melideo, Steve Barnes, Steve Taylor, Steve Wood, Taylor Gordon, Terry Eastman, Ted Balatti, Teresa Taylor, Tim Cessford, Tim Hunter, Tom McGaw, Tom McQuarrie, Tom Turnbull, Tommy Black, Tony James, Tony Tran, Tony Willis, TRISH HARDER, Val Worden, VIC MURDOCH, Wade Marlin, Wade Stewart, Walter Brownlow, Wayne Barnes, Wayne Hinchcliffe, Wayne Peace, Wayne Morgan, Wayne Powell, Zach McKay,
1954 VANCOUVER ISLAND GOLDEN GLOVES Golden Boy BERT WIKINSON another boxer was Fred Curtis
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