Vancouver Island Boxing Images by Brian Zelley

The second image: A series of images starting with EDDIE HADDAD, George Nepper and boxers, Alan Brown,  , Newcastle boxers,  1984 photo: Alan , Vic and Brian,  and Brian Zelley,                                                                                         The 1994 Commonwealth Gam3s in Greater  Victoria was an outstanding event starting with the formation of a boxing committee in 1989 with three Boxing folks on the committee Brian Zelley, Kalman Sartori and Glynn Jones.  One of our first  efforts was to organize a public meeting in 1990 to form an organization for volunteers and to discuss the idea of forming a Victoria Boxing Association as a volunteer group that could re-build amateur boxing before 1994 .  A lot of folks agreed including folks liked Ian Duddy, Rick Brough, and Bert Wilkinson.  Over time various positions on the Boxing committee would change.

1964 and !984 Island Champions

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Brian Zelley VS Clarke McLellan 1973

Nanaimo's Newcastle Boxing Club mid Sixties with GEORGE NEPPER and boxers.

Mike Caird 1963 golden gloves champion and Greater Victoria  Sports Hall of Fame Inductee in 2009RRRR Follow up photos include RICK BROUGH.EFollowed by a photo November 1974 with IAN WEIR, MIKE CAIRD, and BRIAN ZELLEY. The photo was published in the November 22, 1975 issue of the "VICTORIAN" and provided by the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. in 2009.