NANAIMO SPORTS HALL OF FAME

NEW BEGINNINGS for the city of Nanaimo, BC, Canada in the area of sports recognition began in 2008 when they followed the lead of other BC cities like Victoria, Prince George and Burnaby with their first "sports...

ED ASHMORE, Wrestling Coach

With about 50 years involvement in amateur wrestling, former  Victoria, BC teacher ED ASHMORE continues to volunteer in the sport of wrestling.  Today, Mr Ashmore is the head of the "Victoria Commonwealth Association Bulldog team for middle and high school students. On...

(Unofficial) British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame

AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME:  By Brian W. Zelley, B. Com., C A As I look back through the decades of amateur boxing history of the BC Golden Gloves from 1939 to 2009, there have been many BC Golden Boys such as...

Induction Ceremony Island Sports

2009 GREATER VICTORIA SPORTS HALL of FAME: The 16th Annual Induction Ceremony & Dinner resulted in seven inductees and two Honorary Life Members at the Greater Victory sports event covering a variety of sports...

Induction Ceremony Island Sports

2009 GREATER VICTORIA SPORTS HALL of FAME:The 16th Annual Induction Ceremony & Dinner resulted in seven inductees and two Honorary Life Members at the Greater Victory sports event covering a variety of sports...

EX-BOXERS & COACHES attend Induction Ceremony

Three  former boxers involved in the rebuilding of amateur boxing in Victoria, BC  attend induction ceremony of the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame November 21 st.

BC BOXING ACTION in Kelowna and Victoria

The Province of BC, Canada will have two important boxing events on Saturday, November 21, 2009. MIKE CAIRD - former boxer and coach will be inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame along with others...

Torch Relay - Vancouver Island

The torch relay and Olympic Torch ceremonies begin at the Victoria International Airportand will wind it's way to the legislative buildings in Victoria for a ceremony and then the torch relay  will head...

THE LAST BELL RINGS

The last bell will ring at 250 Willingdon, Burnaby, BC, Canada on November 6 th. ,2009 when the Action Boxing Club and the North Burnaby Boxing Club host "Friday Night Fights" in a building that has been an...

International Amateur Boxing - Crossroads.

For amateur boxing on an international level, it stands on the crossroads of history.  The decisions that have been made and that will or should be made in the next few years will make or break the sport. On the...

THE PRICE OF GLORY - Tragic Sports Stories

In recent months there have been a flurry of tragic sports stories from Athletics to Boxing. One recent case is the death of 19 year old LEON ROACH, UC san Diego Pole Vaulter following a tragic accident/ In boxing...

BC Boxing News - A new journey begins - THE ROAD TO EXCELLENCE

As a follow-up to "B C  BOXING NEWS - Flashbacks & Memories, a new story is to begin which blends some of the issue raised in the past story with expanded information, and fresh new bits and pieces of...

Real BOXING vs MMA??? - Passing Fad or the real deal

With the recent death of Arturo Gatti, it seems a side story on the internet is the debate about real boxing and the MMA craze. Without slamming the MMA craze or the Ultimate fighting fad, my personal opinion of the MMA is a glorified "tough-guy" contest with limited skills...

CAIRD to join sports hall of fame - Greater Victoria, BC, Canada

Mike Caird, a former amateur boxer and coach to be inducted into the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame after many years of service to the sport of boxing in Victoria, BC, Canada. The event will take place in November 2009. It has been a long time coming for an individual...

Golden Gloves, then & now

The 2009 BC Golden Gloves are scheduled for May 9 and 10th. in Richmond, BC.  The host club is the "Lights Out Boxing Club". This will be 70 years since the first B C Golden Gloves tournament was held in...
 

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