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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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.
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...
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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...
opinion by B. Zelley | 5 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago 651 views | 50 recommendations | 11 comments
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...
opinion by B. Zelley | 6 wks ago 162 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
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...
opinion by B. Zelley | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago 87 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
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...
opinion by B. Zelley | 10 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago 223 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
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...
opinion by B. Zelley | 13 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 490 views | 0 recommendations | 16 comments
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...
opinion by B. Zelley | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 486 views | 22 recommendations | 6 comments
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...
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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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