Dedication pays off for young boxer

Dedication pays off for young boxer

Oshawa’s Evan Gillard makes Motor City Boxing history

Oshawa’s Evan Gillard makes Motor City Boxing history

Shelito Vincent Wins by a Fourth Round TKO over Alisah McPhee

Shelito Vincent Wins by a Fourth Round TKO over Alisah McPhee

McPhee appeared to be over matched in this her second only pro fight
In her pro debut, the best that she could do was to win a split decision.

Shelito Vincent Wins by a Fourth Round TKO over Alisah McPhee

Shelito Vincent Wins by a Fourth Round TKO over Alisah McPhee

McPhee appeared to be over matched in this her second only pro fight
In her pro debut, the best that she could do was to win a split decision.

Zsolt fights for Hungary

Boxer earns spot on Hungarian team

BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME

BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME: The Top 5: 1) Dale Walters, 2) Rick Brouigh, 3) Matt O'Brien, 4) Michael Olajide Jr., 5) Charles John and 66 more...click to see the rest.  There will be 11 new names added in 2014 including Jeff Yule

Canadian Boxing - 2014 Final Team Selection

FINDING THE 2014 A TEAM by Brian Zelley

As expected the featherweight and lightweight senior open divisions
or the 56kg and 60kg classes will have some interesting potential results,

For the featherweights, it will be some old familiar names:
Francois Pratte *****  Rodolpho Velasques
Kenny Lally  *********  Julio Escorcia

The Lighweights 
Based on the 2013 Canadian Golden Gloves,
and the 2014 Elite Men's Nationals, there 
is no one standout, any thing can happen
when the opening bell rings:

David Gauthier, Lucas Badhi, 
Alex Rynn and Brad Katona
Lucas is the youngest boxer in
this group and is trained by one
of our top all time boxers:
Billy Irwin.

                        Billy Irwin and some boxers
                    including Lucas, Josh and Gabe

The Women Boxing

It should be no surprise but the hot story

will be another bout between

Ariane Fortin vs Mary Spencer

 

The First Round of Action - Day 1

 

Well for the first evening of action

there were some surprises

and then the announcement

by Boxing Canada

that 2 A-Team member were out

BC's Kenny Lally took a pass, and

Nova Scotia's Custio Clayton was

out with a wrist injury.

 

And, for other A - team members

and Canadian champions all did not

go has planned.

 

Both Alex Rynn and Yves Ulysse

lost in their prelim bouts.

(see: https://www.facebook.com/BoxingCa

2014 JUNIOR and YOUTH NATIONALS IN QUEBEC

2014 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

* Junior and Youth:  by Brian Zelley

The tournament takes place in Quebec City on November 17th.

The BC boxing team will cconsist of junior and Youth boxers and
and coaches Bob Pegues and Graham McIntosh along with team
manager Mehran Beghie aka Hotstuff.,

Boxers
Juniors - Curtis Anderson, Liam Tia, Austin Riggs,
and Noah Patterson 

Youth... Liam O'BRIEN, Cody BROWN  and Aj BOPARI

                         (photo courtesy of Graham McIntosh 
                            includes two of the Team BC boxers)


Ontario's Billy Irwin is presently in Quebec with
his boxers which includes brothers Josh and Gabe Lupia

Josh Lupia is scheduled for action in the youth
featherweight division which includes others
including: Kevin Grimard and Tommy Barnes

Gabe Lupia will be in the youth lightweight division
which includes: Cody Brown and Sheldon Wilcox.

2014 Potential Nominees CABWOF

'THE ROAD to the 2014 Boxing Wall: by Brian Zelley

2014 Potential Nominees CABWOF: Canadian Amateur Boxing Wall of Fame

The above link is the first of many steps that will be taken
before the final selection for January 1, 2014 and it begins
with twenty plus names, but there will be more by the end
of November 2013.  In includes current active boxer
Ariane Fortin of Quebec, and old timers like 1948 Olympic
boxer Eddie Haddad with Manitoba and British Columbia
boxing connections.  Then we have other suggestions
such as Empire Games gold medalist Wilf Greaves of
Alberta.  Then Ontario's Andrew Kooner.

Western Canada Nominees Canadian Amateur Boxing Wall of Fame

Western Canada Nominees Canadian Amateur Boxing Wall of Fame

Top Names in BC Boxing 1939 to 2012

Top Names in BC Boxing 1939 to 2012: Top names in various categories of boxers and/or builders connected to BC and they have all received a minimum of ten thumbs ... FROM various ranking sites

TNT Boxers fight at national tournament Thursday

TNT Boxers fight at national tournament Thursday

Blair moves to 2-0 at world boxing championships | The Chronicle Herald

Blair moves to 2-0 at world boxing championships | The Chronicle Herald

Blair moves to 2-0 at world boxing championships | The Chronicle Herald

Blair moves to 2-0 at world boxing championships | The Chronicle Herald

2014 Elite Canadian Championship competitor roster has been released - Regina Boxing Club

2014 Elite Canadian Championship competitor roster has been released - Regina Boxing Club
*The above link from the Regina Boxing Club.  See also:
http://zelleyonboxing.blogspot.ca/2013/10/2014-nationals-set-of-october-2013.html

RIVER TUCKER in action

RIVER TUCKER boxing journey
(the link below mentions one of River's bouts in 2011)
Goldibox and the BC Bronze Gloves - Parksville Qualicum News

* River Tucker is scheduled for action at the Ringside tournament in Kansas.

                   River "The Fox" Tucker

Canadian amateur boxing at the crossroads - July showdowns

BATTLE BETWEEN COMPETING GROUPS:  by brian zelley

Who would of thought that the month of July would be the
most significant month for two competing groups in the 
battle over  Amateur Boxing in Canada.

The primary body of Boxing Canada and the related 
provincial bodies have set the bar to a high level with
the staging of the first ever Canadian Golden Gloves
that takes place between July 16 to 21, 2013 in 
Cornwall, Ontario.  

The alternative group comprised of the 
Ontario Boxing Association (OBA) and the BC group
that go by the name of Combsport were expecting to
gather momentum of winning the hearts and minds of 
boxing fans with the WBC sponsored two province
version of a Canadian Amateur Boxing Championship
set for  July 19, 2013 in Langley, BC,but nobody would
have guessed that Boxing Canada would win out in the
publicity department with cross-Canada support from 
some high level VIP's. 

The Stage Is Set For Both Groups to Shine as best they can:

On a provincial level in British Columbia, the battle to win 
the top spot for amateur boxing has been waged for the last
several years. 

CHANGE of PLANS for the WBC - BC vs Ontario showdown:
*the decision why BC's Combsport  and Ontario's OBA 

changed the date to September is not clear, but it was 
good that it did not take place today Friday as the 
coverage of it would not be that great as the CANADIAN
GOLDEN GLOVES has much more effect and has a 
greater historical significance.  

CANADIAN GOLDEN GLOVES - Looking back & Looking forward

CANADIAN GOLDEN GLOVES tournaments: by brian zelley

Link to the past - a blueprint for the future

BC GOLDEN GLOVES - Looking back & Looking forward

* with the start of the initial Canadian  Golden Gloves tournament,
we have no idea if it will be an annual affair that reaches
 year 2020 and beyond. 

But, the success of the original "Sun Golden Gloves"
and the first six to seven years provides a perfect blueprint 
Boxing Canada as this tournament moves into subsequent years.

2013 CANADIAN GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPIONSHIP

The Birth of the Canadian Golden Gloves:

Introduction:

Tucked away in the body of a Boxing Canada story by

Raquel Ruiz on June 2, 2013 was reference to a first ever

Canadian Golden Gloves Championship to be held in

Cornwall, Ontario in July of 2013.

Nine days later, on the Boxing Canada site there was an

announcement of the tournament with the headlines:

"Inaugral Canadian Golden Gloves Championships.

In that article, the key spokesperson to talk about the event  

was Robert Crete of Boxing Canada.  Also, president 

Pat Fiacco had a small bit to say about the future.

Some specific details of the event are:

Location and site: Nav Centre in Cornwall, Ontario

which was the site of the 2012 Women's Elite 

Intercontinental tournament. 

Visions from the Past: 

* there has been no clear identification as to what factor

determined to host this first ever tournament, but there was

a time tracing back to 1946 in British Columbia when one of 

the key individuals behind the start of the Golden Gloves in

British Columbia by the name of William J. Finlay made his

hopes, wishes and dreams for the Canadian Golden Gloves.

"Billy's dream" was published in the 1946 "Sun Golden Gloves:

program February 14, 1946 on page five.  Now 67 years later

Billy's dream back in Vancouver, BC in 1946 is to become a reality

in Cornwall, Ontario in July 2013.

Names In The News: pre-tournament buzz 
* some of the expected boxers in the tournament are being 
mentioned in various newspapers in places like Brandon, 
and Cornwall. 

In the "Brandon Sun", Chris Jester's article was titled
"Brandon boxers set for Golden Gloves" mentions 
Natasha Armstrong and I. Hayden as two of the Brandon
based boxers.

Some names from Alberta ready for action are:
Eric Taylor, Robbie Cusine and Gwyn Lewis.  Taylor will
be in the crowded men's senior lightweight division with 
some top names such as Brad Katona of Manitoba,
Jag Seehra from British Columbia and David Gauthier
from Quebec. 

Good Vibrations from Boxing Canada
http://bit.ly/18lBu3m
* Some quality pre-tournament buzz from Boxing Canada
Raquel Ruiz leads the charge with a July 16, 2013 story.

Local Muay Thai fighter kicking it up notch

Boxer Cody Crowley involved in the boxing part of the gym.
Local Muay Thai fighter kicking it up notch