THE BRIAN ZELLEY BOXING JOURNEY

From the pages of the newspaper: by Brian Zelley January 25, 1982 "Times-Colonist" I never expected to see my name on the front page of a daily paper, but there it was on January 25, 1982 which was 18 months before I would become the news director of the British Columbia  Amateur Boxing Association.  The bit on the front page would trace to the inside editorial by sports editor  Jim Reid of the "Times - Colonist". JIM REID speaks: "There is no denying Zelley's interest in and knowledge of boxing,  his concerns for the image of the sport and the safety of the boxers, his desire for boxing to be properly presented to the public."  "Zelley's involvement has been involved in the amateur aspect of  the sport and he has participated since 1963 as a boxer, cornerman, sparring partner, coach, judge and writer.  He has openly and strongly supported the establishment of a boxing commission in Victoria and has vol...

AT THE CROSSROADS: BETWEEN "He Tin Kis" and "The Nanaimo Boxing Club" in The Summer of '71 by brian Zelley *It was the Summer of '71  and one  journey was coming  to an end  in Ucluelet, BC, and  an another   would begin. *Of course, I had no idea of where we would have the gym but  one weekend, I was asked by Myrt Saxton, the head of the project to visit with the rec director in Nanaimo to discuss  park issues, so I told her about some of our plans and she told me who to contact that could  deal with both issues.  Deal with the end of one project, and improve planning with the other plan of starting  a revival of boxing in Nanaimo, BC. The last month is Ucluelet but the odd weekend back to  Nanaimo to see Dan, John and Mr Nepper to plan more about the new journey that was about to begin with the formation of the Nanaimo Boxing Club in the Summer of '71 My role in the Nanaimo Bo...

BRIAN'S BOXING PHOTO PARADE The followig is a series of photos that cover many years from 1964 to 2009. the first photo is my last  official bout that took place in Nanaimo in 1973 with Clark MacLellan who would become a boxing coach and a ring official. A Collection of photos covering various years such as 1973, 1967, 1966,  and 1972 The 1966 pphoto is the bottom  left as I was preparing for a  match against Del Deugau of the Vancouver Firefighters. For that bout, I was named the best boxer, but Del went on to win the 1967 Seattle Golden Gloves. Brian Zelley, Roger Nepper, Leo Rock and Gilles Nepper 1972 SEMI -MAIN EVEN in NANAIMO BOXING SHOW An important beginning for the  Nanaimo Boxing Club. This would be the first of many  club shows and tournaments. I was in the semi- main event. Over the years this would be the start of many fine boxers and champions from Nanaimo such as Bob Pegues, Jack Snaith, ...

1983 BC WINTER GAMES, Revelstoke * There was no detailed story in any BC boxing news as it took place February 23 - 27, 1983, I did a small piece on the boxers from Vancouver Island for the "Vancouver Island Amateur Boxing News"  but no great detail. Recently found the agenda with all the names of boxers, coaches, officials and even substitute boxer if necessary

http://zelleyboxing.blogspot.ca/ LOST ON THE BOXING HIGHWAY; by brian zelley *The above link takes us to Lost on the boxing highway which has been started to document the various boxing stories in "BC Amateur Boxing News" between  November 1983 and January 1986. Also, some of the stories that were reported in the "Sportcaster" and other publications.

NANAIMO BOXING STORY: by brian zelley George Nepper and boxers http://nanaimoboxing.blogspot.ca/ It would begin in 1964  Gilles Nepper and Brian Zelley winning Island championships, then Mike Lazare would win back to back titles in the novice bronze gloves and the open junior emeral gloves.  And, others would follow in 1966 and 1967 such as Ken Stant and Rick Johnson. NANAIMO BOXING HISTORY * The link above covers about 50 years of history (1963 to 2012) The story begins with the Newcastle Boxing club and the Nepper family, and then the formation of the Nanaimo Boxing Club in 1971 and blastd through years of history with many names and faces including some detail of  some of the early members such as Jack Snaith and Mickey Griffin, and Bob Pegues to Barry Creswell. MY VICTORIA BOXING Photo: November 1974 by Jim Ryan for the old "Victirian" newspaper and a story by writer Patty Pitts with the title "Box...

The Canadian Amateur Boxing story: by brian zelley http://bzelley-canadianamateurboxing.blogspot.ca/ The first blog - 2009 * This is a collection of  69 stories between 2009 and 2012 with a cross section of topics.  2009 - Some of the story titles: * History - Boxing BC  , * Training Centre and Fade To Black, * Frank Scott,    * What Is Boxing, * The Maritimes Boxing, and * Boxing in Alberta 2010 to 2012 -  Some of the story titles: * Victoria Jaycees Boxing Club,  * The Boxing Highway - 2010, * BC Canadian champions and contenders, * Flyweights to Lightweights * 1969 A New Beginning, * 1970  The Start of A New Decade, * 1971 Marvin Arneson and Jack Meda remain champs, JACK MEDA, returns as  the heavyweight champion * 1972 The Dawn of The Elite Champion This piece would mention IAN CLYDE who would continue to be a champion until 1980 when he...