Sunday, July 10, 2016

Nanaimo Boxing names and faces

Nanaimo Names and Faces in Boxing:




George Nepper, Terry Lewis, Brian Zelley, Bob Lewis, Alan Windecker, and Mike Lazare.
Mike Lazare was Bronze Gloves and Emerald Gloves champion.



Vancouver Island Boxing Championships * 1964
Two champions from Nanaimo
Brian Zelley and  Gilles Nepper.

Leo Rock, Chris Balatti, Gilles Nepper,
Leon Nepper, Roger Nepper and Brian Zelley.
                       1963 to 1968
Chris Balatti, Ted Balatti, Kelly Barrows, Ken
Barker, Wayne Barnes, Gerry Budzinski, 
Joe Buxton, Murray Glover, Tony James, 
Rick Johnson, Bob Lewis, Terry Lewis,

Mike Lazare, Larry McFadden, Kéith McPherson, 
Ken Maughan, Npper brothers, Al Ranger, Leo Rock,Ken Stant, Gene Tait, Rick Tait, Alan Windecker, and Brian Zelley.


Founders of the Nanaimo Boxing Club
in 1971 Dan Wright and Brian Zelley
(photo from 2009 at the Greater Victoria
Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony).


















The videos reresent a cross section
of Nanaimo boxing images
between 1964 and 2010
some of the names have been
mentined in the narrative above
but there have been other folks
as included in the various videos 
including one of Bob Pegues.