1964 NANAIMO BOXERS in VICTORIA BOUTS

                                              brian zelley, roger nepper, leo rock, gilles nepper
                                                                       Nanaimo Daily Free Press photo
                               (this photo was taken in May 1964 and relates to a boxing tournament)



"NANAIMO BOXERS EARN
SPLIT IN VICTORIA BOUTS"


"Nanaimo boxers coached by GEORGE NEPPER
added to their impressive tournament record last
night  in the all-star card staged by the London
Boxing Club in Victoria.


The Hub City Scrappers fighting under the
Newcastle Boxing Club banner won three 
victories, lost three and had one fight 
posponed due to illness."


GILLES NEPPER over ANDY ROSS
ROGER NEPPER over LARRY HAY
BRIAN ZELLEY  over  PAT ALWOOD


Other boxers in action were:
Leon Nepper, Charles Forscutt, Leo Rock, Norman Williams,
Chris Balatti, Tom Kelly, Gorden Harvey, Dave Way, 
Mike Miller, Jim Fenwick, Richard Uche and Bill Pepper.
Uche is a member of the Royal Canadian Navy stationed
in Esquimalt.

The publicity photo - original in the Nanaimo Daily Free Press, 1964.

'60's Flashbacks - Newcastle Boxing Club - Nanaimo

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It was just another boxing card with Nanaimo boxers' travel to Victoria in a card hosted by the London Boxing and at the end of the evening, as reported in the "Nanaimo Daily Free Press":
"NANAIMO BOXERS SPLIT IN VICTORIA BOUTS".

Nanaimo winners: Gilles & Roger Nepper and Brian Zelley while the others lost;
Gilles over Andy Ross, Roger over Larry Hay, Brian over Pat Alwood,
Leo lost to Norman Williams, Leon lost to Charles Forscutt, and Chris
 dropped a close decision to Tom Kelly.
 Others on the card were:
 Dave Way over Gordon Miller, Mike Miller over Jim Fenwich, and
 Rich Uche over Bill Pepper.