Thanks and Appreciation: * It has been a pleasure putting together this partial history of Nanaimo boxing. Thanks to all that helped to some degree. To close out this journey, some videos and images are being posted.
The Journey: by Brian Zelley The video covers a variety of images from 1964 to recent years. The photos in the cover collection range from 1966 to 1973.
From September 1963 to 2014, amateur boxing in Nanaimo has ranged from the Newcastle Hotel to the
current location in the northern part of the city, and includes for a number of years in the basement of
the Nepper family home and then the Harewiood location in the late Seventies with a brief stop
at the Queen's Hotel.
Brian Zelley = the first open senior boxer to engage in a bout for the
., the other Nanaimo boxers were all novicesNanaimo Boxing Club,
in that first fight card in 1972
1974. it was goodbye to Nanaimo Boxing and hello Victoria
Ian Weir - Mike Caird - Brian Zelley, November 22.
(photo by Jim Ryan, the "Victorian" courtesy of the
Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame) pacific nortwest boxing
PACIFIC NORTHWEST the five key tournaments * when it comes to the five key tournaments, I MAY HAVE BEEN THE ONLY NANAIMO PRODUCED BOXER TO COMPETE IN ALL FIVE BC golden gloves, BC Diamond Belt, Tacoma Golden Gloves, Oregon Golden Gloves, and Seattle Golden Gloves/PNW AAU Championships