'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.

COACHES, TRAINERS & VOLUNTEERS.

DOROTHY RUNACRES

PARADE of VOLUNTEERS

Over the years there has been a parade of volunteers or sponsors that have helped move the culb from obscurity to success.

When ZELLEY & WRIGHT were planning the formation of the club in 1971 many of those early discussions
took place at the home of JOHN ORMANDY. Once the club was formed, Ormandy would be there to help out.

In the beginning, before the doors were opened, there was no boxing equipment, but GEORGE NEPPER
was the first to donate some of the old equipment from the old NEWCASTLE BOXING CLUB.
The City of Nanaimo's Recreation Department came through with facilities for the first number of years.
To obtain that prize a little help came from MYRT SAXTON of Ucluelet, BC who put me in touch with the
Nanaimo Recreation head to get ideas on HE-TIN-KIS Park and touch base on boxing in Nanaimo.

NEWCASTLE BOXING CLUB

Nanaimo's NEWCASTLE BOXING CLUB was formed in 1963 by George Nepper

Photo - George Nepper and boxers Lewis, Lewis, Zelley, Windecker.

From 1963 to 1968, five Champion boxers were:
Rick Johnson, Mike Lazare, Giles Nepper, Ken Stant and Brian Zelley.

Some of the coaches were:
George Nepper, Harry Pollitt, Skimp Williams, Jerry Sorenson and Roger Nepper