Parksville's Shane Andreeson in his second tour of the ring:
by brian zelley
*It was 2006 and the BC Golden Gloves was hosted by the
North Burnaby boxing club and held in Richmond's
River Rock Casino.
One of the boxers that would win was heavyweight
SHANE ANDREESON then he would turn pro and train
under Richard LeSage. There would be some other
name boxers training at the Parksville - Qualicum
boxing club in 2007 including former Campbell River
Eagles boxer Matt O'Brien.
Shane would be like many other pro boxers. He would
rack up a winning streak and then have some losses.
Then he would take a couple of years off of the action
before making his comeback.
Now he is fighting a Canadian heavyweight title fight
in Windsor, Ontario against champion N. Pajkic who has
an 18 win and 1 loss record to Shane's 12 - 3 record,
The big question is can the "Comeback Kid" from
Vancouver Island get beyond the ordinary and expectations
and win the Canadian title?
Friday, December 14, 2012
Thursday, December 13, 2012
NATIONAL BOXING AUTHORITY history project
BIG PROJECT OF:
THE NATIONAL BOXING AUTHORITY
The History of Canadian Boxing Project: by brian zelley
*Recent word from Blair Cormier, that there are plans to
release a boxing history of facts and stories in the
near future. Blair indicates following release, it will
be an ongoing project that will cover Canadian
boxing history.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
AMATEUR BOXING reporting in Canada
THE STORIES AND THE MEDIA; by brian zelley
*Coverage of amateur boxing in Canada has a mixed success rate form the
type of media to the events and personalities covered.
Canadian Boxiana which claims to be the top site for reporting Canadian boxing
has had some recent stories about amateur boxers including"
.An article titled "Rapid Fire with Ryan Rozicki", a novice boxer from
Sydney, Nova Scotia, and
.a story of Ontario's Cabbagetown youth boxer A. Biyanslanov.
The British Columbia Boxing beat and the buzz:
One of the publications that has produced some good stories
is the Vernon Morning Star with some of the examples being:
*March 16, 2011: "Counter Punch card delivers thrills at rec centre"
In the main event, boxer Derrick Larson faced
Jag Seehra of Prince George. And the top official was the
long time ring official Ian Gibson.
In the main event, boxer Derrick Larson faced
Jag Seehra of Prince George. And the top official was the
long time ring official Ian Gibson.
*March 14, 2012: "Boxing card showcases talent"
Included discussion of a 14 bout card with Tony Stamboulieh.
One of the bouts was an exhibition between Prince George
boxer Thomas Speirs and Vernon's Kyle Ayotte.
Included discussion of a 14 bout card with Tony Stamboulieh.
One of the bouts was an exhibition between Prince George
boxer Thomas Speirs and Vernon's Kyle Ayotte.
*April 15, 2012: "Boxers swinging for golden glory"
pre-Golden Gloves story with a photo of two Vernon boxers
in training, Tyson Veitch and Derrick Larson.
A solid publication for amateur boxing stories is
the Prince George Citizen. One of the recent stories in 2012
by Sheri Lamb was July 10, 2012 with the title:
"Bayne receives sweet honour" about Allan Bayne's selection to
the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame. Also, mentioned
were inductees Mandy Lapointe and Laurie Mann, and the
Prince George club: Spruce Capital Warriors Boxing Club.
Also mentioned was one of the administrators Brian Zelley.
and Boyd Bayne.
(photo courtesy of Allan and
Boyd Bayne of Allan back in
the days of his ring activity,)
During his active boxing years
in the eighties and nineties,
Allan would record many
titles and award. He is
one of the rare few to win
to BC Golden Boy awards in Golden Gloves action
joining the likes of Dick Findlay and Jamie Ollenberger.
One very good quote by Allan Bayne to Lamb was a follows:
"There's a lot of great boxers that are inducted already and to be
in company with them is phenomenal!"
There have been many other excellent boxing stories in the
various local newspapers over the years reporting on club shows,
tournaments and National or International events.
June 27, 2012 from the pages of the Nanaimo News Bulletin.
*In an article by Greg Sasaki with spokesperson for the
Nanaimo Boxing Club being Barry Creswell, the article
was titled: "Boxers Shine At Silver Gloves" and profiled
Justis McKay-Topley, Alex Wisniewski and Thomas Eytcheson.
May 30, 2012 from the pages of "The Free Press" by
Adam R. MacDonald:
"Fernie Hosts BC Bronze Glove"
* chief organizer was Garth Rizzuto of the
Fernie Old School Boxing Club.
November 29, 2011 - "Revelstoke Times Review"
article by Aaron Orlando titled:
"B. C. Provincial Boxing Championship thrill in Revelstoke"
*The article included an action photo of Connor Null and
Vancouver boxer Marcus Sandhu.
*Host spokesperson was Revelstokes' Sam LEROSE.
and some of the champions were:
Sandhu, Spencer Howard, Robbie Cusine, Thomas Speirs
and Jag Seehra.
pre-Golden Gloves story with a photo of two Vernon boxers
in training, Tyson Veitch and Derrick Larson.
A solid publication for amateur boxing stories is
the Prince George Citizen. One of the recent stories in 2012
by Sheri Lamb was July 10, 2012 with the title:
"Bayne receives sweet honour" about Allan Bayne's selection to
the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame. Also, mentioned
were inductees Mandy Lapointe and Laurie Mann, and the
Prince George club: Spruce Capital Warriors Boxing Club.
Also mentioned was one of the administrators Brian Zelley.
and Boyd Bayne.
Boyd Bayne of Allan back in
the days of his ring activity,)
During his active boxing years
in the eighties and nineties,
Allan would record many
titles and award. He is
one of the rare few to win
to BC Golden Boy awards in Golden Gloves action
joining the likes of Dick Findlay and Jamie Ollenberger.
One very good quote by Allan Bayne to Lamb was a follows:
"There's a lot of great boxers that are inducted already and to be
in company with them is phenomenal!"
There have been many other excellent boxing stories in the
various local newspapers over the years reporting on club shows,
tournaments and National or International events.
June 27, 2012 from the pages of the Nanaimo News Bulletin.
*In an article by Greg Sasaki with spokesperson for the
Nanaimo Boxing Club being Barry Creswell, the article
was titled: "Boxers Shine At Silver Gloves" and profiled
Justis McKay-Topley, Alex Wisniewski and Thomas Eytcheson.
May 30, 2012 from the pages of "The Free Press" by
Adam R. MacDonald:
"Fernie Hosts BC Bronze Glove"
* chief organizer was Garth Rizzuto of the
Fernie Old School Boxing Club.
November 29, 2011 - "Revelstoke Times Review"
article by Aaron Orlando titled:
"B. C. Provincial Boxing Championship thrill in Revelstoke"
*The article included an action photo of Connor Null and
Vancouver boxer Marcus Sandhu.
*Host spokesperson was Revelstokes' Sam LEROSE.
and some of the champions were:
Sandhu, Spencer Howard, Robbie Cusine, Thomas Speirs
and Jag Seehra.
The Club Promotion: The Art of Public Awareness:
* An important part of the public acceptance and awareness
is promoting the club, joint club events and individuals
Back in the day one of the regions
of British Columbia would host
annual Golden Gloves shows
including the first regular one in '54.
The Golden Boy of this first
tournament would be boxer
Bert Wilkinson who would
be an Island Commissioner
ten years later when the
Island clubs would hold
their first Island
Boxing Championships.
That would be a one year
show in 1964 and would
return again in 1984 with another Island Championships.
Then came a boost in the
annual Golden Gloves
tournament when the 2007
tournament was promoted
like the big events of the
Sixties.
One of the all time best
boxing tournaments in British Colubia
was the 1967 event that had the
appearance of undefeated champion
ROCKY MARCIANO as a guest speaker
and a guest referee.
This tournament would be the first
event inducted into the
BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame
and would set an example that
has yet to be matched ub viyram
drama and quality of production
and promotion.
A Joint Promotion in Kelowna:
It would be a well publicized
event in Kelowna with the
combined effort of membwea
od rhw Thistletown and the
Kelowna boxing clubs hosting
SIN Tournament and a
Canada Winter Games BC team
box-off.
Mission City Boxing Club
combine the here and now
with a page from the past
in it's own coverage of the
60th anniversary of the
Emerald Gloves that has a
rich history in British Columbia
for producing quality champions
and exciting and entertaining
action a a few pages of amateur
boxing history in the halls and
on the walls from gym to
fight night sites.
And At The End of one Show or Tournament it is getting ready for the
next big moment be it a club show, a regional tournament, a provincial
tournament or the National stage, and the bottom line it all gets down
to acceptance, achievement, participation and experience such as
the next boxing card to be staged by the 2 Rivers Boxing Club
set of December 15 th. at the Bouchie Lake Hall in Quesnel.
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