2012 BCABHOF Photo Parade

2012 BC AMATEUR BOXING 

HALL OF FAME PHOTO PARADE:

2011 BCABHOF PHOTO PARADE

2011 BCABHOF INDUCTEES PHOTO PARADE:

* solid group of inducties for 2011

BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING

HALL OF FAME

Alan Brown was a boxer from British Columbia

and began as a junior in BC at the

Campbell River Eagles Boxing Club

and then joined the newly formed

Gold River Boxing Club founded by Monty Brown.

Alan was a junior national champion in 1980 and 1983

He would also train an the Shamrock Boxing Clu

in Vancouver and the Nanaimo Boxing Club

2010 INDUCTEES PHOTO PARADE

2010 INDUCTEES PHOTO PARADE: by brian zelley

2013 Inductees

                                             British Columbia                      

                      AMATEUR BOXING  HALL OF FAME

           The 2013 Photo Parade: by brian zelley

* Selected in the Pioneer category in 2013 was vic murdoch

who joins previous pioneer member Tommy Paonessa.

* Selected in 2013 for the All Rounder category was  Derrick Hoyt.
Derrick joins past all-rounders from 2011 and 2012 which includes
Lennie Walters AND Roger Adolph.

The Junior/Youth Category:

* For the junior/youth category the choice for 2013 was Mickey Griffin.

Mickey joins Allan Brown (2011) and Tony Duffy (2012) selections.

The Boxer Category - 2013 Inductees:

* the boxer category is for outstanding senior boxers of British Columbia.

The four boxers selected for 2013

included:

Gary Wood,  Gordie Lawson

Jack Snaith and Sid McKinght.

These four represent a good

cross section of experience

and achievement by all four.

Gordie Lawson joined amateur boxing in 1967 and in his

first tournament would be a championship in the 

1968 Silver Gloves.  Sid McKnight would be part of the

Canadian Olympic boxing team in 1976.  Jack Snaith 

would also join the Firefighters boxing club after

Gordie Lawson.  In the early Seventies he would join

the newly formed Nanaimo Boxing Club  formed in 1971.

His big achievemnt was winning a Canadian title in 1973.

Jack would go on to join other boxing clubs in places

like Richmond, Williiams Lake and Comox.  Gary Wood

was and outstanding amateur boxer for the 

Campbell River Eagles  boxing club, but would also 

be part of the Nanaimo Boxing Club.  

Gordie Lawson during his active amateur
days with the Firefighters boxing club.
Later, Gordie would turn pro after the
1980 BC Golden Gloves and have some
interesting fights including one in 
New Zealand.

Later Gordie would coach boxint
in Terrace. BC

Women In Boxing:

*In 2012, the women in boxing category was introduced in the

British Columbia Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame with two 

outstanding selections - Marg O'Reilly and Mandy Lapointe.

For 2013 three more outstanding nominees were selectee

Jeannine Garside, Linda Gigliotti and Theresa Taylor.

THE BUILDERS for BC AMATEUR BOXING

            ^An outstanding selection of builder for 2013 joins some of those

selected in 2010, 20112 and 2013 

Wally Doern is still an active boxing coach

of the 2 Rivers Boxing lub in Quesnel, BC.

For a number of years Wall was inactive

due in part to work related demands, but

in 2009 Wally took charge to revive the

2 Rivers Boxing Club and have some

interesting achievements over the last

few years.


The Select 19 of 2013:
Vic Murdoch, Derrick Hoyt, Mickey Griffin,
Jeannine Garside, Linda Gigliotti, Theresa Taylor,
Gary Wood, Gordie Lawson, Jack Snaith, 
Sid McKnight, Dick St. Louis, George Nepper,
Ian Gibson, Jim Gallagher, Jim Howie, 
Ralph Galloway, Ron Whalley, 
Stanley F. Smith  and Walley Doern.