Boxing BC has been invited to attend the 2O14 tournæment/
Boxer KENNY LALLY is expected to be one of the team boxers.
BC AMATEUR BOXING IN 1969: by brian zelley
Over the decades, BC boxers have competed in
the Tacoma golden gloves, Oriegon golden gloves
and the Seattle golden gloves.
1969 TACOMA GOLDEN GLOVES
The Tacoma Golden Gloves was always a good tournament
to kick-off the serious boxing period between January and May
of each year. Often BC boxers would have a good showing
with a reasonable share of boxers in the finals.
The year 1969 was no different. At the end of the tournament
eight BC boxers would compete for the various titles with
four winning titles. The four were:
Firefighters boxing club: Frank Scott and Kenny MacDonald.
Prince George - Paul DiBenedetto, North West Eagles - Earl McLeay.
Earl was training in Calgary but would compete for the
North West Eagles in the 1969 tournament.
Four boxers would compete in the finals but would not win titles.
They would include Buzz Montour, Chester Douglas,
Joe Cooke and Norm DesLauriers
(photo of the 1973 tournament to recognize the silver anniversary of
the Tacoma Golden Gloves organzied by the Tacoma Athletic Commission)
Brian Zelley, Ray Lampkin
Wayne Boyce, Frank Scott
Many boxers over the history
of the Tacoma Golden Gloves
have been from BC clubs.
Two standout boxers that
faced each other in the
finals of the 1967
Diamond Belt were
Dave Wylie and
Fred Fuller.
And, in 1970
Gordie Lawson would
enter the tournament
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