BC GOLDEN GLOVES
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The Golden Gloves in British Columbia, Canada has been a key amateur boxing
tournament since its inception in 1939. The debut Golden Gloves champions in 1939 were Wayne Morris, Alan Dunn, Phil Vickery, Erick Burnell, Bob Hickey, Henry Devine and Kenny Lindsay. The first Golden Boy was Phil Vickery.
BC AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION believed it was time to start a Golden Gloves tournament.
The Vancouver Sun newspaper accepted the sponsorship for the province of British Columbia.
The first tournament took place in 1939.
Some of the high profile Golden Gloves Alumni (boxers) from 1939 to 2009 are:
PNE Garden Auditorium.
In semi-final action winners were Derek Austin of Langley,
Dave Johnson and Dave Allerdice of North West Eagles,
Brian Zelley, Frank Scott, John Carr of Vancouver Firefighters,
Laurie Rorick of Prince George, Billy Taylor, Rick Fleck and
Wayne Boyce of Astoria Boxing Club.
The final champions were JOHN HOWARD, MIKE COLBERT and RAY LAMPKIN
of Portland, Oregon, JOE COOKE and DAVE ALLERDICE of the North West Eagles,
DEREK AUSTIN, FRANK SCOTT, GEORGE PEREZ of Othello, Washington, BILLY TAYLOR
and DICK FINDLAY of the East Vancouver Optimists.
The GOLDEN BOY for 1968 was RAY LAMPKIN and the 1966 and 1967 BC Golden Boy DICK FINDLAY was Golden Boy runner-up.
In 1975, he was considered the United States lightweight champion.
In world rankings in July 1975, Lampkin was the number one contender for the Lightweight title held by Panama boxer ROBERTO DURANRoberto Duran
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
tournament since its inception in 1939. The debut Golden Gloves champions in 1939 were Wayne Morris, Alan Dunn, Phil Vickery, Erick Burnell, Bob Hickey, Henry Devine and Kenny Lindsay. The first Golden Boy was Phil Vickery.
THE SUN GOLDEN GLOVES
Following promotion of amateur boxing in 1938, the executive of theBC AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION believed it was time to start a Golden Gloves tournament.
The Vancouver Sun newspaper accepted the sponsorship for the province of British Columbia.
The first tournament took place in 1939.
Some of the high profile Golden Gloves Alumni (boxers) from 1939 to 2009 are:
- Eddie Haddad (1947)Eddie HaddadEddie HaddadEddie Haddad was a boxer primarily active in the 1940s in Manitoba and British Columbia. His first major international tournament was at the 1948 Olympic Games as a lightweight boxer...
- Harold Mann (1958)
- Alan Curtis 0 1960 Golden Boy
- Freddy Fuller (1965)Freddy Stephen FullerFreddy Stephen FullerFreddy Stephen Fuller is an ex-amateur boxer from British Columbia, Canada. A member of the 1967 Canadian Pan Am Games boxing team, past Canadian Amateur Boxing Champion several times in the Sixties and 1970...
- Tommy Boyce - 1966
- Wayne Boyce - 1967 Canadian featherweight champion
- Brian Zelley - 1967 and 1968
- Dave Wylie - 1967 Diamond Boy
- Ray Lampkin - 1968 Golden Boy
- Neil Knight - 1969 Golden Boy
- Buzz Montour - 1970 Golden Boy
- Manny Sobral (1986)Manny Sobral
- Geronimo Bie (1988)Boxing at the 1990 Commonwealth GamesBoxing at the 1990 Commonwealth GamesFinal results for the Boxing competition at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, from January 24 to February 3.- Light Flyweight :- Flyweight :- Bantamweight :...
- Jack Meda
- Dick Findlay Dick FindlayDick FindlayDick Findlay of Vancouver is one of the few boxers from British Columbia to earn a spot on a Canadian Olympic Boxing team-Early career:In 1966 and 1967, Findlay had the distinction of being the first boxer to earn back-to-back "Golden Boy" awards in the BC Golden Gloves...
1966 and 1967 BC Golden Boy and 1968 Olympic boxer - Chris Ius Chris IusChris IusChris Ius is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he was eliminated in the third round.-Boxing Club:...
- 1972 and 1976 Olympic boxer - Leslie Hamilton - 1972 Olympic Boxer
- Gordie Lawson - scored the only knockout in the 1975 BC Golden Gloves
- Dale Walters Dale WaltersDale WaltersDale Walters was a Canadian boxer who won a bantamweight bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.- Professional career :...
- 1984 Olympic Bronze Medal - Sidney McKnight - 1976 Olympic boxer
- Frank Scott Frank Albert ScottFrank Albert ScottFrank Albert Scott is a former boxer and boxing coach.Frank won a bronze medal in the 1966 Commonwealth Games. He was a member of the Canadian Boxing Team in the 1966 and 1970 Commonwealth Games, and the 1967 Pan American Games....
- Cliff Ballendine - Three time Junior Golden Boy
1968 BC Golden Gloves
The 1968 BC Golden took place in Vancouver, BC at thePNE Garden Auditorium.
In semi-final action winners were Derek Austin of Langley,
Dave Johnson and Dave Allerdice of North West Eagles,
Brian Zelley, Frank Scott, John Carr of Vancouver Firefighters,
Laurie Rorick of Prince George, Billy Taylor, Rick Fleck and
Wayne Boyce of Astoria Boxing Club.
The final champions were JOHN HOWARD, MIKE COLBERT and RAY LAMPKIN
of Portland, Oregon, JOE COOKE and DAVE ALLERDICE of the North West Eagles,
DEREK AUSTIN, FRANK SCOTT, GEORGE PEREZ of Othello, Washington, BILLY TAYLOR
and DICK FINDLAY of the East Vancouver Optimists.
The GOLDEN BOY for 1968 was RAY LAMPKIN and the 1966 and 1967 BC Golden Boy DICK FINDLAY was Golden Boy runner-up.
RAY LAMPKIN
RAY LAMPKIN, the 1968 BC Golden Boy, would turn professional and become a top ranked lightweight boxer.In 1975, he was considered the United States lightweight champion.
In world rankings in July 1975, Lampkin was the number one contender for the Lightweight title held by Panama boxer ROBERTO DURANRoberto Duran
Roberto Durán
Roberto Durán Samaniego is a retired professional boxer from Panama, widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. A versatile brawler in the ring, he was nicknamed "Manos de Piedra" during his career....
Sources
- Brian W. Zelley, former editor BC Amateur Boxing News, 1984 BC Amateur Boxing News Annual