NANAIMO BOXING 1971 to 2021By Brian Zelley

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 Nanaimo Boxing History

This blog will cover the history of the first 50 years of the Nanaimo Boxing Club founded by Brian Zelley and Dan Wright.The original members in September 1971 are no longer members but some of the early names include  Jack Snaith, Mickey Griffin, Fred Wicks, Darren Lussier, Wayne Peace, Bob Pegues, John Ormandy , Clarke McLellan and Barry Creswell.

Some boxers from other clubs would join the Nanaimo Boxing Club for a brief period such as Lloyd Anderson, Alan Brown, and Gary Wood. Others in the late seventies included Lyle Jack, Steve Venuti

BC AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME: Some of the Inductees that were passed members of  the NANAIMO BOXING CLUB include a number of folks:                   Alan Brown, Barry Creswell, Bob Pegues, Brian Zelley, Clarke McLellan, Gary Wood, Jack Snaith, and Mickey Griffin. Two of the Vancouver Island Wall of Fame includes Brian Zelley and Mickey Griffin

Photo: Mickey Griffin &.           Bob Pegues