THE BERT LOWES BOXING STORY

THE LONG BOXING JOURNEY OF BERT LOWES
- by brian Zelley


Introduction


The story of the Bert Lowes boxing story,
covers many decades and hundreds of boxers
from the South Hill and Firefighters Boxing
Clubs, to his role as head boxing official in
British columbia and Canada.

He was well known in boxing circles on
an International basis for officiating in numerous International 
tournaments such as the Olympic Games, and in 1994
served on the security detail at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

                     PAT WEST and BERT LOWES and their boxers

                    SOME OF THE ALUMNI OF BERT'S BOXING CLUBS
                      Freddy Fuller   Dick Findlay   Dave Wylie
                     Brian Zelley   Gordie Lawson  Jimmy Walters
                     John Gamble  Frankie Scott  Lindy Lindmoser
    

BRITISH COLUMBIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME - INDUCTEE
As of 2011, Bert Lowes is one of seven boxing names in the 
British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame.  The others to share this 
distinction are Jimmy McLarnin, Billy Townsend, Harold Mann,
Tommy Paonessa,  Dale Walters and Lennie Walters.

                HERBERT A LOWES - INDUCTED 1993 - BUILDER


AWARDS and RECOGNITION
Bert Lowes has received and given many awards.  One of the
most cherished non-boxing awards in the Harold Mann
Achievement Award for distinguished long-term service
to the sport of amateur boxing in British Columbia.  Lowes
was one of the early recipients of this annual award.


For several years in the Eighties, there was a special
"Bert Lowes Award" presented to a excellent boxer

from British Columbia.  One of the boxers was GARY ROBINSON.

THE HERE AND NOW  2011
Herbert (Bert) Lowes has been gone for 11 years,
but his image and influence remains in the footprints 
of amateur boxing history.  In October 2011, Bert was 
nominated for a place in the 
BC AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME.