GREATER VICTORIA Sports Hall of Fame - 2011 Inductees | NowPublic News Coverage

GREATER VICTORIA Sports Hall of Fame - 2011 Inductees NowPublic News Coverage

1974/75 LONDON BOXING CLUB  soccer team one of the
2011 inductees to the Greater Victoria sports hall of fame.

The Victoria London Boxing Club folded in 1976 and was
replaced by the VICTORIA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

MEDIA INDUCTEE, MAX LOW

Max Low, a well respected journalist and reporter is another
solid choice as a 2011 inductee.  Step back to 1980 and LOW
was an important media rep that would report the revival of
the BC DIAMOND BELT CHAMPIONSHIPS. Two of his
 columns appeared in February 1980 and one titled
"Young boxers eager while vets look back" managed to
connect the 1980 tournament with the 1967 and 1968
tournaments through the memories of past members
and mentioned some of the former boxers including
Dave Wylie, Freddy Fuller, Frank Scott, Wayne Boyce,
Dick Findlay, Kalman Santosi, Clint Page, Les Vegas,
Bill Taylor, Ken Alexander, Brian Zelley, Brian Gray,
Ted Webb, Jerry Winters, Greg Gunfer, Marijan Kolar,
Jamie Phils, Don Staab, Wes Craven, Larry High and
Melvin Harris.

Also mentioned were possible entries in the 1980 
tournament such as Perry Evans, Lance Mitchell
and Gary Robinson.

SILVER GLOVES CHAMPIONSHIP - 1978

"SILVER GLOVES CHAMPIONSHIP" - By Brian Zelley, :The Sportcaster" - February 8, 1978

(Photo - 1975 Silver Gloves Champion Danny O'Sullivan & Brian Zelley)

HENRY HEGGELUND and MATT MONTGOMERY won championships
for Victoria Athletic Association in the 1978 Silver Gloves at
Vancouver Feb. 3 & 4.

Heggelund pounded out three victories in the tournament with a
combination of excellent boxing skill, punching power, durability
and conditioning. Heggelund won the senior novice welterweight
championship with wins over BRIAN WEST of Vancouver,
JAMES FIDDLER of Campbell River and BILL LEWIS of Nelson.

Henry also won a special award of senior silver boy runner-up.
The last Victorian to win a championship and the special award
was DANNY O'SULLIVAN in 1975.

Mat Montgomery earned the junior silver gloves championship
in the 95 lb. division when he stopped S Fettis of
Port Kells Boxing Club.

TOM TURNBULL was edged in the finals of the intermediate
novice light-middlewweight division by VERN KLASSEN of
of the NFA Boxing Club. Turnbull blasted his way into the finals
with a second round victory in an elimination bout.

(Note: Both Henry and Danny were two of the ex-boxers to attend the
2010 BC Golden Gloves tournament hosted by Boxing BC and
the Capitsal City Boxing Club.)

DYNAMITE DAN IS BACK - NOVEMBER 10, 1976

DYNAMITE DAN IS BACK; By Brian W. Zelley

( Sportcaster, November 10, 1976) MATT MONTGOMERY,
and GARY ( Tiger ) ROBINSON will see action in Nanaimo. )

(Top Photo - "Dynamite" Dan Wright - photo by Dorothy Zelley, November 21, 2009)

Welcome news for Victoria A's boxing program is the return of 'Dynamite' DAN WRIGHT.
to Victoria after two years in Vancouver and Nanaimo. Dan's last match was a victory
over NEIL MELROSE in the 1974 Tournament of Champions in Nanaimo.''

A special tribute is due IAN DUDDY newlty elected manager of the boxing program. In his brief term,
Duddy has arranged three fight cards for Victoria boxers. On November 13, MATT MONTGOMERY
and GARY ( Tiger ) ROBINSON will see action in Nanaimo. On November 20 a 12 bout card is scheduled for the
Quadra Recreation Centre. On November 27, several boxers will travel to Powell River.

The November 20 card is scheduled for Victoria will be the first card of the newly formed
VICTORIA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Boxers are expected from Victoria, Nanaimo,
PowellRiver and Vancouver. On the Nanaimo card, Robinson will face TOM MCMURTRY
of Cloverdale and Montgomery will face STEPHEN VARRO of Nanaimo.

Some of the tournaments scheduled later in the season will be the Emerald Gloves.
Silver Gloves and Golden Gloves along with Provincial tourna,ents. If the Victoria card
is a success more will be slated for the near future.