ZELLEY ON THE JAB

Photo - O'Sullivan & Zelley

(photo by Dorothy "Godbold"  Zelley)

THE LEFT IS A MULTI-PURPOSE TOOL  

1.  A Measurimg Tool

SKIPPING

Skipping is an Important activity that can be used in a variety of ways.

An important issue is it should be done with variety for several 3-minute round.

A good idea in the last 30 or 10 seconds is to pick-up the speed.

One can skip in one spot or skip moving forward and for the those that want to be challenged they can try skipping while moving backwards. 

(Photo - by Brian Zelley - in Kelowna, BC)

TEAMWORK IN TRAINING

It is always important for trainees to team-up with another to try basic moves.

Training - Victoria Athletic Association - mid-Seventies

(Coach Brian Zelley & trainees)

(photo - Dorothy Zelley)

One-on-one Coaching

There is group coaching and one-on-one coaching - both are important.

Talk about the basics - stance.

Cliff McNabb and Nanaimo boxing

CLIFF MCNABB - A NANAIMO ICON -  By Brian Zelley

As we look through the sports history of Nanaimo, BC, Canada,
one name that is recognized is CLIFF MCNABB.  I remember him for his
involvement in amateur boxing since the Sixties.

Cliff is unlikely to be selected for any inductee slot in the BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame,
but in Nanaimo his name will be remembered and reported on for
many decades as there is now a "CLIFF MCNABB ARENA" at the old Beban Park location in North Nanaimo.

Cranbrook Eagles dominant at year's first Boxing B.C. event | Local Sports | Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Cranbrook, BC

Cranbrook Eagles dominant at year's first Boxing B.C. event Local Sports Cranbrook Daily Townsman, Cranbrook, BC

CRANBROOK EAGLES BOXING CLUB - TODAY AND YESTERDAY:by brian zelley

The recent activity of the Cranbrook Eagles is a reminder of days gone by.
Today, we have boxers such as BRAD HYSTAD and COLIN ADAMS.  In years gone by
during the MIKE MOORE years there were boxers like DERRICK HOYT in the Seventies
and a gym full of junior stars in the 1980's.

One of the best bouts that took place in the mid-Seventies was in a show hosted by the VICTORIA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION between Cranbrook's Derrick Hoyt and Vancouver's
Jamie Ollenberger.

Today, the boxers are coached by former boxer BILLY WATSON  and TOM WHITE.

Manny Sobral meets the greatest Muhammad Ali

Manny meets the greatest  - story of MANNY SOBRAL meeting MUHAMMAD ALI

from the LANGLEY ADVANCE, the artickle touches on Sobral being thrilled to meet Ali at an October function relating to a movie Facing Ali.  It also touches on current amateur boxer ROBERT COUZENS
and 1988 Canadian Olmpic team.  the one name mentioned was LENNOX LEWIS.

ANOTHER STORY BACK IN TIME 1972 - by brian zelley

Back in 1972, a number of us got to meet MUHAMMAD ALI

Not only did I see him training at the old North West Eagles boxing gym in Vancouver but,
two of us Zelley and fellow co-founder of the Nanaimo Boxing Club DANNY WRIGHT visited Ali in his place at the Georgie Hotel.  Ali was training for his but with George Chuvalo.  Also, we  met Houston welterweight MANUEL (Manny) GONZALEZ who had previously  a non-title win over EMILE GRIFFITH.

New Westminster News Leader - Is boxing down for the count?

New Westminster News Leader - Is boxing down for the count?

The MANNY SOBRAL BOXING STORY

THE MANNY SOBRAL BOXING STORY:  By Brian Zelley

Introduction

I first met MANNY SOBRAL in the Eighties when he was a junior amateur boxer for the Shamrock Boxing Club in Vancouver, BC.   Recently, he has been recognized as a boxer inductee in the
BRITISH COLUMBIA AMATEUR BOXING HALL OF FAME and recently he has been recognized in the coaching area by the BURNABY SPORTS HALL OF FAME.

MANNY SOBRAL JUNIOR BC BOXER

(Photo: Manny training
with boxer Alan Brown
at Bob Decker's 
Shamrock Boxing club
at the Main Street gym.)















Step back in time to the early eighties in British Columbia amateur boxing and boxer
MANNY SOBRAL was one of the many amateur boxers that would be involved in open
competition and club shows.  A sample of others TONY DUFFY, TONY FRANCIS,
WILLY CURRY and many more.

1983 BC JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM

Coaches - WALLY HILL and JOHN KOVACS

Boxers -  Alan Brown, Willy Curry, Deep Butter, MANNY SOBRAL,
Paul Deluca, Aaron Wolfe, Mike Wood, Tony Francis, Scott Bannink.

1984 Junior Nationals Championships - Burnaby, BC -
British Columbia Amateur Boxing Association -  training centre - May 1984.

1985 - BC Amateur Boxing News - hot topics -
- editor brian zelley, president george armson
Special Award Winners:
the harry twist award - JOE PENDRY
the jimmy symes award - MANNY SOBRAL
the harold mann award - RUDY BIANCO

1988 Canadian Senior National Boxing

1988 Canadian Amateur Olympic Boxing Team

SOBRAL in the HERE and NOW

Manny Sobral is still involved in boxing on the Professional level 

and to some degree on the amateur level.  One of his main areas

of interest has been promoting fights which stems back to when

he helped organize and promote one of the BC Golden Gloves

tournaments a number of years back.

In the North Burnaby Boxing Club which used to be a key location

of the Boxing BC headquarters and location for Olympic team 

training for the 1984 and 1988 Canadian teams.  

Also, he was involved with boxer JUNIOR MOAR and was involved

with arranging the promotions of a couple of the title fights in

Richmond, BC.

In the near future, there will be another pro boxing card with

the headliner being ADAM "A-bomb" TRUPISH at River Rock.

And, a special guest being former world champ: Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
aka Edward Gregory, the multi-term golden gloves champion.

  

BramptonGuardian Article: Silver for Stewart

BramptonGuardian Article: Silver for Stewart

ANDRE STEWART - the RING BOXING CLUB,  Brampton, Ontario