FOUNDERS OF THE NANAIMO BOXING CLUB
*thirty eight years later in 2009 Dan Wright and Brian Zelley
t the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for builder Mike Caird
The Importane of One Man
As we look through the pages of amateur boxing in Nanaimo
without a doubt, George Nepper stands at the top of
the ladder for being the major influence in the sixties, and his vision carried forward with the formation of the
Nanaimo Boxing Club in 1971.
For many years now the head coach of the club has been
Barry Creswell
Between George Nepper in 1963 and
Barry Creswell in 2013
much has happened
there have been various coaches and boxers over
the years from the likes of Skimp Williams to Clark
MacLellan, from Harry Pollitt, to Joe Preston
Boxers from the early days such as Leo Rock and Mike Lazare, to Fred
Wicks jr. and Zack McKay
Links
There are many links that try to expand the
There are many links that try to expand the
complete story which is important
the above link is the current web site of the club
It does not give much in the way of history
The above link does not have any set story
line, but does have a variety of comments,
posts and photos, as well as links.
above link is one of the popular boxing forums
The Live JouenL
the live journal includes a number of stories:
Nanaimo Amateur Boxing 1963 to 1974
A 1966 Club Show in Victoria
Start of Nanaimo Boxing Club and coaches
Nanaimo Boxing History, Now Public
amateur champion and a professional champion, and faced some of the best
boxers of all time.
Newcastle and Nanaimo
*Back to where it all began:
http://www.nanaimoinformation.com/forum/showthread.php?196-Nanaimo-Boxing-Club
The above link takes us to the
story that was started in 2005
which began as a brief history of
the two boxing clubs in Nanaimo
between 1963 to 1968, and the
revival from 1971 to 2005.
The first active boxer in 2005 *2006
time period to make contact on the
site was Zack.
Individuals Links:
http://briansboxingbuzz.blogspot.ca
The above piece is a collection of stories
from 1963 to 2013 with the most recent
being the 2013 Boxing Round-up.
Hall of Fame Links
http://bcboxinghallofame.blogspot.ca/
this piece includes a six minute video that captures images of the Nwcastle and
the Nanaimo boxing clubs.
The narrative begins with the opening line:
The modern history begins in 1963
with the formation of the Newcastle
Boxing Club by George Nepper.
It closes with reference to former
Vancouver Firefighters' boxer
Jack Snaith in 1973.
