1984 BRITISH COLUMBIA SILVER GLOVES

FLASHBACKS 1985: by brian zelley
As a one time editor of the BC Amateur Boxing News"
and a registered ring official and a member of the
board of directors, and a former boxer and coach, I was'
able to add a touch of history to the current boxing reports.

In a special Winter 1984/1985 issue of the News
one of the reports was the 1984 Silver Gloves.
At the end of the tournament a boxer that had competed
in the finals of the previous tournament, but did not win
bounced back to be the star of 1984. The boxer was
Troy Taylor of Frankie Scott's Queensborough Boxing Club
in New Westminster. Taylor punched his way into the finals
and earned a victory over the classy Mike Marrello
of the Capital Hill Boxing Club.

THE COMPETITORS
Kevin Blatter, Dean McDonald, Ron Nezaticky, Troy Taylor,
Manny Sobral, Curt Lowe, Wayne Hinchcliffe, Roger Lowe,
Mike Marrello, Laird Goodwill, Roj Aquilera, Tery Dermott,
John Mullins, Geoff Grigg, Daryl Starzuk, Jordan Woods,
kent Gagnon, A. Zsmirinogovi, Carson Hunter, Ralph Torrie,
Jim Sinclair, Ron Young, Dave Fiddes, ley Lloyd, Rick Davie,
B. Fopre, Glen matilda, ken Lincoln, Gordon Robert,
Don Galloway, Scotty Scott, John Turner, Suraj jaswal,
Jim Clarke, len Adolph, Richard Desormeau, Tom Andrew,
Robert Hunter, Mike Murray, John Romanowski, Mark Hermiston,
Tonka Young and David Haines.

In special bouts for uncontested boxers:
Allan Bayne vs Dean Cooper, Dani Koughan vs Dean Townsend
and Clint Dumais vs Mike Wood.

SILVER BOY: TROY TAYLOR
SILVER BOY RUNNER-UP: KEVIN BLATTER.

HISTORY
*VAL ROACH started the tournament in 1943 with the
sponsorship of the Irish Fusilliers Regiment who
sponsored the tournament until 1951.

>Some names from the past mentioned in the "News"
report were Derrick Hoyt, Scott Galloway, Dale Walters,
Cliff Ballendine, Jamie Ballard, Alan Brown and Ian Pye.

*A welcome addition of clubs joining in on the Silver Gloves
competition was the newly formed COMOX VALLEY BOXING CLUB
coached by former boxers Anderson and Snaith, two former
boxers of the Nanaimo Boxing Club.