HISTORY OF BOXING IN WESTERN CANADA and PACIFIC NORTHWEST

THE RICH HISTORY OF WEST COAST  BOXING:  By Brian Zelley

The cornerstone of the amateur boxing history in the Pacific Northwest
would be the various Golden Glove Tournaments starting in 1939 with
the Vancouver Sun sponsored Golden Gloves in Vancouver and the
tournaments in Oregon, Seattle and Tacoma.

TACOMA GOLDEN GLOVES

THE STARTING POINT FOR THE 

SERIES OF GOLDEN GLOVES TOURNAMENTS

SEATTLE GOLDEN GLOVES

Champions from British Columbia 

1942  - 1945

Lyle Kehoe, Freddy Steele, Vic Murdoch, Bobby Parker, 

Bert Lepitre, Roy Burnell, Hank Egli,  Joe Ashenbrenner,

Jackie Turner, Norm Dawson, Tommy Symes, 

Robert Hickie and  Gordon Grayson.

THE BC GOLDEN BOYS

1939 to 1945

Phil Vickery, Terry Doyle, Bob Hickie, 

Jackie Hamilton, Harry Smith

Chester Orr