MANITOBA AMATEUR BOXING history page

THE MANITOBA AMATEUR BOXING STORY

- by brian zelley

BOXING MANITOBA: The Here and Now

*today in the year 2012, Manitoba continues to be a solid part of 

Boxing Canada with a good selection of boxing clubs, experience

members of a board of directors and plenty of coaches, officials

and share of boxers from the junior novice stage to open seniors

in men and women's boxing programs.

*Some of the folks on the front stage on behind the scenes getting
things done and making things happen include folks such as:
Mark Collins, Phil Natividad, Claude Plante, and Kent Brown 
But, each of the boxing clubs have various coaches, trainers
and volunteers that ensure the bright lights will shine down on
ring activity in club shows and tournaments.

Current Listed Clubs of Boxing Manitoba:

Alliance, Brandon, Clifton, Crow Lake, Eastman, ITC, Gojo,

Orioles, Pan Am, Power, Sweatshop, YFC, ITC, United 

and the Winnipeg Elite Boxing Academy.

Some boxers of note in the current period are:

Jonathan Quinit, Katie Saull, Brad Katona, Andrew Gardinson.

Names and Faces from the Past:

Herb Embuldeniya  is one of a 
number of  high profile names
from the past.  Herb became the
President of Boxing Canada in
the mid-Eighties during the 
tame that Canadian boxers were
winning medals at the Olympic Games.

Some other names from the past 
include ALLAN TUMMON, 
Len Johnson and Billy Pinkus.
One of the star boxers from 
Manitoba that was part of the Canadian Armed Forces
boxing teams was the late Eddie Haddad  who is in 
a number of sports or boxing halls of fame.  
A sample of boxers from the Eighties include"
Shane Poole and Ken Johnson.