The photo is one of the first year photo of active
members of the Newcastle boxing club formed
in 1963 by George Nepper.
The boxers from top to bottom are:
Leo Rock, Chris Balatti, Giles Nepper
Leon Nepper, Roger Nepper, Brian Zelley.
The photo was taken early 1964.
This photo was taken by the Nanaimo Daily Free Press
following the 1964 Vancouver Island Amateur Boxing
Championships. Nanaimo champions were Brian and Giles.
brian is holding a special trophy named for the "Most Aggressive
Boxer" donated by former boxer and then coach
Skimp Williams.
Photo cropped to show three of the Nanaimo boxers in late 1963 for a January 1964
boxing card in Victoria, BC hosted by the London Boxing club.
Newcastle Boxing Club:
a listing of some of the boxers.
Founding Coach:
George Nepper
with boxers:
Terry Lewis, Bob Lewis, Brian Zellet
and Alan Windecker taken in the 1966/67 season.
George Nepper was inducted into the
BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame
in 2013 along with others such as
Jack Snaith and Mickey Griffin.
Brian Zelley, front photo taken in 1967
before the 1967 BC Centennial Golden Glovez.
South Hill/Firefighters:
Freddy Fuller, Dick Findlay,
Dave Wylie, Brian Zelley,
Gordie Lawson, Jim Walters,
John Gamble, Frankie Scott
and Lindy Lindmoser.
Parade of boxers and botldefs
South Hill/Firefightets Boxing
Vancouver, BC
1967
1968
Brian Zelley and Neil Knight
Nanaimo Boxing Club
"The early years 1971 and 1972
My last two fights took place in Nanaimo in 1972 and 1973.
A New Beginning ***** Victoria, BC
Ian Weir, Mike Caird, Brian Zelley
(courtesy ofthe
Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame).
Brian training Dan O'Sullivan
in preparation of a boxing tournament.
Victoroa Athletic Association.
VAA formed in August 1976
replaced the old London Boxing Club.
The Eighties
1984 at burnaby; BC
Training site for Canada's
1984 Olympic Boxers
Nineties:
1989 to 1994
Brian was a Victoria Commonwealth Games boxing committee member
from 1989 to January 1992, and seved on sports committee in 1991 as rge boxing chair.
In the early years Mike Sartori and Glynn Jones
also served on the committee, and Ian Weir brieflyin 1991.
2018
BCAmateur Boxing Hall of Fame
Inductees:
Barry Krangle, Bob Decker,Brian Zelley,
Clarke McLellan, DaveWylie,
Rudy Bianco, Wayne Boycea
and
2 Rivers Boxing Club