Have you ever wondered who the boxer in our logo is? His name was George Dixon and he was Canada’s first professional boxer. Dixon was born in 1870 in Africville, Nova Scotia. Nicknamed “Little Chocolate” he stood 5 feet 3.5 inches tall and weighed only 87 pounds when he began his professional boxing career. Dixon was inducted …
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The History of Boxing (in Nelson)
By Catherine Fisher, Front Desk Coordinator, Nelson Boxing Club I recently visited the Shawn Lamb Archives at the Touchstones Museum and the University of British Columbia’s newspaper archives to find out more about the boxing history of the area. Over the next few months I’ll share findings. Today’s musing on the value of boxing was …
Book Talk: Facing Ali. In conversation with coach Peter Bockner
Blogger: Catherine Fisher, Front Desk Coordinator You may have seen our little boxing library at the club. You can take out books for free as long as you return them. This is the first in a series of boxing book posts. Yesterday I chatted with boxing coach Peter Bockner about his favourite boxing book, which …
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Our Year in Boxing
Our boxing year started with bouts in September and ended with a summer break in July and August. Join us as we reflect on our amazing 2018/19 year. August/September 2018: We were honoured to host a Canada Winter Games training camp, a sparring showcase with some of BC’s best athletes, and a public open house. …
Our Year in Boxing
Our boxing year started with bouts in September and ended with a summer break in July and August. Join us as we reflect on our amazing 2018/19 year. August/September 2018: We were honoured to host a Canada Winter Games training camp, a sparring showcase with some of BC’s best athletes, and a public open house. …
Welcome to our boxing blog.
Hello! We started this blog to celebrate and promote a local boxing culture here in the Kootenays. Who are we? We’re the Nelson Boxing and Athletics Club and our gym is located at 685b Baker St in Nelson, BC. We offer: mixed boxing classes for children, youth, and adults boxing classes for women sparring and …
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