THE CANADIAN BOXING CHAMPIONS

THE CHAMPIONS (2001 to 2013): by Brian Zelley

The Introduction

As we look back and move forward, it is important to recall the

current national and international boxing champions of the

Canadian boxers now and in the recent past.

Recognized Canadian Champions of recent times:

NEVIN PAJKIC:

In the heavyweight division with a long line of champions such

as George Chuvalo, Toronto based boxer NEVIN PAJKIC defended

his Canadian title with a victory over BC's SHANE ANDREESEN.

Some other recent names over the last few years that were

involved in title fights were Grzegorz Kielsa and Ray Olubowale.

JUNIOR MOAR

In 2009, BC based boxer JUNIOR MOAR
won a decision over   Abdullah Ramadan                            at the River Rock casino in Richmond, BC
to earn the vacant Canadian light-heavyweight
title.  In March 2011  Moar earned a victory over      Michael Walchuk to retain the title in Richmond.

RYAN HENNEY, the Cruiserweight King

ADAM TRUPISH, a pocket full of titles

* From light-middleweight to super middleweight, Adam

is king of the mighty middleweights of Canada.

SAMUEL VARGAS, a welterweight ace

THE LIGHTWEIGHTS: IRWIN and GAUDET

Two of the outstanding lightweight champions in recent years

were BILLY IRWIN and BENOIT GAUDET.

THE FEATHERWEIGHTS to FLYWEIGHTS

In recent years, some of the names to highlight include

Jason Adams, Steve Molitor, Jason Haywood and Andrew Kooner.

CANADIAN WOMEN BOXERS

CANADIAN WOMEN BOXERS: by Brian Zelley

In recent years we have had our

share of women in boxing at the

amateur level and the pro leve.

The list of names are those with

some pro fights in recent years.

One  of the news worthy

names is  Jeannine Garside, 

but they have all had their

day in the sun.

Two of the boxers that

have been inducted into

the BC Amateur boxing

in recent years are:

Mandy Lapointe, and 

Jeannine Garside.

Other names to follow:
*  Some of the other
women boxers that
deserve some support
include:
Alisha McPhee, 
Annie Mazerolle
Jaime Ward
Natasha Spence
Sarah Pucek

BRITISH COLUMBIA and ALBERTA PROFESSIONAL BOXING

PROFESSIONAL BOXING in the WEST: by Brian Zelley

Introduction:

This page is reserved for a look at Professional 
boxing in Alberta and British Columbia 
which have both had their ups and downs

over the years, but will also try to look at boxers
 from BC or Alberta that have moved to places
 where there is greater opportunity for 

success and decent paydays.

it will not be a history lesson of past decades,
but a focus on the recent couple of years.

ALBERTA PROFESSIONAL BOXING

For a number of years, the prime location for Professional boxing in the

Province of Albertahas been Edmonton.  To help with the awarenes and

understanding a PROFESSIONAL BOXING IN ALBERTA  site was

established on facebook.

One of the Alberta boxers being mentioned in recent times is
Calgary boxer STEVE CLAGGETT and another is 
CAM O'CONNELL from Red Deer,Alberta.  

ROUND THREE: THE LINKS ON A PAGE

GARSIDE

PASCAL

STEVENSON

BENCE

The links to a brief summary 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Pascal

JEAN PASCAL, a Canadian boxer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannine_Garside
JEANNINE GARSIDE, a Canadian boxer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Bence
DIDIER BENCE, a Canadian boxer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Douglas (boxer)
A Gold Medal winner in the Commonwealth Games
JASON DOUGLAN, a Canadian boxer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adonis_Stevenson
ADONIS STEVENSON, a Canadian boxer

THE FIVE BOXERS still rocking to the sound of the bell.
* each of the five boxers have different stories:
Adonis Stevenson, Didier Bence,  Jason Douglas, 
Jean Pascal and women boxer Jeannine Garside.
* each boxer comes from a different place but each have
stepped onto the professional boxing highway for a long 
and winding journey under the bright lights and to the sound of the bell.

The story will continue with other fine active boxers and a look at
others involved in Canadian Professional Boxing such as trainers,
managers, promoters, ring officials and the folks that tell the stories
in the news, on blogs, on boxing sites and around the globe covering
the "Clouting Canucks" be they slick boxers or knockout kings.

Back to the amateur days for some: 2009

It seems like yesterday when they were still top amateurs and look at

them now such as: Joey Laviolette, Steve Franjic, Mikael Zewski and Didier Bence.

Daniel Trepanier is still involved with the training team members for
Boxing Canada and has attended the various International tournaments.

2013: ROUND TWO: BOXING's ADAM TRUPISH

ADAM "A-Bomb" TRUPISH: by Brian Zelley

As we start page two of the CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL BOXING story
of 2013 and beyond,  I pleased to have selected Canada's lone 208
Olympic boxer and now well established professional ADAM TRUPISH. 

A nice start to this page
with this Boxrec piece.
And, our friends at
Boxrec have done a
great job of showcasing
the many active and
past boxers.  But, this
page is 100% ADAM TRUPISH.







Before we get into more detail of the story, it is important to thank Adam
back in 2011 for his positive words for PAUL P-mac MACKENZIE who
was preparing to leave the amateur boxing and make his pro debut.

Those now distant amateur days:
* One of the important highlights for Adam and Boxing Canada was
the lone champion that would compete for Canada in the 
2008 Olympic Games.  For so  many Canadians we thank Adam for his
representation, despite the difficulty of being a team of only one boxer.
Adam, also was a member of Canada's 2004 Olympic boxing team.

Canadian amateur boxers have a 
long road of Olympic boxing. 

Some of our boxers have won
Olympic medals and many have
not, but the important part of 
that history is for a moment in
time such as in 2004, the boxers listed were their for the team

For a moment in time, boxers
Andrew Kooner, Benoit Gaudet
Adam Trupish, Jean Pascal
and Trevor Stewardson  would
be there to represent Canada
and their individual provinces
home town and clubs for the
glory of Olympic competition.

* For Adam Trupish, this would
be one part of a long journey in
amateur and professional boxing.
As of 2013, Adam is still competing as a professional boxer with
some outstanding wins.  But to begin the boxing journey, we must
travel back in time to the Windsor Boxing Club in Ontario.  At
the Windsor club, Adam would learn from those such as long time
coach Charlie Stewart.  

The Here and Now: Lights, bells and action

March 15th., two weeks before the opening bell for the River Rock rumble.

Introduction to Canadian Boxing

Introduction to Canadian Professiona Boxing:
by Brian W. Zelley

* There are various sources to Canadian Professiona
boxing, but this will be an attempt to look at it
through another set of eyes with no attempt
to rate all of the active boxers, but it will be 
necessary to touch base on some of the
Canadian or International champions which will
also consider some of the top amateur boxers of
which some will turn to professional boxing.

Names In The News: (Male Boxers)

Shane Andreeson, Didier Bence,  Troy Ross, Jason Douglas, Paul MacKenzie,

Jean Pascal, Adonis Stevenson, David Lemieux, Fitz Vanderpool, Stuart McLellan.
Adam Trupish, Mikael Zewski, Steve Claggett, Tony Luis,  Ibrahim Kamal, 
Logan McGuinness,  Arash Usmanee, Tyler Asselstine, Tyson Cave, 
Sebastien Gauthier, Logan McGuinness,  Kevin Bizier, Michael Walchuk, 
Andy Mavros,  Junior Moar and Nevin Pajkic.

  THE AMATEUR DAYS:

Be it a Jean Pascal, Paul "P-mac" MacKenzie

or a Joey Laviolette, their boxing stories would

not be complete without some reference about

their amateur days and nights.  Be it in

Montreal, Edmonton, the province of 

Nova Scotia.  Each one and the rest of the

Canadian professional boxers made a 

contribution to the sport of amateur boxing

which is the real lifeblood of the sport.

Female Professional Canadian  Boxers with ten plus fights in the pro game:
Jeannine Garside, Jelena Mrdjenovich, and Jessica Rakoczy

Not to be Forgotten as the days continue:

*Joey Laviolette wins in his pro debut after a long amateur journey

*Kevin Bizier stops Campbell and Peggy Maerz keeps rolling along. 

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RING WARS:

The sport of professional boxing in Canada does not just happen.

In the ring corner, or the gym or behind the curtain of the stage 

are many dedicated trainers, managers, promoters,  officials, 

and news media types that keep the action flowing be it Montreal,

Edmonton or even Greater Vancouver and many other places.

This blog will attempt to include many of those non-boxers in the

ongoing story.

Some of the names that keep the action or the news moving:
Yvon Michel, Eric de Guzman, John Mendonca, Ace Freeman,
G. M. Ross, Dave Spencer, Chris Johnson, Tyler Buxton
Darell Wambolt and Darren Hauck. 

The Road Ahead for Canadian Professional Boxing

There is no telling how this introduction will proceed into new

posts.  But, it will depend on the old economics rule of thumb

"Supply and Demand".  The supply will be based on what

those in the sport do,  but the demand  will be based on what

others want to read.  Therefore, unlike other blogs and stories

it will be based on head counts of how many views this page

receives.  A logical minimum point should be 100 views before

we move forward.  But, for the international reach anything
less than a 1,000 spells FAILURE and will KILL the ongoing
story.  Thus, the future, like professional boxing itself, will
depend on the cruel hard world of ECONOMICS and MARKETING.

As we move beyond this first post, there will be attempt to follow
the stories of some of the active professional boxer.
http://zelleyonboxing.blogspot.ca/2011/10/paul-p-mac-mackenzie-boxing-story.html

* The above link is about one of the former amateur boxers that turned pro
in recent years and his name is PAUL MACKENZIE from Alberta and
touches on his amateur side of his boxing journey

The next Round:
* Due to the initial response in the first 24 hours of this story,  it will
continue with another page that will look at the journey of 
Adam Trupish.