Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Brandon Cook, Canadian boxer

DurhamRegion Article: Ajax's Brandon Cook ready for eighth professional fight

THE BRANDON COOK BOXING JOURNEY\

Fight eight was another win for Brandon and that was followed up
by win number nine, and he is expected to see action again in the near future.

Friday, March 15, 2013

BUTE vs PASCAL

LUCIAN BUTE VS JEAN PASCA:  by Brian Zelley

Expectations for a super fight are on the table with a proposed
Lucian Bute VS Jean Pascal bout to take place before the summer of 2013.

Nathan Millier : Canadian Professional Boxer

NATHAN MILLIER, a Canadian Boxer

Nathan Millier : Boxer
(boxing record as recorded in Box Rec)

Nathan made his pro debut in June of 2010,
but has had only a few bouts over these years.
It becomes difficult to assess his future in the
sport of boxing, but maybe he will continue 
the journey in 2013.

THE PRO DEBUT:
The pro debut took place in June 2010 against
another starter in Moncton, New Brunswick
against one Josh Smith.   For Smith this appears 
to be his only pro bout.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

The "Fight News Canada" site

The "Fight News Canada" boxing site:

http://www.fightnews.ca/home.cfm

The "Fight News Canada" group have been operating since 2004
with the claim: "Fight News Canada has been the proud voice
of boxing in Canada for over nine years."

One interesting recent news flash was about Tyson Fury and Gerry Cooney
being guests of honour at Montreal's annual "
"Irishman of the year breakfast"

The "Canadian Boxiana" story

A BOXING SITE with a CANADIAN FOCUS

http://canadianboxiana.com/

RECENT STORIES:

"Turpish Talks About His Upcomming Fight in BC"and
"Mikael Zewski Returns April 13 in New York"

Old Stuff:
Some good old stories are splashed throughout the site, such as
one by Darren Hauck  with the title:
"Alberta Professional Boxing Spotlight: Coach Doug Bolianatz.

Boxer of the week:
* An interesting idea is having a "boxer of the week", so far
there have been various names such as Steve Claggett AND
Brandon Brewer.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Pier Olivier Cote : Canadian Boxer

PIER OLIVIER COTE by Brian Zelley

(Photo appeared in "La Soleil"
with a story by Carl Tardif.







It was November 2011 when Dave Spencer
wrote the story with the following headline:
"Cote destroys Teron"
* at the time Pier Olivier Cote was described
as a rising Canadian boxing star.  And, the
boxing journey continues.

Pier Olivier Cote : Boxer

2008 Prospect Of The Year

* It was 2008, when Pier was voted by Fight News
"Prospect of the year".  And from 2008 to 2011, he
would continue to rack-up victories.

It was 2011, when Cote would defeat Teron by a KO
to earn the vacant IBF Inter-Continental title.

*  A year later, Cote travelled to England  to 
score another victory inside the distance with
a victory over Mark Lloyd in Nottingham.

Beyond Nottingham, England

Not much has been done by Cote since is victory
in England, but with a winning recored, it would
be interesting to see Cote back in the thick of the
ring action.


Thursday, March 7, 2013

Selling the CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL BOXING brand












SELLING THE STORY ONE PAGE AT A TIME:

It takes many hands to pull the Canadian Professional
Boxing rope forward and higher.  It is hoped that
this site and the site 2013 Canadian Professional Boxing
will serve in a positive way to highlight the Canadian
boxing story beyond the gym and the ringside chatter.
To recogonize the boxers, trainers, mnagers and athe
promoters, they need to be accepted and given the
chance to participate in not only their individual journey
but to share in the stories of others such as an
ADAM TRUPISH sounding the bugle for the beginnine 
of the PAUL MACKENZIE pro journey. Or, P-mac
being a supporter on ARASH USMANEE's fan site. 




BC Amateur Boxing Hall of Fame - 2013 nominees and 2010 to 2012 inductees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVkDO9Wyr-0

Includes some active folks involved in Professional boxing
over the past couple of years:
Jeannine Garside, Mandy Lapointe, Donnie Orr
Michael Olajide, Matt O'Brien and Manny Sobral.
Also, mentions ANDREW KOONER and TROY ROSS.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Sebastien Bouchard : Canadian Boxer

THE EARLY YEARS OF HIS PRO JOURNEY: by brian zelley
Sebastien Bouchard : Boxer

* Sebastien has had only a few pro fights in 2011 and 2012,
but he has two lineded-up for March in Montreal and Quebec City.
Depending on the results of those two bouts if they come to pass
will give us a clearer picture of which direction his pro journey
will take him.

With action in Quebec, one should expect positive results in 
future years, so time will tell.

Stuart McLellan : Boxer

The Williams Lake Warrior: by brian zelley




















Stuart McLellan : Boxer

Stuart McLellan begins the journey

Stuart is a Williams Lake boxer who is the brother
of Professional boxer Roberto McLellan.  Both Stuart and Roberto
began as amateurs with the Williams Lake Boxing Club.  

It all began in 2007, and Stuart made his start at the River Rock Casino
in Richmond, BC  in a four rounder.  Some other boxers on the card
were Egerton Marcus, Andy Mavros, Kevin Reynolds, 
Shane Andreesen and Darryl Flint.

In 2007, Stuart would have two more bouts at River Rock, but
in 2008 he would be showcased in Williams Lake in a home town
professional boxing card at the Williams Lake arena along with his
brother Roberto.  Also, one of the judges was former boxer Lance Gray
making his debut as a professional boxing judge.  Lance would follow
up with another assignment in Williams Lake in 2009 in a card which 
included boxing brothers Roberto and Stuart McLellan.

Then would come a bout at the Roll-A-Dome in Prince George, and
later a couple of bouts in Calgary, Alberta and Medicine Hat.

A Shot for the Vacant Title:

It would take place in New Brunswick on September 10, 2011 when
the Williams Lake warrior Stuart McLellan would get a shot at the vacant
Canadian middleweight title.  That bout ended in a draw.

The professional boxing journey of Stuart McLellan continues.




Brandon Cook : Boxer

Brandon Cook : Boxer

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Denton Daley : Canadian Boxer

DENTON DAILEY ROAD TO GLORY: 


By: Brian Zelley

Denton Daley : Boxer
The professions journey all began in 2010.
On January 16th. of that year, Denton would
make his professioanl debut a success with a
victory over Irving Chestnut at the Hershey Centre

The journey would continue with great success
that would lead him to an NABF title shot.  That
bout would take place on March 4, 2013 with a
victory over Richard Hall in Toronto.


The Amateur Journey

Making a name in Ontario amateur boxing.


Mikael Zewski : Canadian Boxer

"Z-MAN" ZEWSKI"

by Brian Zelley


Mikael Zewski : Boxer  Ring Record by Box rec


Those Amateur Years







                                            (AIBA phoo for the World Championships)

The Pro Boxing Journey of Zewski:

It all began in 2010 with a victory over
Kelvin Kibler and ended when referee Brian Stutts
stopped the bout in the third round in Zewski's
professional boxing debut.

In 2010, five more bouts would follow with
positive results.  and the boxing journey 
would continue including his last bout in 2012
was a first round knockout over boxer
Cesar Chavez in Montreal. 


Monday, March 4, 2013

Noel Harding : Canadian Boxer

Brandon's own Noel Harding's Pro Debut:  by Brian Zelley
Noel Harding : Boxer
Noel and members of the
Brandon Boxing Club
were there to support
Michael Strange in his
boxrun from 
Thunder Bay to
Victoria.












THE BRANDON BOXING CLUB
*Noel Harding is the force behind the Brandon Boxing Club in Manitoba.
Although he has had only one listed professional boxing match, his involvement
with the Brandon club is a positive achievement that keeps the door open for
future boxers in Bradon, Manitoba.

Rory Coveney : Boxer

Rory Coveney : Boxer

Luke Moore : Boxer

Luke Moore : Boxer

OPPORTUNITY AND ACTIVITY vs CONVENIENCE

THE ROAD AHEAD: by Brian Zelley

Effective promotions of Professional boxing in Western Canaada:

"Vast vision must improve our sight" - Opportunity vs Convenience
* There are many schools of thought about effective and efficient promotion 

of professional boxing with two clear paths for the future:

The Pro-Am shows vs Opportunity for the prelim boxers.

There are likely advantages and disadvantages for both means of selling
the product.  But, what is the right path for the future of professional 
boxing?  In my opinion, the pro-am card is a sell-out to those prelim
boxers that are just starting on the professional boxing journey.


Sunday, March 3, 2013

Benoit Gaudet : Boxer

Benoit Gaudet's Boxing Journey: by brian zelley




Benoit Gaudet : Boxer
Professional boxing record of Benoit Gaudet

BENOIT's Amateur Boxing Journey

For Benoit Gaudet, the highlight of his amateur story
would likely be his part on the 2004 Canadian 
Olympic team.

The 2004 Canadian Olympic Boxing Team:





Andrew Kooner

Benoit Gaudet

Adam Trupish

Jean Pascal

Trevor Stewardson




Benoit's Professional Boxing Journey:

The journey would begin in 2005 with a four round
victory over Richard Pitt in Quebec City.

Amy Johnson : Boxer

Amy Johnson : Boxer
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Pro debut: January 2003 ended in a draw with Katie Schiller.
Over a ten year period the number of bouts has been restricted to about a dozen
bouts with periods of inactivity.



Arash Usmanee : Boxer

Arash Usmanee : Boxer
above link - boxing record.

http://www.clubdeboxe.org/arashusmanee/biography.html
A short biography of Arash and his arrival in Canada
to Red Deer, Alberta before he joined amateur boxing.
And, then he turned pro for a new journey with help
from a variety of folks. 

The pro journey of Arash Usmanee 

It all began in 2009 with a first round knockout
in Edmonton after a long amateur journey.
Between 2009 to December 2012, Arash would
rack-up 20 straight wins.

Adonis Stevenson : Boxer

Adonis Stevenson : Boxer
* above link to boxing record

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

FRANK WHITE : Canadian Boxer

FRANK WHITE, A Popular Canadian Boxer:  By Brian Zelley

                                 (photo: by Iain Colpitts, "The Northhumberland News")

Frank White : Boxer
* The above link is to the record according to Boxrec which includes 
his recent fight which was a victory in New Brunswick.

One can always be sure that Frank will always be in the fight and will
always be a crowd pleaser for his effort.

Th pro boxing journey of Frank White:

Looking back, the beginning of the story takes place in 2006 
when he made his pro debut in Boston in a four rounderwhich 
did not have any high profile boxers, but for Sarnia's Frank White 
it was the beginning.

Between 2006 and 2008, Frank would lose a couple of bouts along
the way to Kevin Reynolds and Ryan  Henney.  But then would come
 his shot at a Canadian title. 

It was 2008, in Edmonton when he won the decision over Ryan Henney
 and the Canadian cruiserweight title.  But, in 2010 at Edmonton it 
would be Henny that would win the decision and the title over Frank White. 
That loss was followed by more in 2011 and 2012, but on March 2, 2013
a new year and a new Frank White would arrive in Moncton to prove
that the popular Frank White is still in the fight with a nice victory over
Sandy Robb who came into the fight undefeated in ten or so fights.

The Frank White boxing journey continues:  June 15, 2013

* Frank faces Sandy Robb and wins in Moncton.


ROSS and HAUCK and the Boxing News

A story by G M Ross and reference by Darren Hauck
When will Tye "Big Sky" Fields Get His Canadian Title Shot
the above is one of many stories.

Two of the many folks involved in telling the stories
in some of the boxing news sites.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

ROBERTO MCLELLAN, the Williams Lake warrior

THE ROBERTO MCLELLAN BOXING JOURNEY: by brian zelley
BCLocalNews.com - Local wins Canadian boxing title
*The above link tells part of the Roberto McLellan boxing story,
It tells of his victory over Anthony Lessard to win a title,
but the journey continues on March 2, 2013 when he faces
the seasoned Fitz Vanderpool.

To begin Roberto's pro boxing journey, we must step back in time
to Octber 27, 2007 when he made his pro debut in a four rounder
against Tyler Jackson and earned the decision.  Also on the card
was his brother Stuart McLellan.













THE LAST FIGHT: March 2, 2013
* Well Roberto's bout with FITZ VANDERPOOL would end with
the veteran Vanderpool getting the decision.

TYLER ASSELSTINE: Canadian boxer

THE TYLER ASSELSTINE BOXING JOURNEY:

By Brian Zelley


(Boxrec link to record_
Tyler Asselstine : Boxer

Tyler had an interesting amateur
journey and one of his last events
in amateur boxing was an 
international bout against Ireland
in the 2010 "Ken Goff Memorial"
in Regina, Saskatchewan.

His pro debut would take place
the following October 2010.










The Canadians:
Tyler Asselstine Alex Rynn Colin Fish
Samir El Mais and Didier Bence.  


The Professions boxing journey begins:
















Tyler would make his pro debut in October 2010
and win his first 12 bouts including his 12th bout
on December 12, 2012 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.
In February, Asselstine would face Montreal boxer
Baha Laham in a ten rounder at the Bell Centre
in Montreal.  Despite Quebec based officials,
the bout ended as a split decision for Laham.

Tyler Asselstine has signed a long term promotional
agreement with Hennessy Sports (Canada) under
the direction of Adam Harris and others.  Hennessy
is an English based organization that branched out
to Canada in 2006.  Tyler is trained by Eric Belanger.

Friday, March 1, 2013

FACES ON THE WALL for 2013




One of the many faces is Jean Pascal

 JUNIOR MOAR











MCGUINNESS                     STEVE ROLLS

Names In The News: for Canadian Boxing
http://blog.canadianboxiana.com/
The above site covers Canadian boxing news as it happens.

Some recent stories on the site or linked stories on the site
include some background stuff of the soon to be
Fitz Vanderpool vs Roberto McLellan bout.

McLellan is from Williams Lake, BC and is expected to have
his brother Stuart assisting in the corner when the bout starts.

Also, stories on Steve Franjic, Steve Claggett and Ibrahim Kamal.

http://canboxbwz.blogspot.ca/
The most recent story on the above blog covers:
SHANE "The Comeback Kid" ANDREESEN

Logan McGuinness : Canadian Boxer

THE LOGAN MCGUINNESS STORY

by Brian W. Zelley
In this detailed story for
Canadian Professional Boxing
Logan Cotton McGuinness
is one of the top of the ratings
boxers that has demonstrated
excellence inside the ring
after the opening bell.


Logan McGuinness : Boxer
* A link to the record  from the beginning to the end of 2012.
It would all begin in 2008 when Logan would
win a fourth round decision over J. Ivanovs
in Limerick, Ireland.  But, it would be the
second fight that would set the stage for 
future fireworks.  In that bout in Alberta,
Logan Cotton McGuiness would score a first
round stoppage.

Fast forward to 2010, and Logan would win
the North American Boxing lightweight title
with a convincing 2nd round stoppage of
Buzz Grant. 

In his latest fight in December 2012 at the Bell 

Centre, Logan would retain the super featherweight
NABA title with a victory over Manuel Reyes.

A Background Story by Lou Eisen

http://touchinggloves.blogspot.ca/2012/04/man-on-mission-logan-cotton-mcguinness.html
Lou looks ahead to the next big fight, then takes us back to
some past action including some of his great wins.  Then
connects to greats of the past such power punching
Canadian boxer ART HAFEY.  Lou also brings up
two of the important qualities of effective punching
being balance and leverage. 

                            (L1quid, promo shot of Logan)

CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL BOXING - the here and now - Blogs - Boxing Forums

CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL BOXING - the here and now - Blogs - Boxing Forums

NCC one road for the future of Canadian boxing

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS of CANADA

http://www.ncccanada.com/

The Leaders at the front and centre:
Ed Pearson, Orest Zmyndak, Brian Caines and Tim Dunlap

The Champions:
Nevin Pajkic - Ryab Henney - Junior Moar - Samuel Vargas - Tyson Canve
and Sara Pucek.

Some of the Boxers In The Fight:

Ali Monsour - Ali Nestor Charles - Anthony Russell - Arash Usmanee
Andy Mavros -  Andrew Gardiner - Denton Daley - Didier Bence 
Erick Barrack - Fitz Vanderpool - Frank White - Ibrahim Kamal 
Jason de Laronde - Jason Douglas - Kevin Bizier - Kevin Lavaleee  
Kyle McNeil - Logan McGuinness - Michael Gadbois - Michael Walchuk
Michel Zewski - Matt O'Brien - Oscar Rival - Raymond Olubuwale
Rory Coveney - Stephen Boyd - Steve Claggett - Stuart McLelllan
Sylvera Luis - Tyler Asseltine .

Matt O'Brien:  a professional boxer from British Columbia

A young Matt O'Brien with 
Oscar de la Hoya.







* a young Matt O'Brien,
with the Campbell River Eagles 
boxing coach George Shels,















MATT O'BRIEN, Canadian Professiolal Boxer

























THE STORY CONTINUES WITH NCC

March memories is a recent update:
It takes us from Junior Moar  in 2011 to
the 1967 title bout between BILLY MCGRANDLE
vs LES GILLIS and other names in=between such 
as Dave and Alex Hilton, Otis Grant, and then there
was Danny Stonewalker.







STEVE ROLLS and COLIN FISH

Mississauga Article: Boxers crowned national champs
Two of the boxers mentioned include STEVE ROLLS and COLIN FISH,
each were expected to make the 2010 Canadian Commonwealth Games
Boxing team but circumstances  put the breaks on that journey for both.
Steve is now rolling along a a Canadian professional boxer, but whatever
happened to the boxing journey of Colin Fish is an open ended question?

So whatever became of Colin Fish 
after 2010?










STEVE ROLLS
Steve keeps rolling along  down
the boxing highway.
His pro debut tok place in 2011
in Edmonton where he won
 a 4-rounder over  Paul Bzdel.