THE EMERALD GLOVES

 EMERALD GLOVES:  By Brian Zelley

HISTORY
The first Emerald Gloves boxing tournament took place at the
VANCOUVER COLLEGE gym in 1951 and was founded by
BROTHER A C O'GRADY.  The first Emerald Boy was MEL JACOBS.
The first double Emerald Boy was JIMMY WALTERS in 1952 and 1953.

                   Jimmy Walters - Two Time Emerald Boy - 1952 and 1953

1961 Tournament at the Vancouver College was an extended affair.
Emerald Boy FREDDY FULLER defeated two opponents on the first 
night of action then in the finals he earned a hard fought victory over 
Hastings PAT O'REILLY.

                                  (photo courtesy of Freddy Fuller)

From 1965 to 1969, the annual tournament was hosted by the
EAST VANCOUVER OPTIMISTS BOXING CLUB.

In 1980, the tournament was held in Aldergrove and one of the top juniors
was Victoria boxer CLIFF BALLENDINE a three time Junior Golden Boy.

1984 Emerald Gloves was held at the Boxing Training Centre in Burnaby
and hosted by the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Association on
November 17th.  The bouts consisted of open junior boxers and novice 
intermediate (Youth) boxers.

1984 Emerald Boy was TROY TAYLOR of Queensborough club.
The runner-up Emerald Boy was TONY DUFFY of the Sunshine club
following his victory over Victoria boxer PAUL DELUCA.

2011 BC EMERALD GLOVES

The Friday activity will be followed-up by action on the Saturday.