The Golden Gloves in British Columbia, Canada has been a key amateur boxing tournament since its inception in 1939. The debut Golden Gloves champions in 1939 were Wayne Morris, Alan Dunn, Phil Vickery, Erick Burnell, Bob Hickey, Henry Devine and Kenny Lindsay. The first Golden Boy was Phil Vickery. The Sun Golden Gloves Following promotion of amateur boxing in 1938, the executive of the BC Amateur Boxing Association believed it was time to start a Golden Gloves tournament. The Vancouver Sun newspaper accepted the sponsorship for the province of British Columbia. The first tournament took place in 1939. Some of the Golden Gloves Alumni (boxers) from 1939 to 2010 were: Gordon Grayson - Royal Canadian Navy heavyweight boxer Bobby Parker - 1940s boxer Tommy Symes - 1940s boxer Chester Orr - 1945 Golden Boy Art Burgess - Victoria boxer in 1946 Golden Gloves Everett Biggs - Alberni boxer 1946 Golden Gloves Eddie Haddad - 1947 Harold Mann - 1958 Jack Straza - 1959 Golden Boy Skimp Williams - two special awards in 1960 Alan Curtis - 1960 Golden Boy Mike Caird - 1960 and 1963 Freddy Fuller - 1965 Bob Kacer - 1966 Tacoma Golden Gloves featherweight champion Brian Zelley - 1967 and 1968 Dave Wylie: 1967 Diamond Boy Ray Lampkin - 1968 Golden Boy Neil Knight - 1969 Golden Boy Buzz Montour - 1970 Golden Boy Garry Serko - 1983 and 1985 Golden Gloves Champion, 1985 runner-up Golden Boy and 1985 Provincial Champion Manny Sobral - 1986 Geronimo Bie - 1988 Jack Meda Dick Findlay Dick Findlay - 1966 and 1967 BC Golden Boy and 1968 Olympic boxer Chris Ius Chris Ius - 1972 and 1976 Olympic boxer Leslie Hamilton - 1972 Olympic boxer Gordie Lawson - scored the only knockout in the 1975 BC Golden Gloves Wayne Crowe - 1976 Danny O'Sullivan - 1976 Dale Walters - 1984 Olympic bronze medal Sidney McKnight - 1976 Olympic boxer Frank Albert Scott - 1966 Commonwealth Games bronze medal Randy Elson - three time Junior Golden Boy Clary Poitras - 2006 Heavyweight Champ Shane Knox - 2006 BC Golden Boy Oliver Enns - 2008 BC Golden Boy Dylan Bishop - 2010 BC Golden Boy 1946 Golden Gloves The tournament was sponsored by The Vancouver Sun, and was held February 14 and 15, 1946 at the Hastings Park Forum, Vancouver, BC. Some of the boxers highlighted in the official program were Jimmy