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BOXING
 Abbotsford is home to the Blue Corner Boxing Club, which is fully licensed and registered under the BC Amateur Boxing Association. Currently they have 15 - 20 regular members and meet at the Heritage Valley Resort on Monday to Friday from 4:30pm - 8:30pm. Training is intense and meant to prepare fighters for amateur bouts.
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BOXING ORGANIZATIONS
Abbotsford Boxing
Peter Dobson
604.855.8478
peterdobson@shaw.ca
Blue Corner Boxing Club
Ed Williams, President
604.308.7515
ryan_esau@canaccord.com
British Columbia Amateur Boxing Association
604.291.7921
boxingbc@telus.net
Canadian Amateur Boxing Association
613.238.7700
caba@boxing.ca | www.boxing.ca
ABBOTSFORD BOXING FACILITIES
Abbotsford Boxing Club
2991 Sumas Mtn. Road
fully licensed & registered | most equipment supplied by club
Twisters Gym
32470 Haida Drive - Exhibition Park
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HISTORY OF BOXING EVENTS
IN THE NEWS
ATHLETE PROFILE
Heather Parrot
 Heather Parrot, 23, is currently a student at UCFV. On top of that, she is also breaking new ground as a boxer in Abbotsford. She has been boxing for about one year, and has spent the last six months training at Abbotsford's Blue Corner Boxing. She is Blue Corner's first female competitor and the coaches are happy to be moving into Women's Boxing.
Heather recently participated at a sparring meeting in Langley and did very well against more experienced fighters. With Heather striving to do better as a boxer, her coaches are looking forward to this new boxing season. They are confident that Heather will be successful and believe that she is determined and tough.
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