Victoria’s New Boxing Gym Offers Introduction to the Sweet Science

Victoria’s Capital City Boxing has teamed up with local veteran boxing coach and president of the Greater Victoria Amateur Boxing Association, Chris Jones, to start a new amateur boxing program out of the gym.

“This will be the only Amateur Program running out of the City of Victoria right now although there is one in the western community,” says Sandy Ibrahim, owner of Capital City Boxing. “I’m thrilled to have Chris’ expertise head up the team and look forward to a great year. Chris and I come from pretty different backgrounds, but we are both excited about how well we work together.” Jones, who is in his 60’s, started boxing in his teens and Ibrahim, 40, took it up 5 years ago training out of Cappy’s Gym in Seattle. “We look forward to developing a team of boxers that can compete with other Island boxing clubs as well as those elsewhere in B.C.” Read more

Extreme Sports in Supposedly Sleepy, Laid-Back Victoria BC

Anyone who believes that Victoria is for the “newly wed and nearly dead” should spend some time with Jayson Biggins of Vancouver Island Paragliding, based right in Fairfield. He’ll take you out to Dallas Road on a windy Saturday to watch the paragliders as they bank and weave their way to a soft beach landing – quite literally on a wing and a prayer. Read more