Boxing coaches Jimmy Neill, pictured above, and Larry Darbyson, will be remembered at a fight card Friday at the Merritton Community Centre.

Two Niagara boxing coaching legends will be honoured this Friday when the St. Catharines Boxing Club hosts its 28th Annual McGibbon Gloves Friday at the Merritton Community Centre.

The night will include a dedication to former coaches Jimmy Neill and Larry Darbyson who both recently passed away.

Neill, who started boxing in his native Ireland and competed for the British Army, had more than 350 amateur fights and boxed until he was almost 40.

When his boxing career was over, he started the Port Dalhousie Boxing Club. He found a space above the Port Dalhousie Legion and received permission to run a boxing club there.

He coached for more than 20 years at the club and produced several outstanding boxers, including Frenchy Langlois, Dave Morris, Eddie O’Brien, Mike Gorman, Danny Barber, Danny Fionne and Jerry Friesen.

Neill also shared his boxing knowledge with other clubs in Niagara.

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