09/24/2026
We are off to Chilliwack for the BC Provincial and Bronze Gloves Championships! First up tomorrow night will be Josh and Adam. Thanks so much to Jason Peters for another amazing media write up:
On Friday night in Chilliwack, Josh Greenwood will step back into the ring for his first fight in more than six months. After overcoming a nagging hand injury, and now feeling stronger than ever, the 19-year-old member of Inner City Boxing PG is counting down the hours until his return.
And if everything goes well, he could be a provincial champion by the end of the weekend.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been in there but I’ve healed up so I’m really excited to get back in there,” Greenwood said after a training session at Inner City this week.
Greenwood is competing in the Boxing B.C. provincials in the 70-kilogram elite division. He’ll be fighting for the first time since March 18 in Calgary when he lost in his debut appearance at nationals to Jackson Cook of Ontario.
Greenwood’s Friday opponent is Kashtin Charlie of Burns Lake.
“He’s been in the game for just as long as me and he works hard,” Greenwood said. “Obviously I’m taking him very seriously but I believe in my abilities. It’ll be a good fight for me to move into the second match.”
A victory against Charlie would qualify Greenwood for a Saturday semifinal, with the winner of that bout advancing to a Sunday final.
After taking some time to rest and recover since March, Greenwood has been ramping up his training lately. He’s been working closely with original Inner City coach Bob Pegues – who has been in Prince George from his home in Quebec – and he also had the chance to participate in a high-level camp at the club at the end of August. He has added a ton of muscle to his frame and is punching harder and faster than ever.
“When you have a little break from boxing, the fire comes back,” said Inner City coach Jag Seehra. “We weren’t expecting him to go to provincials but the fire awoke in him after the training camp. We’ve seen how strong he’s looking.”
Torin Edmonds of Nelson is the current B.C. champion in the 70kg weight class and will likely be in Greenwood’s path.
“Anything can happen,” Seehra said. “Josh has worked hard, trained hard, and he’s ready to go.”
Inner City fighters Thunder Innis and Melissa O’Flynn are also on the provincial card this weekend, while Adam Young and Canaan Woodrow will compete in the B.C. Bronze Gloves portion of the event.
The 17-year-old Innis is fresh off a Boxing Canada training camp in Montreal, so he’s more than ready for his shot at a provincial title.
“It was an unreal experience being in that environment with so many other fighters – looking around and seeing these top-tier, high-level fighters,” he said. “I know for sure I turned some heads. They threw me in there with people who had three times the experience as me and I held my own every time.
“It lit something different in me. I’m an ultra-competitive person and I always want to be better than the person next to me. I’m always pushing in every aspect, and seeing all these fighters, I was like, “Man, I want to be this good.’”
At provincials, Innis is in the 80kg elite division and has just one opponent, Damian Lepsis of Cranbrook. The two of them will square off on Sunday.
“I’m really pumped,” Innis said. “This is my first provincials, and I’m going to be a champion. I can’t wait.”
Lepsis and Innis had a chance to spar each other at the Inner City camp at the end of August.
“It’ll be a challenge in its own way this weekend but we’re just looking for Thunder to do what Thunder does,” Seehra said. “I know his confidence is high.”
O’Flynn will also have just one boxer between her and a provincial championship. In a rematch from last year’s tournament, the 31-year-old from Quesnel will battle Camille Walker of Kelowna on Sunday. Walker won by a split decision last year, and O’Flynn has done everything possible since then to find another level as a fighter.
“This is the best I’ve ever seen Melissa look in the years that I’ve known her,” Seehra said. “We’ve had a full cycle with her now and she has really dedicated herself. Bob has been working with her too, and all the pieces are coming together for her – her footwork, her strength, her conditioning. Everything is falling into place.”
Meanwhile, in the Bronze Gloves tournament, the 15-year-old Young will have to win three fights in three days to claim a championship. He’s in the 66-70kg junior C division and will open on Friday night against Arman Kahlon of Abbotsford.
Young hasn’t had a real bout since January when he took a loss in Medicine Hat at the Alberta Silver Gloves. He’s been going through a growth spurt and now stands six-foot-two, with a wingspan to match. He’ll be looking to use his new height and reach to his advantage this weekend.
“It’s made me better,” he said. “I’ve learned to use my range. I’ve got long arms to keep people away from me and make it my fight, know where I want to go.”
Seehra calls Young one of Inner City’s most skilled boxers.
“I’m super-excited about Adam right now,” Seehra said. “I’m really looking forward to him showing his true potential. Coming back from the Silver Gloves last year, we had a sit-down with him and told him what he needed to work on in the ring and outside the ring and he really took it to heart. I’m really excited about how he’s going to perform.”
As for the 18-year-old Woodrow, he’s in the 55-60kg youth category. He has a first-round bye and will face either Illia Gordiy or Ayden Boparai in a Saturday semifinal.
“He’s so determined and so hungry,” Seehra said of Woodrow. “And he’s been working with Bob, working on his footwork and the boxing. He’s naturally so aggressive. He doesn’t need to go and find that, he’s already dialed in, so I’m looking forward to him showing what he’s been working on for the last few months now.”
