Joe Mason

Hall of Fame

1970 marked the year Joe Mason picked up some gloves, stepped into the ring and punched his way to a successful boxing career under coach Art Fry.

He entered many events including the 1975, ‘76 and ‘77  Northwestern Canadian Boxing Championships (winning silver, gold and then bronze), the 1980 Fraser Valley Native Championships — where was was crowned the champion, a feat he repeated at the 1980 and ‘81 Palmer Boxing Tournament and 1981 Mission BC Boxing Tournament, and at the 1981 and ‘82 BC Golden Gloves competition he placed as the senior winner and then the senior runner-up.

Joe was the Yukon Amateur Boxing Champion (1970, ‘71, ‘73, ‘78 and 1984), the Yukon Amateur Boxing Athlete of the Year (1977, 1980, 1981, 1983) and received the Tom Long Box Medal three times (1974, 1980 and ‘82) and the Government Award of Excellence (1981 and ‘83).

Joe Mason gave back to the sport he loved and coached from 1980 through 1984.