Sports
Sugar Ray Leonard Book Signing Saturday
The boxer visits Costco to promote his new autobiography.
Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray Leonard will be at the local Costco this Saturday afternoon to sign copies of his new autobiography "The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring."
Co-authored by Michael Arkush, the 320-page autobiography released June 6 pulls no punches as the 55-year-old former champion is candid about his many challenges both in and out of the ring. Leonard discloses for the first time in the book that he was sexually assaulted in his youth by an unnamed "prominent Olympic boxing coach" and recounts his struggles with alcohol and drugs.
"We spent tons of time on this and I wouldn't want anyone else to be my writer," Leonard told Patch. "Michael [Arkush] is terrific, he's been outstanding and we've become good friends."
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The Costco signing will be from 1 to 3 p.m. at the store located at 13463 Washington Blvd., which is in Culver City with a Marina del Rey postal designation. It is the first of five appearances Leonard will make in Southern California in the next three weeks. The complete book tour schedule is as follows:
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
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1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Costco
13463 Washington Blvd.
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
SATURDAY, JUNE 25
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
EsoWon Books
4331 Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90008
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
ESPN Zone at L.A. LIVE
1011 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Village Books
1049 Swarthmore Avenue
Pacific Palisades, CA. 90272
FRIDAY, JULY 8
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Camp Pendleton Store
Building 15100
Camp Pendleton, CA 92055
