Sugar Ray Leonard Book Signing Nears

Sugar Ray Leonard will be at Village Books on June 30 to sign copies of his new autobiography "The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring," released June 6. 

Leonard will succeed actor Gavin MacLeod as Honorary Mayor of Pacific Palisades at the Chamber of Commerce's annual Installation Dinner on Thursday evening at Riviera Country Club, not far from Leonard's home.

Co-authored by Michael Arkush, the 320-page autobiography pulls no punches as the 55-year-old retired Hall of Fame boxer is candid about his many challenges both in and out of the ring.  

"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."

The Village Books signing will be at 7:30 p.m. inside the store located at 1040 Swarthmore Avenue. It is the fourth of five book signings in Southern California over the next month. The complete book tour schedule is as follows:

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

1 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 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