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Sugar Ray Leonard to sign copies of bombshell book

By Johnny Edwards
May 31, 2011

Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard will sign copies of his new book, "The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring," on June 11 at Atlanta's West End branch library. The book as generated publicity because, in it, Leonard says he was sexually abused as a teenager by an unnamed, "prominent" Olympic coach. Leonard also describes his drug and alcohol abuse.

"The Big Fight," written with Michael Arkush, goes on sale this month. The signing will start at noon at 525 Peeples St., S.W., Atlanta. Information: 404-752-8740.

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