Hot! Sugar Ray Leonard

Sugar Ray Leonard poses pertaining to a advertising photo through training intended for an upcoming bout, Jan. 5, 1991.

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Sugar Ray Leonard says that as a young boxer he / she ended up being sexually mistreated by an Olympic boxing coach, reported by the New York Times .

In his soon-to-be-published guide "The Big Fight: My Life In in addition to Out belonging to the Ring," Leonard explains that incident, which they says developed in a deserted car parking lot inside mid-70s. Leonard produces of which a "prominent Olympic boxing coach" within their 40s sexually assaulted him when the two seated in a vehicle talking about this forthcoming 1976 Olympics, the documents reports.

"Before I knew it, he or she possessed unzipped my trousers along with put his hand, then mouth, with a good place that has haunted me to get life. I didn't scream. I failed to check out him. I just opened your front door and also ran," Leonard writes.

The ex - champ, who does not title the coach, pronounces which he / she to begin with deemed glossing with the incident nevertheless after decided it was before imperative that you reveal, that Times reports.

"I realized I will for no reason always be free of charge except if I uncovered this whole truth, very little subject the amount that hurt," this individual writes.

According towards Times, Leonard candidly covers various other ideas while in the book, which includes his / her cocaine use, increasing upwards inside a family members of alcohol mistreatment along with home-based violence, along with fathering a new son at age 17.

Leonard, right now 55, earned the Olympic precious metal medal in 1976 in addition to visited acquire globe championships throughout five weight divisions during his / her illustrious boxing career. He has as well shown up on several TV programs, as well as this season's "Dancing With The Stars."

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Leonard declined to help brief review that will the Times, indicating he would certainly be selling his / her reserve around June.