LOS ANGELES,
CA – For
the ninth year,
B.
Riley FBR, Inc.
will present the
annual
“Big
Fighters, Big Cause”
Charity Boxing Night on
Wednesday, May 23 at
Loews Santa Monica
Beach Hotel. Actor
and comedian
Bill
Bellamy will
return as host of
the star-studded
exclusive event that
will feature
first-class
entertainment, four
action-packed live
fights presented by
Oscar
De La Hoya’s Golden
Boy Promotions,
and a live & silent
auction display
featuring iconic
memorabilia and
one-of-a-kind items
and experiences.
Proceeds from the
event will benefit
the
Sugar
Ray Leonard
Foundation and
their mission to
fund life-changing
research, care and
awareness for
pediatric type 1 & 2
diabetes, and to
help children live
healthier lives
through diet and
exercise.
The live fights
presented by Golden
Boy Promotions will
feature
Jousce
“Tito” Gonzalez (7-0,
7 KOs) of Glendora,
Calif. in a
six-round super
featherweight fight
and Irish pugilist
Aaron
“Silencer” McKenna (2-0,
1 KO) in a six-round
welterweight fight.
Rommel
Caballero (0-0-1)
will compete in a
four-round clash in
the 130-pound
division, while
Oscar
Acevedo (2-0)
will participate in
a four-round super
featherweight
battle.
Additionally, the
evening will honor
multi-talented
actor, comedian, and
committed
philanthropist,
Cedric
“The Entertainer” with
the
2018
Golden Glove Award.
The award in part
will acknowledge his
numerous charitable
endeavors spanning
more than 15 years,
which have enhanced
the lives of
inner-city youth and
their families
nationally. More
specifically,
in-theme with the
evening's purpose,
the Golden Glove
Award will be
presented in
recognition of
Cedric's work with
Step On Up™ - an
educational program,
developed by Pfizer
Inc. in
collaboration with
the American
Diabetes
Association,
encouraging
awareness,
proactivity, and
medical screenings
among the 29 million
people in the U.S.
living with diabetes
who also experience
diabetic nerve pain
(aka DPN - Diabetic
Peripheral
Neuropathy).
Diabetic nerve pain
is a shooting,
burning or stabbing
pain in their feet
or hands – a
condition that
affects one in five
people living with
diabetes.
Since 2014, the
charismatic funnyman
has been motivating
Americans who suffer
from these serious
conditions to step
up and talk to their
doctors and medical
professionals. “Tell
them Cedric Sent
You,” his effective
rallying call, has
found its way into
American lexicon.
Cedric's inspiration
for lending his
voice to the worthy
cause is personal in
origin, ignited when
his father, who is
living with type 2
diabetes, began
experiencing
diabetic nerve pain.
The Ninth Annual
"Big Fighters, Big
Cause" Charity
Boxing Night is
presented by
B.
Riley FBR, Inc.,
a leading investment
bank which provides
corporate finance,
research, and sales
and trading to
corporate,
institutional and
high net worth
individual clients.
A media alert with
further information
on the fight card
and attendees will
be announced in the
coming weeks. For
more information and
to purchase tickets,
please visit
http://www.sugarrayleonardfdn.org/ticket-sales.
About
Sugar Ray Leonard
Foundation
The Sugar Ray
Leonard Foundation
was established in
2009 by boxing
legend and six-time
world champion Sugar
Ray Leonard and his
wife, Bernadette.
The Sugar Ray
Leonard Foundation
is committed to
funding research and
care for pediatric
type 1 & 2 diabetes
and creates
awareness for both
diseases. The
Foundation also
strives to help
children live
healthier lives
through diet and
exercise.
Type 1 diabetes
strikes both
children and adults
at any age. It comes
on suddenly, causes
dependence on
injected or pumped
insulin for life,
and carries the
constant threat of
devastating
complications. Type
2 diabetes in
children is on the
rise, fueled largely
by the obesity
epidemic.