18th Annual Fight for Life Charity Boxing Event Benefitting the City of Hope

What:
Fight for Life

When:
Friday, December 2, 2011
Doors will open at 6 p.m.
Boxing matches will begin at 7p.m.

Where:
Quiet Cannon
901 North Via San Clemente
Montebello, CA  90640

Who:
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Why:
In 1994, deputies from the Los AngelesCounty Sheriff’s Department (LASD) were working patrol in East Los Angeles when they met a young boy stricken with cancer. The deputies were so inspired by their new young friend that they brought together the law enforcement community and their passion for boxing to raise money for him and his family, ultimately improving their quality of life.  Since then, police officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and deputies from the LASD have been raising money to benefit people stricken with life-threatening diseases and illnesses through the competitive Fight for Life boxing charity event.  To date, the Fight for Life has raised nearly $1 million for the City of Hope.

Contact:
For more information, please contact LAPD Media Relations Section at 213-486-5910, or LASD Public Information Officer Nicole Nishidaat 323-810-1973. You may also call the Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau at 323-267-4800.