2nd Annual John Bray
Free Youth Boxing Clinic!
January 28, 2009
(JAN 28) The John Bray Boxing Foundation
is holding the 2nd Annual John Bray Free Youth Boxing Clinic in an
effort to continue to help the community in preventing and combating
violence while promoting discipline and academic success among
school-age students by interfacing with local community leaders as well
as professional boxers. After holding his inaugural boxing clinic last
year, John Bray was so impressed by its success that he vowed to make it
an annual event. Although it is considered a boxing clinic, these young
kids will also listen to inspirational speakers; learn about nutrition,
life skills and attitude development!
This year, the John Bray Boxing Foundation has teamed up with the LAPD
Foothill Jeopardy Program, which is a program within the LAPD’s juvenile
division that targets children "at risk" of becoming involved in gang
activity and offers them a variety of educational and physical projects;
from tutoring to boxing. Both non-profits have arranged this Free Youth
Boxing Clinic because of the issues with kids that are of crucial
importance to the community. Children and young adults face many
temptations everyday, whether it be drugs, gangs or peer pressure. The
John Bray Boxing Foundation and Foothill Jeopardy Program want to
provide these promising young men and women with an alternative where
they can feel at home and escape the pressures they have to deal with on
a daily basis.
Everyone of all ages are welcome. We have arranged special guest
appearances by Former World Champions Gabriel and Rafael Ruelas, Former
Contender TV Series Star and current WBC CABOFE Middleweight Champion
Miguel Espino, Female Bantamweight Sensation Kaliesha “Wild Wild” West
and trainer Juan West, Flyweight Contender and 2000 Olympian Jose
Navarro, Heavyweight Contender Juan Carlos Gomez, Super Middleweight
Contender Fernando Zuniga, Light Middleweight Contender Jose Celaya,
Former Middleweight Contender Alex “the Bronx Bomber” Ramos, Former
Heavyweight Contender and Trainer Justin Fortune, Former Welterweight
Contender Randy Shields, Former Heavyweight Contender Macka Foley,
Former Heavyweight Contender Jeremy Williams and Carlos “The Cutman”
Vargas from the Reality TV Series Contender.
The 2nd Annual John Bray Free Youth Boxing Clinic is scheduled for
Saturday, February 7, 2009 from 10:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The event will take
place at the LAPD Foothill Jeopardy Facility located at 11844 Glenoaks
Boulevard in San Fernando, California.
We would like to graciously thank the following sponsors for making this
event a reality: Everlast Worldwide Inc., Glaceau Vitamin Water,
Convicted Artists.com, Visual Impact Stunt Equipment Company and the
International Stunt Association.
For additional information regarding this event and/or on the John Bray
Boxing Foundation, please visit johnbrayboxingfoundation.org or contact
Jerry Gonzalez at (559) 643-9313.
