JOHNNY LIRA NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT

Posted on | July 7, 2008 | 2 Comments

United States Lightweight Boxing Champion Johnny Lira is in one of the toughest fights of his life. For the past few months, unbeknownst to many other than a few family members Johnny has been a regular patient at the Walter Payton Liver Center at Chicago’s UIC.

As you know, Johnny devoted years to trying to secure a retirement and pension plan for former boxers. Through all of his efforts and connections, the plan has yet to be put in place. A fact well known and very disappointing to the people in the know… now Johnny needs more than a good cut man in his corner. He needs us, all of his friends and other members in the boxing community to give him our support.

Johnny never asked much for himself in his quest for helping his fellow boxers and political friends in their journey to becoming future champions or winners of various elective offices. In this pursuit Johnny always portrayed a man on the go and a man of vision.

On Saturday, July 19th, 2008 the Degerberg Academy is hosting a benefit for Chicago’s former Golden Gloves, AAU, CYO, and United States Lightweight Boxing Champion Johnny Lira The event is endorsed by his immediate family and is scheduled to be held at the Degerberg Academy of Martial Arts.

For additional information you can contact me at mrchiloop@aol.com or go directly to my web site www.mrchiloop.com where there is additional information on the boxing page.