Rep. Raul Ruiz honors Coachella boxing legend Lee Espinoza

Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. honored local boxing legend Librado "Lee" Espinoza at the Coachella Valley Boxing Club today.   A crowd gathered to hon...

August 23, 2022
4:36 AM

Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. honored local boxing legend Librado "Lee" Espinoza at the Coachella Valley Boxing Club today.   A crowd gathered to honor Lee Espinoza, who is known as Coachella's own "godfather of boxing", as the Hall of Fame inductee received a Congressional Record of his life story from Congressman Ruiz, MD. Lee Espinoza is the owner of the Coachella Valley Boxing Club and has trained many boxing stars including Pancho Segura and Sandra Yard, over his 40 year career span. For his contributions to the sport, Espinoza has been inducted into the West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame and the California Boxing Hall of Fame.

Tatum Larsen