Rodney King says boxing is keeping him sober

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Rodney King says boxing is keeping him sober

By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Nov 6, 2009 at 4:39 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 6, 2009 at 4:39 PM EST

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Rodney King says boxing is helping him
stay sober.

King, whose 1991 video taped beating by Los Angeles police
helped spark South Central riots a year later, is among a group of
D-list celebrities barnstorming the country as part of the
Celebrity Boxing Federation.

He and former major league baseball player and steroid user Jose
Canseco headline a card Friday night at a Springfield hotel.

King will be fighting former basketball player, Derek MacIntosh.
Canseco will be up against local amateur boxer Todd Poulton.

King says he decided to get involved in these exhibitions to
make some money, stay in shape and stay sober. He's hoping
eventually to get a match with Laurence Powell, one of the police
officers involved in his beating.

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