Former boxer plans to use pension to fund backyard gym

Hector Lizarraga qualified for the California Professional Boxers’ Pension Plan. It’s the nation’s only state-administered retirement plan for fighters. He’s using the money to invest in his backyard gym.

By Steve Saldivar

and Diego Medrano

May 9, 2023 5:17 PM PT

California

Steve Saldivar

Steve Saldivar is a former video journalist at the Los Angeles Times.

Diego Medrano

Diego Medrano is a former video editor for the Los Angeles Times who has also written and shot photos for the Calendar and Saturday sections. He graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a bachelor’s in English and communications with an emphasis on radio, TV and film.