Orlando Cruz Fights for Title

Orlando Cruz is taking on Orlando Salido for the featherweight title in boxing.  He says he will be doing it wearing rainbw colours on his boxing trunks, his way of showing support for the gay community.  This has caused huge controversy in his home land of Puerto Rico because the design is their flag on his boxing trunks with the rainbow colours in place of the usual colours.  He says he wants to honour his country while making a statement for gay rights.  I think he will definitely succeed.

Some people are mad at me, but I don't care. I respect the Puerto Rican flag. There were no bad intentions in the design of the trunks.

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First Openly Gay Boxer

Orlando Cruz was a former Olympian and ranked fourth in the featherweight category in the World Boxing Federation.  He is now the first openly gay man in the professional boxing world.  Emile Griffith came out as bi-sexual in 2005 but his career had been over since 1977.  Go ahead, call this guy names....I dare you.

I’ve been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career, I want to be true to myself. I want to try to be the best role model I can be for kids who might look into boxing as a sport and a professional career.  I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican.  I have always been and always will be a proud gay man.

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