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Puerto Rican Featherweight Orlando “El Olimpico” Cruz (18-2-1, 9KO), a former Olympian and the current interim WBO Latino Featherweight champion, announced October 3 that he is gay. The revelation made him the first boxer in the history of the sport to come out of the closet. It’s certainly a surprise, in a sport as primal and as violent where ‘gay’ insults are easily thrown around and aimed at any fighter who is perceived to be ducking opposition. But the 31-year-old 126-pounder looks to inspire kids like him who may be thinking about taking up professional boxing to make a living.
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