John Flor and Ouisie Shapiro wre about Orlando Cz, who hop to bee the first openly gay world champn the sport.
Contents:
- ORLANDO CZ FIGHTS TO BEE BOXG’S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHAMPN
- ORLANDO CZ: BOXER DREAMS OF BEG FIRST OPENLY GAY WORLD CHAMPN
- OPENLY GAY BOXER YAF MACK FIGHTS HOMOPHOBE
- ORLANDO CZ: THE GAY BOXER WHO IS BREAKG BARRIERS
- PUERTO RIN ORLANDO CZ IS FIRST OPENLY GAY BOXER
- ORLANDO CZ BE BOXG'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN
- ATRALIAN FIGHTS HOMOPHOBIA SPORT WH WORLD GAY BOXG CHAMPNSHIPS
ORLANDO CZ FIGHTS TO BEE BOXG’S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHAMPN
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When the boxer Orlando Cz issued a prs release on October 3, 2012, announcg to the world that he is gay, a strange thg happened: nothg. He is also boxg’s first openly gay profsnal fighter, and he is eager to bee s first openly gay world champn.
Both of his parents attend their son’s weddg to his longtime partner, José Manuel Colón, an timate gatherg that took place 2013, Central Jul Serrano, a well-known gay activist who, like Cz, is om Puerto Ri, helped facilate Cz’s announcement 2012.
ORLANDO CZ: BOXER DREAMS OF BEG FIRST OPENLY GAY WORLD CHAMPN
The world's only openly gay boxer, Orlando Cz nonts stereotyp and ph for clivy boxg, fearg the sport may lag behd. * openly gay boxer *
I have always been and always will be a proud gay man.
OPENLY GAY BOXER YAF MACK FIGHTS HOMOPHOBE
Orlando Cz will create history by beg the first openly gay boxg world champn should he feat Terry Flanagan on Saturday. * openly gay boxer *
”Serrano, speakg om his office San Juan, said that he saw Cz’s g out as helpg to dispel two myths: that Latos are homophobic, and that the ultra-macho sport of boxg has no place for a gay fighter. Griffh is probably bt known for his 1962 fight agast the Cuban welterweight Benny Paret: after endurg anti-gay slurs om Paret at the weigh- before the fight, he unleashed his fury the rg, knockg Paret unnsc.
When he steps to the rg at Motorpot Arena, Cardiff, Wal, he expects to see symbols of gay pri, which fans have begun wavg at his fights, to cheer him on. In a sport historilly fed by toughns and masculy, boxg has long grappled wh the stigma surroundg homosexualy.
ORLANDO CZ: THE GAY BOXER WHO IS BREAKG BARRIERS
The fight for equal rights turned physil a Philalphia barber shop earlier this week when openly gay boxer Yaf Mack cid to stand up to a man who had been attackg him onle. * openly gay boxer *
While progrs has been ma other sports, boxg has seen few openly gay male athlet.
PUERTO RIN ORLANDO CZ IS FIRST OPENLY GAY BOXER
Puerto Rin n make history by beg the first openly gay world champn on Saturday. He tells Steve Bunce about g out the macho world of boxg * openly gay boxer *
This environment has created a signifint barrier for gay men to openly exprs their sexual orientatn.
The srcy of openly gay boxers throughout history highlights the endurg challeng faced by athlet who do not f wh tradnal expectatns. However, Orlando Cz, the sole openly gay boxer the sport today, ntu to challenge nventns and advot for cln.
ORLANDO CZ BE BOXG'S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAN
Orlando Cz emerged as a trailblazer when he me out as gay 2012, beg the first publicly gay male boxer. Now, eleven years later, he stands as a solary figure wh the sport, fightg for clivy and support for gay fighters.
While progrs has been ma other sports wh athlet g out as gay and servg as spiratns for others, Cz fears that boxg is laggg behd and that young men, particular, will endure the nsequenc.
ATRALIAN FIGHTS HOMOPHOBIA SPORT WH WORLD GAY BOXG CHAMPNSHIPS
Thankfully we are begng to see athlet om other sports e out as gay and act as spiratn for others to follow, but I fear that boxg will be left behd and young men, specifilly, will suffer.