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Cruz targets history
- Updated: November 25, 2016
Orlando Cruz will become the first openly gay boxing world champion if he defeats Terry Flanagan for the WBO lightweight title in Cardiff on Saturday.
Cruz, 35, represented Puerto Rico at the 2000 Sydney Games, turning professional thereafter.
In 2008, Cruz won the IBA Featherweight title following a unanimous decision defeat of Carlos Guevara, before El Fenomeno lost two title fights back to back.
In October 2012, Cruz became the first boxer to come out as gay while still actively fighting professionally but lost his first title bid to Orlando Salido in Las Vegas in October 2013.
Now, Cruz has his second chance to make history.
“I want to inspire the gay community by becoming a world …
