Losses 4 Height 1.63 m Stance Southpaw stance Wins by KO 11 Weight 58 kg Total fights 27 | Wins 22 Role Professional Boxer Nationality Puerto Rican Name Orlando Cruz Spouse Jose Manuel | |
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Nickname(s) El Fenomeno ("The Phenomenon") Born July 1, 1981 (age 43) Yabucoa, Puerto Rico ( 1981-07-01 ) | ||
Orlando cruz vs michael franco round 1
Orlando Cruz (born July 1, 1981) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, he represented Puerto Rico at the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia.
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- Orlando cruz vs michael franco round 1
- First openly gay boxer orlando cruz ready to claim wbo title
- Career
- References
First openly gay boxer orlando cruz ready to claim wbo title
Career
Cruz made his professional debut on December 15, 2000, against Alfredo Valdez in Puerto Rico. He was undefeated until 2009, when he lost to Cornelius Lock by TKO. Cruz is currently ranked at No. 4 among featherweights by the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
On October 4, 2012, Cruz became the first boxer to come out as gay while still active professionally, stating that "I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man". He won his first fight since coming out on October 20, 2012. He was among the first class of inductees into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame on August 2, 2013.
