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Rapper 50 Cent becomes boxing promoter

Rapper 50 Cent becomes boxing promoter

Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent is taking a swing at promoting boxing in Nevada. Nevada Athletic Commission executive Keith Kizer said Monday the entertainer and businessman whose real name is…

Gay boxer Orlando Cruz defeats Jorge Pazos

Gay boxer Orlando Cruz defeats Jorge Pazos

Orlando Cruz retained his WBO Latino Featherweight Championship in his first fight since revealing he is gay. Puerto Rican Cruz, 31, gained a unanimous points victory over Mexican Jorge Pazos…

Orlando Cruz: ‘I wanted to take out the thorn inside me and have peace’

Orlando Cruz: ‘I wanted to take out the thorn inside me and have peace’

The Puerto Rican, who became the first boxer to declare publicly that he was gay, explains his long and traumatic struggle against fear and prejudice and his fight to be…

Orlando Cruz to battle for title

Orlando Cruz  to battle for title

“Boxeo Telemundo” Presents the Battle for the WBO Latin Featherweight Title between Orlando “The Phenomenon” Cruz and Jorge “The Ferocious” Pazos, Friday, October 19 at 11:35 pm ET/PT, 10:35 pm…

Boxing has first openly gay competitor

Boxing has first openly gay competitor

A Puerto Rican featherweight has publicly announced he is homosexual, making him the first openly gay active boxer in history. Orlando Cruz, 18-2-1 in 21 fights, is ranked as the…

Corrie Sanders: Zimbabweans held over boxer’s murder

Corrie Sanders: Zimbabweans held over boxer’s murder

South African police have arrested three Zimbabweans in connection with the murder of former heavyweight world boxing champion Corrie Sanders. The 46-year-old South African boxer was shot during an armed…

Floyd Mayweather knocks Tiger Woods off the top of Forbes list

Floyd Mayweather knocks Tiger Woods off the top of Forbes list

Floyd Mayweather has overtaken Tiger Woods at the top of Forbes magazine’s list of the 100 highest-paid sports personalities over the past year. Boxer Mayweather, currently serving a three-month jail…

Boxer Paul Williams paralyzed in crash

Boxer Paul Williams paralyzed in crash

Paul Williams’ manager says the boxer has been paralyzed from the waist down after being involved in a motorcycle crash in the Atlanta suburbs. George Peterson told The Associated Press…

Tanzanian Boxer Strives to Win Olympic Gold

Tanzanian Boxer Strives to Win Olympic Gold

Tanzanian boxer Selemani Kidunda is among the many athletes who are hoping to win a medal at the upcoming Olympic games in London. The 28-year-old boxer, who will be competing…