Featherweight boxer Orlando Cruz, who came out of the closet several weeks ago, won his first match as an openly gay boxer Friday night in Kissimmee, Fla. He beat Jorge Pazos by unanimous decision. From ESPN: “That was my moment, my opportunity, my event,” Cruz said Friday night after the bout, his mother, Dominga Torres-Rivera, […]
By Cyd Zeigler | October 20, 2012Putting “Justin Bieber” and “boxing” in the same sentence really seems odd, but the pop star is testing out a new image in a strange video he did for Complex magazine. In it, Bieber gets all bloody as he dukes it out with a couple of (rather hot) dudes in an L.A. boxing gym. It […]
By Jim Buzinski | March 19, 2012How far will some athletes go to succeed in their sport? Pretty far. For boxer Juan Manuel Marquez, drinking his own urine has become part of his training routine. HBO is documenting his training on film as he prepares for the biggest fight of his career, on Sept. 19 against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Will it […]
By Cyd Zeigler | September 9, 2009