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A few fight and fighter updates: • Former middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., whose first fight since losing his belt to Sergio Martinez and subsequent suspension for testing positive for marijuana after the fight was being pl...

Labeled a boring fighter who didn't deserve last June's split-decision win over Manny Pacquiao, Timothy Bradley Jr. threw caution to the wind Saturday and battled heavy-handed Ruslan Provodnikov for a tight decision win.

Orlando Cruz made good Friday night his aspiration of being No. 1 in line for Mikey Garcia's WBO featherweight championship.

The fact that Orlando Cruz was mentioned by featherweight titlist Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia's group as a possible future opponent is something that greatly pleases the top challenger. But it isn't Garcia's name that has been on Cruz's mind latel...

Other than a little facial bruising following surgery to repair his busted nose, newly crowned featherweight titlist Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia is feeling and sounding good. Garcia suffered the broken nose just before the end of the eighth round ...

There are two kinds of year-end awards: the ones that matter, and the ones you're about to read. First, an acknowledgement: Boxing is a deadly serious sport, and just for having the guts to step into the ring, every professional fighter deserves t...

In ESPN The Magazine, Orlando Cruz shares with LZ Granderson his decision to become the first openly gay boxer and how it has affected his boxing, his fans and his plans for the future.

The toughest bout in boxer Victor Cruz' career was with the decision to stop hiding the fact he was gay

Danny Garcia has moved leaps and bounds up boxing's pecking order in a very short time. Pounding out Erik Morales in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Saturday may have been his most impressive performance yet.

In announcing his sexual orientation, Orlando Cruz decided, albeit indirectly, to carry the weight of a movement on his narrow shoulders, if but for a little while. He also gained at least one new fan.

Orlando Cruz has won his first fight since publicly declaring he is gay.

Featherweight boxer Orlando Cruz is eager to get back to work in his first bout since publicly declaring his homosexuality.

When featherweight Orlando Cruz of Puerto Rico announced earlier this month that he was gay -- boxing's first male fighter to come out of the closet -- it was a surprise to many that he would do it. Many also wondered how he would be treated in such ...

Boxing, among its fans and its participants, is something of a throwback sport. The rules, regulations and basic premise haven't changed too much since the Marquess of Queensberry came up with a set of ruling principles. The personal philosophies ...

Puerto Rican featherweight Orlando Cruz announced to the world that he is gay on Wednesday, becoming the first practicing prizefighter to declare he is homosexual. "I've been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career, ...

Orlando Cruz, the No. 4 ranked WBO featherweight fighter, has released a statement saying that he is "a proud gay man."