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Orlando Cruz Wins Fight He Dedicated To Victims Of Pulse Massacre

The openly gay boxer lost four friends in the tragic attack last month.

Orlando Cruz, known as the first openly gay boxer, won Friday night's match against Alejandro “Alex” Valdez, which he dedicated to the victims of last month's massacre at Pulse nightclub.

Cruz wore rainbow briefs during weigh-in as a tribute to the victims, and the bell was rung 49 times — once for each life lost.

The 35-year-old lost four friends in the Orlando tragedy, and recently got a tattoo of a memorial ribbon that is partially rainbow and partially the Puerto Rican flag as a way to honor them.

Michael Gonzalez is a survivor of the deadly shooting and attended the match on Friday to see Cruz, who he considers a hero in the LGBT community.

"The fact that he’s gay is something huge," Gonzalez said. "It proves that sexuality has nothing to do with whatever you dream. You can be a boxer, you can be a basketball player, you can be a baseball player and it’s completely normal. Their sexuality doesn’t ruin the fact that they can be skilled the same."

h/t: Gay Star News

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