I developed physically and mentally to take such a big step in my life and in my profession, which is boxing, knowing that it would have pros and con….

But I also want kids who suffer from bullying to know that you can be whoever you want to be in life, including a professional boxer. That anything i….

For a long time I didn't want to accept that I was gay. Better said: I couldn't accept it because I was too afraid. Homosexuals were discriminated ag….

Until the moment I came out as a gay, I have kept my personal life and my career strictly separate from each other. No one was supposed to know that ….

15 or 20 years ago it would not have been possible for me to come out. Back then, people still had such narrow views, but today many of them are more….

Four years ago, I was fighting for the world championship title in Puerto Rico. The spectators bad-mouthed me; they called me a faggot. They told my ….

I don't want to be seen only as a boxer who is gay. I want to be a boxer who is professional, who pursues his goals and realizes his dreams. And my b….

Boxing is a sport that is largely dominated by machos, by men who think we have to conform to a very specific role model. The ideal boxer doesn't thi….

It is very unusual for someone from Latin American society to openly stand by his homosexuality. In my hometown, there are still lots of prejudices a….

I came out as a gay as I have earned myself respect as an athlete. I have only lost 2 out of 22 professional fights. I knocked out some of my opponen….

I've been fighting for more than 24 years and as I continue my ascendant career, I want to be true to myself. I want to try to be the best role model….

In the old days talks would have made me angry. But now that I've come out, everyone knows the truth. That's like a protective shield against comment….