World's First Openly Gay Boxer to Wed After Facebook Proposal

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By Sam Laird2013-08-14 22:44:19 UTC

Orlando Cruz made history by becoming the world's first openly gay boxer last October. Now he's getting hitched after proposing to his boyfriend in a very modern way — via a publicly posted Facebook video.

The story gets better, too. Cruz's boyfriend, José Manuel, accepted the proposal with a heartfelt video of his own.

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Here's a translation of Cruz's proposal, via NBCLatino :

I wanted to tell you how much I need you and how much I miss you. I know you are a person that means a lot to me and that supports my career and respects it which is very important, but above all you are always there giving me that push that I need. Now more than ever that I have an important fight coming up for the World Championship,” Cruz said in Spanish. “I want to tell you that you are a very special person in my life. I am a little nervous, but I want to tell you and share with your friends and my friends if you want to marry me. I want you to be part of my life and me be part of yours.

And here's the original video, posted on Wednesday:

Now here's a partial translation of Manuel's response, again via NBCLatino:

I want to say yes. I accept marrying you because I love you and adore you. Yes, I do want to marry you because I love you, I love you, I love you very much. We will keep going forward and you will see how happy we will be. I love you papi from my heart.

And here's the video:

Two men getting married; a proposal via Facebook — love doesn't get much more modern than this, folks.

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