Friday, 7. February 2003

In the pink corner


Forget the Dark Destroyer, the Hitman and the Real Deal, there's a new kid in town.

Step forward the Pink Pounder, billed as Britain's first out and proud gay boxer.

It's not a nickname that would strike fear into the hearts of seasoned pros, but Charles Jones insists he will be no pushover.

"I'm not a gay man who happens to box," he told London's Evening Standard newspaper.

"I'm a boxer who happens to be gay and doesn't give a toss who knows it."

¬> BBC

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