By Tim Dahlberg
AP Boxing Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Orlando Cruz won the fight of his life when he came out last year as the first openly gay fighter in boxing.
Now he's in a fight of another kind, a championship battle Saturday night that is the biggest bout of his professional career.
"It's my dream and it's my time," Cruz said. "I've been waiting a long time to fight for the championship and I plan to make history."
Cruz takes on fellow veteran Orlando Salido in a fight for a piece of the featherweight title on the undercard of Timothy Bradley's fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. He'll do it wearing rainbow colors on his boxing trunks, his way of showing support for others in the gay and lesbian community.
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